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On the busesTorquay is going on the buses to lure more shoppers into town. More than two dozen Plymouth city buses will be carrying adverts extolling the virtues of shopping in the Queen of the English Riviera. The campaign is the brainchild of members of Torquay Town Centre BID and has been timed to coincide with a series of roadworks threatening jams getting into the city centre. Ian Broadfoot, 23 Aug 2010 |
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Paignton BIDWaterproof pianos, a permanent concert stage, street banners, welcome signs in foreign languages and a civic pride campaign are among the ideas which could boost Paignton town centre. Shop owners and traders in the seaside town attended the launch of the Paignton Business Improvement District meeting with many agreeing something needs to be done or the town will continue losing out to 05 Aug 2010 |
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Paignton BIDPaignton town centre businesses are being invited to a theatre show with a difference. Torbay Town Centres Company and Paignton Business Partnership will be presenting a production about the potential for a new scheme to put Paignton town centre back on its feet. The Paignton Business Improvement District (BID) is billed as the chance to restore the town as a vibrant and viable 27 Jul 2010 |
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Chairman of BID Steering GroupRobert Gibson, of Wetherspoon's Green Ginger, has been appointed chairman of the Torquay Business Improvement District steering group. The BID project aims to raise £1.3million over the next five years through an extra business rates levy on the 620 businesses, plus other income. The money will be spent on projects which have been voted for by the businesspeople.
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Looking forward to a brighter ChristmasTorquay's Christmas lights will be shining brighter than Rudolph the reindeer's red nose after a £40,000 investment. The news came as Torbay Town Centres chief executive Lucy Ball spoke to the Chamber of Trade about the Torquay Business Improvement District (BID) scheme. She revealed that she was "shocked" when she first arrived in the Bay at the number of traders who did 28 Jun 2010 |