A FIVE-YEAR rolling programme of street cleaning and chewing gum removal is to be launched in Bradford city centre this week. The announcement by Bradford’s new Business Improvement District (BID) follows a successful test pilot on part of the Hustlergate area. “The amount of chewing gum littering city centre streets is appalling and a constant

BRADFORD is to stage its own food and drink festival to bring in thousands of new visitors and put the city centre firmly on the “foodie” map. The Bradford BID Food & Drink Festival is being launched by the city’s new Business Improvement District and will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 9

THE FRONT of one of the city centre’s landmark buildings has been given a spring clean thanks to Bradford BID. Fly-posting which plastered the windows of the Grade II-listed former TJ Hughes store, on the corner of Godwin Street and Sunbridge Road, has been removed in one of the first clean-up projects undertaken by the

BRADFORD’S new BID is helping to bring a splash of festival colour to one of the city’s oldest streets. The BID is supporting a Mini-Mardi Gras in Ivegate to help attract visitors to the street, which is starting to undergo a revival. The event, which takes place on Saturday, March 2, is a New Orleans

Parts of Bradford city centre have taken on a new glow in the evenings thanks to a deal between Bradford BID and Bradford Council. The so-called “ceiling of light” between Broadway and Market Street, erected as part of the Christmas lights, is to be left in place and switched on after dusk throughout the winter

BRADFORD’S new Business Improvement District has appointed its first manager. Jonny Noble, who has been the city centre manager in Bradford since 2013, said he was “proud and thrilled” to be taking on the role in his home city. “I am passionate about Bradford and its people,” said Mr Noble. “It’s a fantastic city with

THE chairman of Bradford’s new Business Improvement District says it’s “raring to go” following the appointment of its board of directors. Ian Ward, general manager of The Broadway shopping centre, was elected chairman at the BID’s inaugural meeting yesterday after the 21 volunteer directors were voted on to the operating board. Mr Ward, who led

BRADFORD’S new Business Improvement District has revealed that it will be based in offices in the city’s “top of the town” area. The BID will be occupying a first-floor office in a historic building in North Parade which has recently been refurbished and converted into a centre for co-working. Assembly Bradford is located in the

A BUSINESS Improvement District (BID) is to be launched in Bradford after city centre businesses gave it a massive YES! vote in a month-long postal ballot. More than 630 businesses were asked to vote on setting up the BID, which plans to raise £2.5 million to spend on projects to boost the city centre over

THE campaign to set up a Business Improvement District (BID) in Bradford city centre has brought together some of the district’s top firms in support. More than 630 businesses and other organisations – from independent shops to chain stores, from professional services firms to hotels, bars and restaurants, from museums to education providers – have