


Haines Watts
We are delighted that Haines Watts are our latest Business of the Week. Haines Watts is known for the personal touch when it comes to helping aspirational owner-managed businesses go from strength to strength.

Lancashire Motor Group Scoops First-Ever National BMW UK Retailer Award for Sustainability
A Lancashire-based motor group has won the first-ever BMW UK Sustainability Award.

UCLan reaffirms commitment to Sanctuary Scholarship
The scholarship is designed to support those fleeing persecution or conflict.

MAG announces £440m investment in final phase of £1.3bn Manchester Airport Transformation Programme
MAG has announced a £440m investment in Manchester Airport that will create thousands of jobs and unlock billions of pounds of economic value for the North over the next decade.

Red Rose Awards finalists announced!
Almost 100 businesses have earned a place in the final round of the Red Rose Awards 2023, the UK’s biggest regional business awards.

The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Two. Winning Women – Gillian Keegan MP
This series of the Downtown Den Podcast is all about Winning Women, in this episode we revisit 2020 with Frank McKenna chatting to Gillian Keegan MP in the Downtown Den.

Annual leave calculation U-turn
In the latest update from the world of HR, Victoria looks at the latest government proposal regarding annual leave calculations.

DIB Boss on GB News
The Group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business Frank McKenna will once again feature on the GB News channel. He will be reviewing the weeks big news stories alongside MPs Esther McVey and Philip Davies.

Downtown is Twenty – Steven Broomhead
From Sexy Networking to Sobriety Networking Congratulations to Downtown in Business on its 20th anniversary. Big Frank arrived in my office at the North West


DIB Boss appointed to Labour business board
The Group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business Frank McKenna has been appointed on to the Executive of the Labour Party’s SME business board.