The price of Truss and Brexit
17/11/2022
Jim analyses the Chancellor’s statement blaming Brexit and Liz Truss more than Covid and Ukraine for the mess.He also reports on a row amongst Labour members in Bury South.
A week in America | 18 November 2022
17/11/2022
This week, Martin ponders the question – Is this the end for America?
Liverpool-based training provider announces national expansion with the opening of new sites across the North West including Cumbria and Greater Manchester
15/11/2022
HybridTec is expanding with new training centres opening across the North West, including Cumbria and Greater Manchester.
Hair brand FYC wins top industry award as it reveals international expansion plans
15/11/2022
UK manufactured natural hair product range FYC has unveiled major European and US expansion plans as it celebrates claiming a notable ‘double’ in prestigious industry awards.
Red Star Education
14/11/2022
We are delighted that Red Star Education are our latest Business of the Week. Red Star Education specialise in financial capability! Their mission is to develop and advance levels of financial literacy for all.
Bruntwood gains planning approval for ‘The Alberton’, pioneering wellbeing-led workspace
11/11/2022
Bruntwood, one of the UK’s leading commercial property companies, has today received planning approval for a revolutionary workspace and leisure destination, ‘The Alberton’, in Manchester city centre.
Andy Street to address DIB Property & Regeneration conference
10/11/2022
The mayor of the West Midlands Combined Authority Andy Street has been confirmed as the latest big-name speaker to join the Downtown in Business national Planning, Property & Regeneration conference that will take place in Birmingham on Thursday 9th February next year.
Bank holiday announced in honour of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III
10/11/2022
It has been announced that the coronation of King Charles III will become a national bank holiday in all parts of the UK, but what does this mean for employers and employees?
Levelling up… the sacrificial Lamb?
10/11/2022
Jim forecasts that we could see the end of meaningful devolution in the North following next week’s crisis budget. He also comments on the American elections, and reports on parliamentary boundary changes and a possible left wing purge in the Labour Party.
A Baptism of Fire
10/11/2022
Rishi Sunak has not enjoyed much of a honeymoon period as Prime Minister. Frank McKenna reflects on the baptism of fire the new man in Number 10 has had to face.
Accountants and business advisors Beever and Struthers relocate to iconic One Express Building in Ancoats, Manchester
10/11/2022
Accountants and business advisors Beever and Struthers have taken a ten-year lease on the 11,000 sq ft second floor of the historic One Express building in Ancoats, Manchester and will relocate from its current head office at St George’s House, Chester Road, Manchester in mid-November.
Mental Health in the Construction Industry with… Trevor Steven
10/11/2022
Downtown boss Frank McKenna chats with Trevor Steven about Causeway Technologies and their Mental Health campaign in the construction industry.