Tories retain control of County Hall – and elect new leader
13/05/2021
The Conservative Party have retained control of Lancashire County Council – and won the Police and Crime Commissioner post from the Labour Party.
Transport Minister to address DIB parliamentary reception
29/04/2021
The Minister of state for High Speed 2 will be one of the keynote speakers at the Downtown in Business Parliamentary Reception in October. The MP for Pendle, Andrew Stephenson will be among a range of parliamentarians from the Commons and the House of Lords who will be in attendance at the event.
Manctopia comes to The Belfry
29/04/2021
One of the personalities who featured in popular documentary series ‘Manctopia’, Tim Heatley, is the latest big-name to be added to the speakers list for the Downtown in Business national Planning, Property, and Regeneration conference which takes place at the world-famous Belfry Hotel & spa on Thursday 9th September.
‘Take one for the Team’ campaign launched
29/04/2021
A group of Liverpool business leaders are urging local people to get vaccinated and take regular COVID tests as they look to encourage people back into city centre offices, retail outlets and hospitality venues.
DIB and Zellar team up for special COMBA21 award
27/04/2021
Downtown Manchester has teamed up with sustainability champions Zellar, to celebrate the leading sustainability business in Manchester at the upcoming City of Manchester Business Awards 2021.
Talkin’ Bout Regeneration with Roland Dransfield
26/04/2021
Roland Dransfield has become the latest partner at Downtown in Business’s inaugural national property conference at The Belfry Hotel and Spa in September.
Downtown welcomes OBI as latest partner
22/04/2021
Downtown in Business has welcomed leading property firm OBI as its latest partner. The partnership will see Downtown help to facilitate and connect OBI with
Clarity on Levelling Up Fund for Lancashire sought by MPs
22/04/2021
A group of MPs have written to Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, asking for clarity about the Government’s Levelling Up Fund.
More big names confirmed for DIB National Property Conference
22/04/2021
A string of high- profile names have been added to the speakers list for the Downtown in Business National Planning, Property & Regeneration conference, which takes place at the world- famous Belfry Hotel on Thursday 9th September.
Lancashire ready to punch its weight again
15/04/2021
Twenty years after standing down as the Leader of Lancashire County Council, DIB boss Frank McKenna reflects on the county’s place in the Northern Powerhouse – and why he believes Lancashire is ready to start to punch its weight again.
Lord Adonis to address DIB property conference
15/04/2021
Lord Andrew Adonis is the latest big-name speaker to be confirmed for the inaugural Downtown in Business national property conference that will take place at the Belfry in the West Midlands on Thursday 9th September.
Hezza to join special Downtown lunch – 40 years on from riots
15/04/2021
The man who is seen as one of the key figures in Liverpool’s recovery and regeneration will join Downtown in Business for an exclusive lunchtime event in July – Lord Michael Heseltine.