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Harrogate BID publishes its response to Harrogate Station Gateway Project

Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) has published its response to the £7.9m Harrogate Station Gateway project. Whilst broadly welcoming the £7.9m investment, and the overall aims of the scheme, the organisation has urged caution saying that with the town centre economy being in a fragile state, it needed to be confident that the proposed changes…

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May start date for new Harrogate BID manager

Harrogate BID has appointed Matthew Chapman as its new manager.

Matthew, who has spent the last six years promoting two major Yorkshire town and city centres and is the current Huddersfield manager, will start his new position on May 1.

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Joint Statement

In a joint statement responding to £7.9m secured for the Harrogate Gateway Project, Sandra Doherty, Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce CEO, Robert Ogden Independent Harrogate Co-founder, and Sara Ferguson, Harrogate BID Chair, said: “The challenge we are facing is how do we achieve a net-zero carbon town centre economy and simultaneously create a trading environment in which todays’ businesses can thrive?

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Harrogate BID Board unanimously votes in Sara Ferguson as its Chair

Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID) board has elected a new chair for the next 12 months. Sara Ferguson, who co-owns two town centre businesses and had been the organisation’s acting chair since last May, won the unanimous support of her fellow directors during its inaugural (online) meeting of 2021. Six new directors have also joined…

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Harrogate BID is recruiting a full time BID Manager

At Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) we are seeking an exceptional individual to manage the continued delivery of our ambitious business plan, one that will bring real benefits to Harrogate town centre and the businesses that it is home to.

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