EP.112 – Downtown Den: Paul Hodgins in the Downtown Den
12/11/2020
Downtown London Chairman, Simon Danczuk spoke with Paul Hodgins, Director at Shared Transport company, Ginger.
EP.111 – Downtown Den: Michael Taylor in the Downtown Den
11/11/2020
The Head of Regional Affairs at Manchester Metropolitan University, Michael Taylor visited the Downtown Den for a chat with Downtown CEO, Frank McKenna.
Downtown Den #120 // The Future of Marketing Place
09/11/2020
Four leading personalities from across the Northern Powerhouse joined DIB boss Frank McKenna in the Downtown Den to discuss their ideas, thoughts and vision of what place marketing will look like in 2021 and beyond.
Business Leader calls for infrastructure led Spending Review as we go into lockdown
05/11/2020
As a second national lockdown approaches, Frank McKenna is calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to use his Spending Review on the 25th November to finally publish the National Infrastructure Strategy and the Infrastructure Finance Review.
DIB welcomes new team members
05/11/2020
Downtown in Business has appointed two new members to its team.
Downtown Monthly // Issue 17 // Hospitality Issue
04/11/2020
The latest issue of Downtown Monthly focuses on the hospitality sector and how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected businesses in the industry. We have exclusive articles from some of the leading hospitality personalities from across the Downtown network, explaining how they and their business have survived and adapted to the constant state of flux the pandemic has brought.
CJM Associates to headline sponsor ‘City of Birmingham Business Conference + Awards’ 2020
29/10/2020
Leading accountancy firm CJM Associates will be the headline sponsor for the unique hybrid event ‘The City of Birmingham Business Conference + Awards 2020’.
Downtown Den #119 // UK Night Time Economy Leaders in the Downtown Den
29/10/2020
DIB was joined by a number of the UK’s leading Night-Time economy personalities for an in-depth discussion on the nightlife industry and how it has been affected by the COVID pandemic.
Meet Out to Help Out
26/10/2020
DIB would encourage all business leaders to leave their desks and arrange a business lunch in one of your city’s magnificent hospitality venues and Meet out to Help out!
EP.009 – Paul Cheetham-Karcz
26/10/2020
Paul Cheetham-Karcz discusses his plans for the future of Sedulo, the impact of lockdown and Boris Johnson’s tier system on mental health and much more.
Downtown Den #118 // Stephen Young and CC Geoff Driver in the Downtown Den
23/10/2020
The leader of Lancashire County Council CC Geoff Driver and the director of economic development and planning Stephen Young joined DIB to discuss the implications of the county going into tier-3 and their vision for Lancashire’s recovery plan post-pandemic.
Downtown Den #117 // Wes Streeting in the Downtown Den
23/10/2020
In this exclusive interview with Downtown boss Frank McKenna, Wes Streeting MP, talks about his new brief and his vision for the future of education – whilst explaining the opposition’s approach to the Covid-19 crisis.