A club in Manchester has been allowed to reopen following a double stabbing on Halloween.

Nowhere Club on Burstock Street, Piccadilly, had its licence temporarily suspended following the incident at an event featuring DJ group Mason Collective. Bosses have now been given permission to reopen following a town hall licensing hearing. The incident happened at around 11.43pm, the meeting heard.

Paramedics alerted police that a man had been stabbed in the chest and another in the neck inside the venue. Both were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries, which were not thought to be life-threatening.

The committee heard a person was stabbed at a previous Mason Collective event in Salford. Nowhere Club managers arranged extra security measures for the Manchester event, including a metal detector and body searches at the entrance.

Police said they were still unclear what weapon was used, or how it got inside. The meeting heard door staff were ‘suspicious’ of certain people as they entered and intervened following the incident.

PC Stuart Hammersley said the incident had raised ‘significant concerns’ about the venue, but added: “It should be noted that despite concerns about the seriousness of the incidents, officers involved in responding to the incident and afterwards have commended the security staff for their rapid intervention and application of first aid to the victims.”

The venue is run by Connecting Dots Group Ltd and managed by Oliver Keenan Ryder, who was present at the hearing.

Speaking on behalf of the organisation, representative Rebecca Lowe from Kuits Solicitors said: “The incident itself was a one-off occurrence as a result of a very small amount of very unsavoury characters. It seems these individuals were intent on carrying out this incident despite the [security] measures already put in place.

“This is not a case where a violent incident took place because of a lack of measures put in place by the premises managers.”

Mr Ryder and GMP agreed on the introduction of additional safety measures and conditions, which include a minimum of two SIA trained staff at the door and having four security guards during events. Additional CCTV cameras have already been installed in areas previously identified as having limited coverage.

The club reopened with an event on Friday (November 28).