Back to Live, Back to Reality
27/05/2021
Downtown in Business is back to doing what it does best, hosting a flurry of events over the past fortnight as COVID restrictions are slowly lifted.
BUSINESS LEADER SAYS GOVERNMENT MESSAGING ‘CHAOTIC’
18/05/2021
A business leader has criticised the government for what he describes as ‘mixed messaging and the presentation of contradictory evidence’ as the route map out of lockdown seems set to be redrawn.
Virtual London Marathon
14/05/2021
When: Sunday 3rd October 2021Where: Location of your choiceCost: £20 registration fee and £150 sponsorship pledge All funds raised will go to Strawberry Field, please
A long way back for Labour – Election Results Review?
13/05/2021
Former BBC Political Editor and Downtown commentator Jim Hancock, and former Labour adviser Adam McNicholas joined DIB boss Frank McKenna to discuss last weeks ‘Super Thursday’ election results.
Downtown nominated for National Award for first large business event since March 2020, Livercool 2020!
13/05/2021
Downtown in Business has been nominated for Best COVID-Safe Non Music Event at the Event Production show for Livercool 2020. The Event Production Show will be taking place on 26th May and other nominees include The Luna Cinema, #WeMakeEvents campaign, Bongo’s Bingo and Sacha Lord. Past winners for the awards also include Culture Liverpool for Liverpool’s Dream, Isle of Wight Festival, Event Genius and Ticket Arena.
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.
The Dividend Trap
28/04/2021
Gareth Wilcox, Partner at Opus Restructuring & Insolvency examines some of the difficulties which face owner-managers in distressed situations, such as those presented by a Covid related drop in profitability.
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.
DAM Health recruits 100 new staff to support national and international expansion
16/04/2021
DAM Health group has announced the creation of 100 new jobs to support its national and international expansion of Covid-19 testing clinics.
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.
Transport boss on schedule for DIB property conference
08/04/2021
Laura Shoaf, Managing Director of Transport for West Midlands is the latest speaker to be announced at the inaugural Downtown in Businesses Planning, Property & Regeneration conference which takes place on Thursday 9th September at the world famous Belfry in the West Midlands.