The Highs and Lows of saving a Food & Drink Festival from being Lost Forever!
16/04/2026
Steven reflects on his experiences organising the Cheshire and North Wales Food and Drink Festival.
Birmingham Restaurant Festival marks 5th Birthday, revealing the first wave of participating restaurants and a brand new food tour
13/04/2026
Birmingham Restaurant Festival will return for its 5th year this August.
Deva Fest hits a Majestic Milestone in Ticket Sales – the Deva Fest Story
26/03/2026
Deva Fest reached a majestic milestone of a million pounds in ticket sales, as part of its journey from start up to mid-scale festival success story.
Great hospitality PR isn’t just a launch campaign – It’s a long-term partnership!
26/03/2026
Liverpool based PR Guru, Carolyn Hughes, explains why PR is all about long-term partnerships.
Afternoon Tea – Easter Kids Eat Free at Cloud23
25/03/2026
Enjoy The Manchester Deansgate Hotel’s Easter Weekend offer: from Friday 3rd – Monday 6th April, receive a complimentary Children’s Afternoon Tea with every full-paying adult
Should Food and Drink Festivals Have Live Music?
19/03/2026
Should a food and drink festival have live music, or should the focus stay purely on the food and drink?
Wine Dinner at Fazenda
27/02/2026
Fazenda is delighted to present an unmissable Bordeaux Wine Dinner, designed as an intimate evening of exceptional pairings and unforgettable flavour.
EP.131 | By-elections, China Trade Missions and the Epstein Files
02/02/2026
All the candidates have been selected for the Gorton and Denton by-election. In this episode of the Downtown Den Politics Podcast, Frank, Jim and Jo, preview what the final outcome of that particular contest may be.
MPs and Business Leaders Gather in Parliament to Launch Unlocking Britain’s Visitor Economy Campaign
29/01/2026
Senior MPs from across government and opposition came together with leading figures from hospitality, retail, tourism and the wider visitor economy in Westminster on Thursday 29th January 2026 for the official parliamentary launch of the Unlocking Britain’s Visitor Economy campaign.
An Epic Hospitality Workshop
19/01/2026
The Hospitality Hero recently held their first ever primary school hospitality workshop… and it was epic.
Business Rates Change Is Welcome — But If It Leaves Hospitality Worse Off, It Has Failed
08/01/2026
In a special joint blog with Liverpool Business Improvement District boss, Bill Addy, Frank discusses the governments Business Rates Change and asks how it will affect the hospitality industry.
Liverpool Business Improvement District and Downtown in Business launch national campaign to “Unlock Britain’s Visitor Economy”
05/01/2026
The campaign will bring together business leaders, BIDs, hotels, retailers, cultural venues, and parliamentarians to press government for a more pro-growth, business-led approach to supporting the visitor economy.