Recently appointed shadow sports Minister Alison McGovern was in the Downtown Den, offering her views on how the football season may resume; how business can learn from sport; and what she hopes Birmingham can achieve by hosting the Commonwealth Games. Liverpool fan Ali also revealed that Gary Neville is her ‘guilty pleasure’ and offered her thoughts on new Labour leader Keir Starmer.
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Krol Corlett Construction
We are delighted that Krol Corlett Construction are our Business of the Month for February 2025. Krol Corlett Construction is a main contractor that operates across the North of England and North Wales.