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Downtown Den #129 // Claire McColgan in the Downtown Den

Claire McColgan MBE, Director of Culture Liverpool joined us in the Downtown Den on 1st December.

Claire McColgan MBE, Director of Culture Liverpool joined us in the Downtown Den on 1st December. Over a decade has passed since Claire helped deliver the capital of culture and since then the city has been transformed. Large scale events such as The Giants attracted thousands and thousands of visitors to the city and had a global reach.

Downtown in Business

£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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Avison Young

We are delighted that Avison Young are our Business of the Month for March 2024. Avison Young strive to be real estate at its best, helping people be more productive, prosperous and positive.

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