Ward pips Zaffar on the line
Kevin Johnson reports on the dramatic leadership contest of the Labour Group on Birmingham City Council.
Coventry chief executive and NW property personality of the year added to conference speakers list
The chief executive of Coventry City Council Martin Reeves, and the winner of the Northwest property personality of the year award Phil Mayall of Muse Developments have been added to the impressive list of speakers for the Downtown in Business ‘Talking ‘Bout Regeneration’ conference, which takes place in Birmingham on Thursday 15th September 2022.
Judge us by the company we keep
Downtown in Business prides itself on hosting the very best events and attracting great people into the room. Already in May we have enjoyed the company of the chief executives of Birmingham, Coventry, Newcastle, and Wolverhampton City Council’s; the chief executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority; the leaders of Leeds and Manchester City Council’s; Sir Howard Bernstein; the chief executive of Halton Borough Council; the Liverpool City Region mayor; the heads of regeneration from Wirral, Birmingham, and Leeds; and the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
Down-toon is launched
The chief executive of Newcastle City Council Pam Smith was the keynote speaker at the launch of Downtown in Business Newcastle. She was joined by the chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport John Irving, who was previously the Finance Director of Newcastle United Football Club, and 50 business leaders from across the city.
DIB partners with tax specialists Catax
Downtown in Business has welcomed leading Capital Allowances & Research and Development Tax Relief experts, Catax as its latest partner.
Barry’s Uk to pop-up at Moda, The Lexington
Ahead of the opening of the new boutique fitness studio early this summer, Barry’s UK are
giving fitness fans across the city a taste of their famous classes with a pop-up Red Room at
Moda, The Lexington with all proceeds from the classes being donated to charities
supporting the Ukrainian crisis.
Council leaders address DIB members at UKREiiF pre-conference event
Downtown in Business welcomed council and business leaders for a roundtable dinner to share their thoughts and ideas for the UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum, which is taking place in Leeds between 17th-19th May 2022.
Powerhouse of six North West culture, arts, business and tourism leaders join board of trustees at charity behind Shakespeare North Playhouse
Six of the most respected leaders in arts, culture, business, tourism and media have been appointed trustees of the charity behind the new Shakespeare North Playhouse set to open this summer in Knowsley.
Marketing agency appoints two directors to support ambitious growth plans
Birmingham-based digital marketing agency, Lightbox, has appointed Julie Teague and Andy Herbert as its new Managing Director and Operations Director respectively.
Special Merseyrail 2-Day Saver ticket to mark Jubilee Celebrations
Merseyrail has announced that it is to offer a special ticket to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Culture, Values and People Business Gym
Alban Cassidy, Director of Cassidy + Ashton Architects, Building Surveyors + Town Planners, shares his thoughts on the recent DIB Business Gym event at the Mercure Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Blackburn.
From Digbeth to Ukraine, HDY Agency launches ‘Sow Much More’
As the war in Ukraine continues, HDY Agency has launched its new campaign – ‘Sow Much More’ – to raise funds for the children affected by the conflict. For every £5 raised, the Birmingham-based content marketing agency is donating a packet of sunflower seeds to local schools.