Harrogate businesses owners and landlords are now able to discover what the rateable value of their properties from April 1, 2023. Whilst welcoming the review – which Harrogate BID has repeatedly called for – its Chair Sara Ferguson warned there were winners and losers, but for those whose valuations had risen, it didn’t necessarily mean…
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Following recent success at national and local ‘In Bloom’ competitions, Harrogate BID is hoping for similar achievement at the National BID Awards. The business organisation has entered two categories – Place-Management and Special Recognition – with the winners being announced at a ceremony being held this Thursday, November 3, at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in…
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*Postponed until further notice due to Her Majesty The Queens Funeral* Harrogate BID is to stage three workshops for town businesses looking to reduce their energy costs. The organisation is teaming up with a local, independent, energy provider/consultant to look at ways in which to lessen the burden of rising gas and electricity prices.…
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Characters from a classic children’s book have been given a ‘Lego-makeover’ for a new family friendly trail launching in Harrogate tomorrow. (Saturday, July 30) Fifteen large scale Alice in Wonderland themed-models will be making their debut in a variety of different town centre locations, courtesy of Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District), before heading on a…
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Harrogate BID is launching a new campaign to help understand the true nature of law and order within Harrogate town centre. Its ‘Report a Crime’ campaign is asking businesses, residents and visitors that have been the victims of a crime or anti-social activity – or witness an incident – to report it online at https://www.northyorkshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/…
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Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) has today launched its ‘Floral Summer of Celebration’, which it hopes will help the spa town blossom in the regional heat of this year’s ‘In Bloom’ competition. In addition to Harrogate’s much photographed flower beds, and BID-funded barrier baskets, hanging baskets and shop planters, the organisation has created a town…
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A prominent town centre jewellers is the latest and last business this year to benefit from a Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) grant. Fattorinis on Parliament Street, which reopened in March, was one of a number of levy paying businesses to take advantage of a £10,000 pot of money to improve shop frontages. Qualifying businesses…
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A street artist whose stunning mural transformed a drab alley in Harrogate town centre is back working his magic on the former Debenhams story. Sam Porter from Mural Minded has been commissioned by Harrogate BID (Business Improvement District) to create more masterpieces on its boarded-up Parliament Steet and Oxford Street entrances. Last week, Sam began…
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Harrogate BID’s (Business Improvement District) cleaning crew are steam cleaning and jet washing ‘hot spots’ across the town centre. Ahead of the Easter holidays, the team from UK Nationwide Cleaning is spending ten nights removing grime and chewing gum in a number of areas Harrogate BID Manager Matthew Chapman said: “Walking around the town centre,…
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The work of the Harrogate BID aims to support, safeguard and improve Harrogate for residents and visitors alike, to make the town the best it can be. We hope you enjoy reading our Bid Annual Review to see the progress we have made in 2021. Harrogate BID 2021 Annual Review Download Harrogate BID 2021 Annual…
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