http://www.manchestercentral.co.uk/news The latest news from Manchester Central. 60 /news/2010-01-29-manchester-central-takes-a-look-forward-to-2010-19 2009 has been an important year for Manchester Central. The Conservative Party Conference, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the X Factor live auditions are a few of the major conferences and events that have taken place at the venue during the past 12 months. 2009 was also a significant year for the venue’s extensive £28.5 million redevelopment programme with the completion of the new Central Foyer. The foyer has given the venue a brand new look and additi Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:46:41 +0000 /news/2010-01-29-manchester-central-takes-a-look-forward-to-2010-19 /news/2010-01-29-discover-the-new-manchester-central-at-confex-2010-16 With a brand new foyer and the completion of their £28 million redevelopment programme in sight, the team from Manchester Central Convention Complex will be at Confex 2010 inviting visitors to take a closer look at the ‘new Manchester Central’. Commenting, Manchester Central’s Sales Director, Paula Lorimer, said;”This is an exciting time for us at Manchester Central. We’ve invested £28m over three phases of redevelopment giving us far greater flexibilit Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:38:55 +0000 /news/2010-01-29-discover-the-new-manchester-central-at-confex-2010-16 /news/2010-01-29-manchester-central-launches-new-banqueting-packages-17 The new banqueting product has been created following extensive research and improvements to the venue’s facilities, as part of Manchester Central’s wider £20 million redevelopment. Investment in areas such as carpeting, décor and lighting means that Manchester Central is now able to offer a choice of comprehensive banqueting packages. The range of affordable and clearly priced packages has been designed to make it easy for clients to select an option to suit their budg Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:41:06 +0000 /news/2010-01-29-manchester-central-launches-new-banqueting-packages-17 /news/2010-01-29-business-tourism-manchesters-growing-success-18 National Meetings Week 21 – 25 September The meetings and events industry in Britain is worth over £22 billion and the North West benefits from 21.4 million business tourism trips every year. Manchester accounts for the majority of the trips; almost double the number of its closest rival in the region. At the heart of Manchester’s increasing success in this sector is the city’s convention complex Manchester Central, the city’s principal driver of business tourism. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:42:54 +0000 /news/2010-01-29-business-tourism-manchesters-growing-success-18 /news/2009-10-23-conservative-party-enjoys-a-dynamic-conference-in-manchester-13 David Cameron has hailed the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester as the party’s “most successful, dynamic conference for 20 years”. Speaking to a full auditorium at Manchester Central Convention Complex earlier this month, the Conservative leader went on to thank everyone involved, including Greater Manchester Police and his “chum” Conservative Party Chairman, Eric Pickles. Commenting on the success of the conference, Eric Pickles, said; “Our party c Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:51:07 +0100 /news/2009-10-23-conservative-party-enjoys-a-dynamic-conference-in-manchester-13 /news/2009-10-28-ed-balls-iain-wright-sir-alex-ferguson-visit-manchester-central-14 Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Ed Balls, visited Manchester Central on 26th October, along with Schools Minister Iain Wright and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, to launch a new Careers Education Strategy. Sir Alex Ferguson has given his support to the campaign and highlighted the Apprenticeship opportunities for young people at Manchester United. The group visited Manchester Central to meet with Laing O’Rourke, the sole contractors for the venue&rsquo Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:07:49 +0000 /news/2009-10-28-ed-balls-iain-wright-sir-alex-ferguson-visit-manchester-central-14 /news/2011-04-15-manchester-central-short-listed-for-exhibition-awards-34 Following a record-breaking year, Manchester Central has been announced as a finalist in the Venue of the Year category in the national Exhibition News Awards 2011. Exhibition News is the UK’s leading dedicated exhibition magazine. Now in its fifth year, the awards celebrate the success of venues, events and organisers in the exhibition industry, and the editor has praised the ‘high calibre’ of entrants this year saying that competition had been ‘fierce’. Paula Lo Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:34:48 +0100 /news/2011-04-15-manchester-central-short-listed-for-exhibition-awards-34 /news/2010-04-29-manchester-central-secures-3-year-deal-with-the-vascular-society-21 Manchester Central Convention Complex has won a 3-year deal to host the Vascular Society Annual General Meeting from 2012 - 2014. The Society’s last conference in Manchester was in 2007, and since then they have held their Annual General Meeting at various locations throughout the UK including Liverpool, Edinburgh and Bournemouth. Commenting on their decision to return to Manchester Central, the Vascular Society’s Chief Executive Jeanette Robey said; “Manchester Central is an Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:23:02 +0100 /news/2010-04-29-manchester-central-secures-3-year-deal-with-the-vascular-society-21 /news/2010-04-29-cancer-research-uk-makes-manchester-central-shine-22 On Saturday 17 April 7,500 charity walkers lit up Manchester Central as they took part in Cancer Research UK’s ‘Shine’ event - a night-time walking marathon around the city. The walkers, many of who are suffering from cancer themselves, assembled under the iconic arches of Manchester Central before being sent on their way at 10pm by Denis Law, the former Manchester United and Manchester City legend who has himself battled prostate cancer. The participants walked around Manches Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:00:45 +0100 /news/2010-04-29-cancer-research-uk-makes-manchester-central-shine-22 /news/2010-05-28-manchester-central-celebrates-award-win-23 Manchester Central celebrates award win    Following a record-breaking year, Manchester Central Convention Complex has won the prestigious 2010 Excellence in Business Tourism Award, presented by Tim Newns, Deputy Chief Executive of MIDAS, at the Manchester Tourism Awards, held at the Hilton Hotel on May 27th. Manchester Central’s Chief Executive, Lesley Tomlinson, commented, “We are absolutely delighted to receive this award in recognition of our contribution to business Fri, 28 May 2010 10:48:11 +0100 /news/2010-05-28-manchester-central-celebrates-award-win-23