
Leeds United Unveils Ambitious Elland Road Expansion Proposal
Leeds United has officially submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to increase the capacity of its historic Elland Road stadium to over 50,000 seats.
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Leeds United has officially submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council to increase the capacity of its historic Elland Road stadium to over 50,000 seats.

Downtown in Business (DIB), in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority, will host a high-profile Parliamentary Reception on Monday 15th September to showcase the region’s ambitious Economic Growth Strategy.

Seat Unique is now the Official Premium Experiences Platform of Everton Football Club, and a Founding Partner of the Club’s stunning new home: Hill Dickinson Stadium opening this August.

Downtown in Business group chair and chief executive Frank McKenna offers his reflections on a special Labour Party reception hosted in London this week.

Star of stage, screen, and radio, Liverpool icon Leanne Campbell, will be joining Downtown in Business to host the 23rd annual ‘Livercool’ gala awards dinner on 20th November, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

This unique conference brought together engaged partners across the North West to discuss how effective public and private partnership working can address local and regional challenges

In this week’s blog, Jo looks at how a super injunction was used not to protect lives, but to protect ministers from scrutiny over a leaked email that exposed thousands of Afghans to danger. Years of silence, no accountability, and now, finally, questions they can’t ignore.

ThinK Wine Group is driven by a clear mission to create premium sparkling wines that still complemented a conscious lifestyle without sacrificing quality.

Birmingham Tech Week, the UK’s largest regional tech festival, is set to make a quantum leap as it returns for its seventh consecutive year in 2025, cementing the West Midlands’s reputation as a global hub for innovation, talent and transformative technology.

On Tuesday 15th July Downtown in Business hosted our final event of July, ‘The Future of Hospitality & the Visitor Economy’, hosted at the beautiful Pullman Hotel Liverpool.

Skills West Midlands + Warwickshire has celebrated work being undertaken across the construction sector in the region at a special awards event, held at the offices of Gowling WLG in Birmingham.

Stephen Cowperthwaite, Managing Director of Liverpool & UK Regions, Avison Young UK, discusses the opportunities for change in North Liverpool.