The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.93 | The World’s Most Expensive Feud
10/06/2025
The most powerful man in the world has fallen out with the richest man in the world- what will be the fall out from the Trump/Musk bust up?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.92 | Reeves’ Budget Blues
10/06/2025
Rachel Reeves is getting ready to announce her much anticipated spending review- but apparently all is not well with some of her Labour colleagues.
Inaugural Cheshire and North Wales Business Awards celebrates the best in the business
06/06/2025
The event celebrated the finest companies, business leaders and entrepreneurs, and their valuable contribution to the growth of the Cheshire & North Wales Regional economy.
Leaders set out ambitious vision for North Liverpool at Downtown in Business event
05/06/2025
Senior regional leaders gathered at a Downtown in Business event to discuss one of the UK’s most significant regeneration opportunities – the New Town proposal for North Liverpool – and shared bold ambitions for transforming deprived communities through public-private collaboration.
Chief Executive of Newcastle City Council Announced for DIB’s Talkin’ Bout Regeneration Conference
05/06/2025
Pam Smith, Chief Executive of Newcastle City Council will join DIB for our annual property, planning, and regeneration conference on the 11th September 2025.
Be Careful What You Wish For Warns Business Leader
05/06/2025
The group chair and chief executive of influential private sector lobby group Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, has hit out at critics of the tourist levy that came into effect in Liverpool this week.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.91 | The Ukrainian Conflict Rages On
03/06/2025
Internationally, the Gaza conflict has sunk to new levels of depravity, The Ukraine war rages on, Poland has elected a populist president, Elon Musk has left the White House, Trump’s tariffs are back and King Charles opened the Canadian Parliament. The Downtown Den discusses…
DIB TO HOST NORTHERN POWER TOWNS CONFERENCE – Book your places NOW.
29/05/2025
Downtown in Business, in partnership with the Northern Power Towns group, will host a half-day conference on Friday 11th July 2025, at the Engine Rooms, Birchwood Park, Warrington, 9.30am-1.30pm.
Groundhog Day
22/05/2025
DIB group chair and chief executive Frank McKenna reports on UKREiiF 2025.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.89 | Should the UK go marching back to the EU?
21/05/2025
In this week’s episode Jim and Jo discuss the UK’ European deal, examine Labour’s backbench discontent, the surprise of a pro-European victory in Romania and Donald Trump’s whistle stop tour of the Middle East.
St Helens Buoyant at Downtown in Business Leaders Lunch
15/05/2025
The atmosphere in the room was overwhelmingly positive, with many in the private sector praising the council’s proactive and results-driven approach.
England legend talks Mental Health with DIB in Brum
15/05/2025
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Downtown in Business hosted a special roundtable lunch in Birmingham on Tuesday.