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Council Chief Execs to address delegates at DIB UKREiiF Pre-Conference Dinner

Deborah Cadman, Chief Executive of Birmingham City Council, and Tim Johnson, Chief Executive of City of Wolverhampton Council will join DIB for our exclusive UKREiiF Pre-Conference Roundtable Dinner on Monday 16th May 2022.

Downtown in Business will host an exclusive UKRFEiiF pre-conference roundtable dinner on Monday 16th May 2022 at the Malmaison Hotel in Leeds.

DIB are delighted to announce that we will be joined by City of Wolverhampton Council Chief Executive, Tim Johnson, and Birmingham City Council Chief Executive, Deborah Cadman, to discuss the upcoming UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum. UKREiiF is taking place in Leeds City Centre between 17th and 19th May, bringing together the public sector with Government, investors, funders, developers, housebuilders, and more.

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£76m spent in Liverpool’s food and drink in Q1

Next week Liverpool Restaurant Week begins. Running from 22-28 April over 75 venues are taking part with hundreds of offers for people to download and enjoy. 

The value of the sector to the city centre economy is laid bare in data from Liverpool BID Company (and platform Beauclair) which analyses UK spend data. 

Food and Drink is now the largest economic sector in the city centre, around 37%. UK card holders spent a whopping £76m in just three months in the city centre’s restaurants and bars. 

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