Pubs to serve early for World Cup Final fans

SOME of Manchester's bars and pubs will be allowed to serve alcohol early as punters watch the Lionesses' World Cup Final match tomorrow morning.

- ADAM MAIDMENT

England's Women's team will go against Spain during the hotly-anticipated match, which will kick off at 11am. Thousands are expected to flock to bars and pubs to watch the game live, with 6,000 people also due to watch the match on the big screen at Piccadilly Gardens.

Manchester council has told the M.E.N. it has now approved a number of venues within the city centre who have applied to temporarily change their licensing conditions for tomorrow's game.

The Temporary Event Notices (TEN) will allow venues to temporarily alter the terms of their licence and would let venues change their opening hours or sell alcohol earlier, depending on what they have applied for.

Each venue will need to directly apply to the council for the notice and, if approved, their conditions would vary on an individual basis.