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City Centre Businesses Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of New BID 5 Year Term

City Centre Businesses Vote Overwhelmingly in Favour of New BID 5 Year Term

Inverness BID City Centre Business Awards

A fantastic evening was held at the Inverness City Centre Business Awards on Monday 26th February in the Mercure.  The atmosphere was buzzing and it was great to see so much support for the businesses in the city centre. 95 city centre businesses were finalists in the eleven categories and the following winners were announced:Retailer of the Year - IndependentHIGHLY COMMENDEDBegg Shoes & Bags    Duncan Fraser & Son Butcher            

A GREAT LOSS

A GREAT LOSSIt is with great sadness that we have been informed that BID Director, Bill Fraser of Duncan Fraser & Son Butcher passed away on Saturday morning in Raigmore Hospital.Bill, who had his 90th birthday last August was always a big supporter of Inverness City Centre.  He was Provost of Inverness from 1992-1996 and a Director of BID since 2008.Our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.Funeral arrangements to follow.

February Small Business Focus Feature in Inverness Courier

This month's Small Business Focus in the Inverness Courier features Scott Murray of CRU Holdings who own businesses in the city centre including Bar One, Scotch & Rye and The Keg as well as others in the area.You can READ IT HERE. 

Inverness BID launches 5 year Business Plan

The Inverness City Centre Business Improvement District today (6.2.18) launched its 5 year Business Plan for a third term 2018-2023 which will be circulated to 632 city centre businesses (liable to pay BID levy) by the Highland Council on Thursday 8th February along with voting papers for the Renewal Ballot. Download a copy of the Business Plan HERE

15 MINUTES FREE PARKING IS NOW LIVE

Motorists are advised by The Highland Council that the 15 minute FREE parking is now in place as a trial over the next 12 months at the 7 parking bay locations listed below.To qualify for the FREE 15 minutes parking (& to avoid penalty charges) motorists MUST display a ticket from the parking meter, located near the parking bays.★Ardross Street, Inverness★Castle Street, Inverness★Church Street, Inverness★Hill Place, Inverness★Huntly Street, Inverness★Ness Bank , Inverness★Ness Walk, Inverness

2017 BEST BAR NONE AWARDS ON MONDAY 8TH JANUARY

CONGRATULATIONS to the Inverness licensed premises who won awards at the 2017 Best Bar None Awards held in the Mercure Hotel on Monday 8th January.Twenty-two venues were recognised under the Best Bar Scheme for their outstanding efforts in helping to create a safer environment for the public.

FREE WIFI ROLLED OUT ACROSS INVERNESS CITY CENTRE

City-region deal investment means that Inverness can now be branded a digital city.Ness WiFi, a free WiFi service, which was successfully piloted earlier this year, has now been rolled out across Inverness city centre, extending to and including areas such as the High Street, the Castle, Eden Court, and the bus and railway stations.

The Elf on The Shelf Hunt 2017 - FRI 1ST & SAT 2ND DEC

The Elf on the Shelf is now a popular Christmas craze with many families taking part.  To add to the magic we are running the 'Elf on the Shelf' Christmas Hunt in the Victorian Market on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd December.Lots of Santa's elves will be hiding in the Victorian Market shop windows to check up on boys & girls so they can report back to Santa before Christmas Eve.

BID BREAKFAST 'Inverness Must Offer A Safe & Secure City Centre'

There was a full house at Tuesday’s BID Business Breakfast with the theme “Inverness Must Offer a Safe & Secure City Centre”.