Azets, the largest regional accountancy firm and business advisor to SMEs, with 14 offices across the Midlands, Shropshire, and Welsh Borders, has strengthened its tax practice in the region with three senior appointments.
Effective 1st January 2022, Chris Cheap, MD UK Regions, will become Regional Managing Director for Avison Young’s Leeds office as Claire Paraskeva hands over the position to focus on her Principal role within the firm’s Business Rates team.
Downtown in Business recently hosted a lunch forum at the Hilton Hotel in Leeds city centre. The event, which was sponsored by Avison Young and Laing O’Rourke, was focused on the status of the Northern Powerhouse, issues surrounding the government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda and the aftermath of the recent announcement of the axing of the HS2 route to Leeds.
A major citywide conversation to help identify skills needed now and for the future of the Leeds economy has begun by Leeds City Council.
Four leading personalities from across the Northern Powerhouse joined DIB boss Frank McKenna in the Downtown Den to discuss their ideas, thoughts and vision of what place marketing will look like in 2021 and beyond.
Leeds City Council Chief Executive, Tom Riordan joined Downtown CEO, Frank McKenna in the Downtown Den to tell us how he thinks the Northern Powerhouse should respond to the post-Covid-19 world.
Downtown Chief Executive, Frank McKenna speaks to Chair of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, Roger Marsh in the latest video from the #DowntownDen.
In his Budget, the Chancellor has announced that agreement has been reached between Government and West Yorkshire local authority leaders on a devolution deal for the region.
Frank McKenna offers his thoughts on the budget and Coronavirus in his latest Downtown blog.
Downtown in Business Leeds recently hosted a special “Leaders Lunch” event at Chaophraya Thai restaurant in Central Leeds. The venue right in the centre of
Leeds was celebrating this week, following its selection as the new HQ for media giant Channel 4. In a joint statement welcoming the news on
