DIB Boss appointed to Labour business board
26/01/2023
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.
Manchester CEO Urges Brum Business leaders to back case for Quality HS2 Link
26/01/2023
The chief executive of Manchester City Council Joanne Roney was in Birmingham this week, urging the city’s business community go get behind Manchester’s calls for the government to provide a high-quality link between the Midlands Engine and the Northern Powerhouse.
Ilk Agency celebrates recent growth with five new appointments
20/01/2023
Award-winning Leeds-based integrated agency, ilk, is celebrating recent growth with five new additions to its team.
The Downtown Den Podcast. Season Two. Winning Women – Bev Craig
20/01/2023
This series of the Downtown Den Podcast is all about Winning Women, in the second episode Downtown boss Frank McKenna speaks with the Leader of Manchester City Council Bev Craig.
Planning Woes
19/01/2023
With UK ministers and civil servants being lobbied hard about changes to planning laws, Martin Liptrot wonders if perhaps its time to look at how local decision-making is better informed too.
Who Are Yer – Frank McKenna
19/01/2023
It’s back – the DIB Who Are Yer feature. First up, the boss Frank McKenna.
Trans rights political minefield for all
19/01/2023
Jim joins the debate raging over trans rights and thinks the issue could have dangerous consequences for Labour and particularly the Scottish Nationalists.
Time to end costly ‘Beauty Contests’
19/01/2023
The latest tranche of ‘Levelling Up’ grants were announced this week. Whether your area was a winner or a loser the bidding process is fatally flawed and should be scrapped according to DIB boss Frank McKenna.
Gaucho
19/01/2023
We are delighted that Gaucho Restaurants are our Venue of the Week. Gaucho has branches in cities across the UK, including Liverpool, London, Manchester and Leeds. The steak restaurant serves up food with a contemporary global influence, most notably based around modern Argentina.
Downtown is Twenty – Jayne Moore
19/01/2023
This week, Liverpool Marketing and PR master, Jayne Moore reflects on 20 years of Downtown.
Education Minister Gillian Keegan to address DIB conference
19/01/2023
The recently appointed government minister Gillian Keegan MP has been confirmed as the latest keynote speaker at the Downtown in Business ‘Change Makers Live 2023’ national conference.