Member News

Early information on Town Boards established to deliver the government’s Long Term Plan for Towns investment indicates that over 90% are chaired by men.

The creation of Local Visitor Economy Partnerships (LVEPs) nationally offers a promising avenue for inclusive economic development, blending cultural, economic, and place-making strategies to support local businesses and revive high streets.

Conservative MP Jack Brereton, representing Stoke-on-Trent South, has introduced the High Streets (Designation, Review, and Improvement Plan) Bill, with members debating how to support high street renewal and referencing the findings of the High Streets Task Force.

An opportunity to join an established Business Improvement District in a great northern city with big plans for the future.

IPM Partners, We Are Staffordshire, launched their new quality of life offer this year and became the first UK location to join a prestigious national advisory board on place branding.

A new report identifies some of the key challenges the High Streets Task Force, run by the Institute of Place Management, has uncovered from visits to over 140 towns over the past four years.

The Liverpool Strategic Futures Advisory Panel, setup following a series of critical reports into the city council’s governance and operations in 2021, has released its initial findings in an interim report.

Two IPM Senior Fellows, the Institute’s Interim CEO Ian Harvey and Diane Wehrle, Marketing and Insights Director, MRI Springboard, were guests on a BBC Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ programme on 19^th September 2023, called How well does your high street work for you?

Business Improvement Districts representing towns and cities around the UK have joined together to form influential working groups that tackle key issues in town and city centres.

The professional body for place leaders and managers has urged the Government to carefully manage possible changes to business rates regulations so as not to risk damaging high street investment.