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UNCOVERED: Bid - The Untold Story

Inverness wages war on seagulls after ‘coordinated attacks on children’ at Easter egg hunt

A council is launching a pilot programme to tackle an escalating problem with seagulls in the Scottish city

The Independent UK

How New Year’s Eve – and confetti – transformed Times Square

A blizzard of confetti in the early 90s was supposed to help cleanse an area known for its porn theaters and peep shows

The Guardian - US

‘Petrified’ immigration lawyers carry safety alarms and say ‘dangerous’ Home Office rhetoric will stoke attacks

The Government’s ‘lefty lawyer’ rhetoric will ramp up ahead of elections, lawyers warn

Evening Standard

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Truro businesses vote in favour of third term BID

In a record ballot 100% of businesses on the Newham industrial estate voted 'yes'

Birmingham Post

Colmore BID launches vision for Birmingham district ahead of autumn vote

Business body is hoping to win the backing of tenants in the Colmore Business District for a fourth term

Birmingham Post

Setback as highlight of Barrhead events calendar cancelled

All About Barrhead, the local Business Improvement District (BID), has announced that the Barrhead Rainbow Run 2023 will no longer be going ahead on June 10.

Daily Record

They look like the police, but are they? The worrying rise of Britain’s pseudo-cops

Private security firms are increasingly being used to patrol shops and private open spaces. What happens if they overreach their powers, asks journalist Samira Shackle

The Guardian - UK

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Tech firm Neighbourly expands giving platform to include medium-sized enterprises

Bristol-based Neighbourly helps companies connect with charitable causes in the local communities they operate in

Birmingham Post

Swansea becomes first place in Wales to introduce new form of currency for homeless people

It also helps rough sleepers access support they may need

Wales Online

Summer of festivals part of £5m plan for Liverpool city centre

Liverpool BID Company reveals plans for neighbourhood festivals, Christmas lights and greening of the city centre

Liverpool Echo

Durham Restaurant Week dates announced as cut-price event returns for a second time with offers starting at £10

Durham restaurants, including Turkish and tapas plus independents and big chain names, will be offering a week-long pick of special-price menus

Chronicle Live

New business plans launched as Colmore BID strives to secure 'Yes' vote

Birmingham business improvement district is hoping to win backing from levy payers for a fourth term of office starting next year

Birmingham Post

Hubs offering free calls, phone charging, and wifi to people in Newport rejected

The council also said some of the hubs would "fail to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area"

Wales Online

Birmingham BID promises £750,000 investment after 'Yes' vote

Harborne Village BID will embark on its second five-year tenure next year

Birmingham Post

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'Serious threat to child safety': Charities threaten legal action over Manston conditions

TWO charities have threatened legal action against Home Secretary Suella Braverman over conditions at the Manston migrant holding centre.

Birmingham Post

How hotels could work together to bring more big events like Eurovision to Liverpool

We speak to BID chief Bill Addy as hotels vote on new proposals

Insider UK

Summit called on the future of Aberdeen's Union Street

City centre leaders warn action is needed to halt decline before it’s too late

Birmingham Post

Bristol businesses vote to renew city centre BID for five more years

The business improvement district is funded by levy payers and the money spent on projects to improve the city centre

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Nottingham Post

Nottingham City Council scraps tax on shops and bars which open beyond midnight

It was said it had been disproportionally impacting family-run businesses

Birmingham Post

Energy crisis could lead to closure of businesses and 'irreparable harm' to tourism, warns Bournemouth boss

The Bournemouth Coastal BID has urged the government to intervene as energy bills continue to soar

Birmingham Post

Jewellery Quarter BID wins backing for third term

Another five years of operations have commenced in historic manufacturing district

Daily Record

Hamilton businesses to take part in a ballot to decide fate of future improvement plans

Businesses will vote on Business Improvement District Plans.

Nottingham Post

Lifeline for night-time businesses in Nottingham as city council decides to scrap levy

The scheme was introduced in 2014 and effects more than 100 businesses across the city

Wales Online

Managers of Carmarthen's controversial BID scheme answer criticism after bailiffs visit businesses

They have moved to clarify some key issues raised in recent days regarding unpaid fees and what exactly the purpose and aims of the body - which was set up more than two years ago - are

Wales Online

Bailiffs turn up at Carmarthen shops demanding money over controversial BID scheme

'I think a number of business owners are frightened to speak up about it in case it damages their business. I don’t care, I want to speak up'

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