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INTRODUCTION |
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| A belated happy new year to all Downtown
members and supporters! Welcome to our first, business bulletin of
2008, the most momentous year in Liverpool’s modern history.
And despite all the trials and tribulations at the culture company,
the opening ceremony, and the weekend launch events, was suitably impressive,
with the magnificent St.Georges Hall, the new arena and our magnificent
waterfront all used imaginatively to showcase the city’s talents.
Ringo Starr’s appalling ‘song’ aside, a big thumbs
up for the organisers. In other (good) city news, Jim Gill has been
given the job of leading Liverpool’s new regeneration company;
DLIB has unveiled its most comprehensive events programme ever, and
a new radio station is set to take the city by storm. Read on, enjoy,
and have a great year… |
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TOTALLY FRANK |
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DLIB Chairman Frank McKenna looks
at Liverpool City Council’s financial plight, welcomes a new
public sector appointment and comments on a former Beatle. CLICK
HERE
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DOWNTOWN 08 |
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| DLIB will be hosting more events
during the next twelve months than in any other year. Kicking off
with one of our popular Property Forum’s next week, the first ‘sexy
networking’ evening will take place on the 28th February. In
addition to the Liverpool Business Oscars (July), and the ‘Livercool’ awards
(November), we will also be organising a ‘Liverpool Business
Week’ in the summer. For details of DLIB’s events calendar
for the year ahead please CLICK
HERE. |
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CITY TALK 105.9 TEAMS UP WITH
DLIB |
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City Talk 105.9, Emap’s
new all speech radio station, launched this week from the Radio City
tower, home to existing emap stations Radio City and Magic 1548.
The radio station with attitude has teamed up with the business club
with attitude, and will act as DLIB’s media partner for our major
events this year, including the Liverpool Business Oscars, Liverpool
Business Week and the ‘Livercool’ awards.
City Talk will also be hosting the first ‘sexy networking’ evening
of 08 at the Sir Thomas Hotel on 28th February, where the City Talk
team will up-date DLIB members on the stations progress and inform
you of exclusive opportunities for DLIB members. CLICK
HERE for more. |
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JIM GETS THE CALL |
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| After months of searching the
UK and beyond for a Chief Executive for its new super quango, the
city’s powers that be finally agreed with us, and persuaded
Jim Gill to take on the role. Given that the new organisation has
inherited the name of Jim’s old organisation, Liverpool Vision,
it shouldn’t take him too long to settle in and get to grips
with the challenges our city faces. Which, surely, is one of the
reasons why he was always the best and most obvious choice all along? |
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SHOCK HORROR - BIG DIG EFFECTED
CITY BUSINESSES |
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| A survey conducted on behalf of
the Liverpool Daily Post found that 80% of city centre users believe
that businesses have suffered as a consequence of the ‘big
dig’. The only surprise in this result is that 20% of those
questioned were clearly walking around the city for the past three
years permanently pissed! CLICK
HERE for full story |
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COST OF CoC DEPARTURES SET TO
SURPASS £1MILLION MARK! |
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| The ‘soap opera’ that
has been the Culture Company prior to its recent structural changes
has cost the taxpayers of Liverpool over £1MILLION in pay off’s
to senior staff who have walked away from the project, according
to reports. Robyn Archer (£375K), Sir David Henshaw (£360K)
and Jason Harborrow (£250K) are among those who have taken
their leave from the city council, but not without compensation! |
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‘LIVERPOOL ONE’ SET
FOR MAY OPENING |
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| Phase one of the city centre retail
and leisure scheme, Liverpool One, will be opening on May 29th. The
world’s longest catwalk will herald a spectacular fashion-orientated
opening of the £1 billion development, with the walkway stretching
from South John Street between the two anchor stores at the heart
of the project, John Lewis and Debenhams. |
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LENNON HAD IT RIGHT ABOUT
RINGO! |
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| For those of you who got hot under
the collar about Ringo Starr’s far from complimentary remarks
about Liverpool on national television, a reminder of this famous
quote from John Lennon. Asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the
world, John replied, “He’s not even the best drummer
in the Beatles!” |
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LIVERPOOL WITHOUT COMEDY? |
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| And talking of great quotes how
about this from one of Liverpool’s top comics, John Bishop.
Recently interviewed by Pete Price on Radio City, he was asked ‘What
would Liverpool be like without comedy?’ “Manchester”,
replied Bish. |
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COMING SOON - NEW LOOK NEWSLETTER |
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| DLIB newsletter's will soon be
getting a fantastic makeover, make sure you're on the lookout for
the new look newsletter. |
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BRABNERS CHAFFE STREET |
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Brabners Chaffe Street – Corporate
Services Overview
DLIB Sponsors Brabners Chaffe Street is highly regarded for
its corporate transactional work. The firm has great strength and depth
in this highly specialised area. The firm provides a full range of commercial
legal services to all types of organizations, including public and private
companies, charities and financial institutions. READ MORE |
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PLATINUM WORLD TRAVEL |
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| Platinum World Travel is an independent
Travel Agent based in Liverpool, providing a fully comprehensive
worldwide travel service to its clients. CLICK
HERE to read more |
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NEPTUNE THEATRE |
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| Downtown Liverpool In Business
is backing a campaign to re-open the Neptune Theatre. CLICK
HERE for more |
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LIVERPOOL PROPERTY FORUM – ‘REGENERATE
08’ |
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The chief of Grosvenor Developments and winner
of the ‘Livercool’ Property entrepreneur of the year
award for 2007, Rod Holmes, will be the keynote speaker at the first
Liverpool Property Forum of the year, which will take place at one
of the city’s hottest venues, the Malmaison hotel on the afternoon
of Thursday 7th February 2008. In association with the Northwest
Development Agency and No name Kitchens, the event will also feature
presentations from Chris Parkinson from Brabners Chaffe Street and
Philip Woolley of Grant Thornton. CLICK
HERE to register. |
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‘SEXY NETWORKING’ |
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DLIB’s legendary ‘sexy
networking’ returns on Thursday 28th February 6pm –late,
at the superb Sir Thomas Hotel. Our media partners City Talk will
be in attendance, and we can promise you first class entertainment,
food, drink and networking opportunities. Please CLICK
HERE to register. |
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LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL
TENNIS TOURNAMENT |
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DLIB is delighted to be associated
with one of the most popular corporate events in the city, the Liverpool
International Tennis Tournament. Now in its seventh year the Calderstones
Park competition will take place this year from 10-15 June, with
Vince Spaeda and Caroline Wozniacki among the confirmed players.
READ MORE
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JOIN DLIB |
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| Get the New Year off to a flying start. Join the ‘business club with attitude’. Liverpool’s
premier networking and lobbying organisation is planning a bonanza
of events in 2008. Don’t miss out. CLICK HERE for further information. |
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