Last week the Government announced proposed new legislation regarding pavement licences to introduce a new streamlined and cheaper route for businesses such as cafes, restaurants and bars to secure a licence to place furniture on the highway. The purpose of this is to support businesses to operate safely while social ...
Read MoreDoorstep photographs on offer for Shrewsbury traders
Traders in Shrewsbury are being given the chance to have their own doorstep photographs taken to celebrate reopening following the coronavirus lockdown. Photographs of families on their doorsteps during lockdown have proved to be hugely popular, and now Shrewsbury BID has commissioned local photographer, Birgitta Zoutman, to take a series of ...
Read MoreTown centre businesses opening safely with free equipment packs
Traders in the centre of Shrewsbury have been provided with free “starter packs” to help them reopen and keep their customers safe. The Shrewsbury Recovery Taskforce Group, made up of Shrewsbury BID, Shrewsbury Town Council and Shropshire Council, is funding the packs to help as many businesses as possible reopen ...
Read MoreHelp Shrewsbury to ‘Bounce Back’ and stay safe
Shrewsbury town centre will be a welcoming and colourful place, whilst helping people and businesses to stay safe during the next phase of coronavirus restrictions. A range of bright posters, flags and signs will urge people to help Shrewsbury to ‘Bounce Back’ by following social distancing and other public health ...
Read MoreTraders can now sell products on Support Shrewsbury
Businesses in Shrewsbury can now sell their products directly to customers online through the town’s virtual marketplace, Support Shrewsbury. The website – www.supportshrewsbury.co.uk – established by Shrewsbury BID and My Shrewsbury magazine, enables businesses to sell vouchers and experiences, and has now been expanded to allow the sale of individual ...
Read MoreBritish Retail Consortium Guidance for Social Distancing in Shops
Next week Boris Johnson has promised a ‘comprehensive plan’ on easing the country’s lockdown restrictions in the coming weeks and months. At this point it is important that retailers start to prepare for what they will need to do to limit the transmission of the virus when stores are allowed ...
Read MoreShrewsbury in the national news
Shrewsbury has been in the national news with the inspiring story of the Prince Rupert Hotel which has opened its doors to welcome homeless people during the coronavirus crisis. Hotel owner and Shrewsbury BID chairman, Mike Matthews, has been interviewed by The Guardian and BBC News about his decision to ...
Read MoreSupport Shrewsbury opens its “virtual doors” – get involved!
Shrewsbury’s first-ever online marketplace has opened its “virtual doors”, with town centre businesses offering a variety of gift vouchers and experiences for sale. Support Shrewsbury officially launched on Monday, April 27, and has been developed by Shrewsbury BID, supported by My Shrewsbury magazine, to help businesses create an income during ...
Read MoreSHREWSBURY BID Employment Law Support – Coronavirus Support Materials Updated
As part of the ongoing support for Shrewsbury BID members we have today updated the “furloughing factsheet” to take account of new support material from Bennett Briegal LLP who are supplying the employment law support helpline and who have guided on the themes that are emerging, including businesses checking eligibility ...
Read MoreExtra security in the town centre during COVID19 lockdown
Extra security patrols are being introduced in Shrewsbury town centre to reassure business owners that their premises remain safe during the coronavirus lockdown. Shrewsbury BID (Business Improvement District), which works on behalf of over 500 members in the town centre, said extra patrols would give an additional level of protection for businesses, supporting ongoing ...
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