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DIB nominated for national award

Downtown in Business has been nominated for the ‘fastest growing business’ prize at the 2023 British Irish Trade Association awards, which take place in London on Friday 10th November.

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Preston International Hotel

This week’s Venue of the Week is Preston International Hotel. An ideal base for stays in the North West, this modern hotel is located close to Preston city centre and within easy reach of the M6 motorway.

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Hyatt Regency Manchester

This week’s Venue of the Week is Hyatt Regency Manchester. The elegant, modern city centre hotel was named ‘Hotel of the Year 2023’ at the City of Manchester Business Awards on 14th September.

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Wake Up and Smell the Toffee

This week Martin follows the rumoured investment in Everton FC from a Florida based investor, and wonders if English football fans are truly ready for the inevitable success which would follow…

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Gary Neville: “I won’t be swallowed up by Politics.”

Read Jim’s comprehensive report on Downtown’s highly successful Business of Sport conference. Gary Neville talks frankly about sport and business and why politics is not for him. Jim reports on other contibutions including a football agent and progress on developments at top North West sporting stadia.

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Sunak on the ropes

Immigration out of control, the NHS in crisis, schools tumbling down, terrorists on the loose, the economy flatlining, snubbed by international partners, and now an unwanted nickname. Can ‘Inaction Man’ Rishi Sunak get a break and turn the fortunes of his party around?

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