For our first in a series of online talks, Claire Dovey-Evans from Gloucester City Council, will be talking us through the latest information on the Cathedral Quarter. As project lead she will explain more about the project, what investments are being made into the...
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Short Survey – Your Input is Important
We would like to understand your thoughts on the current and potential future focus areas of Gloucester BID from the perspective of your business. Please find a link to a short survey here. We appreciate your input and feedback. Your answers will inform Gloucester BID...
Insurers must pay many small firms for Covid lockdown losses
Tens of thousands of small businesses will receive insurance payouts covering losses from the first national lockdown, following a court ruling. The Supreme Court found in favour of small firms receiving payments from business interruption insurance policies. For some...
£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs
Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring £594 million discretionary fund also made available to support other impacted businesses comes in...
City Protection Officers (CPOs) – Monthly Report – December 2020
The graph shows the data for December. Not included in the graph is the number of shops visited, which is 817 for December. 89 Police CCTV Incidents attended for December 2020 Highlights for the Month 1st- Two patrols today in the City Safe areas and Covid CPOs Barton...
Find coronavirus financial support for your business
Coronavirus (COVID‑19) support is available to employers and the self-employed, including sole traders and limited company directors. You may be eligible for loans, tax relief and cash grants, whether your business is open or closed. Use the business support finder on...
Latest Government COVID Update
Following on from the latest Government: From midnight, tonight (31st December), Gloucestershire is in Tier 4: Government Guidelines for Tier 4: Stay at Home: Businesses and venues which must close To reduce social contact, the regulations require some businesses to...
Gloucestershire is in Tier 3 from Boxing Day
Business Rates and Business Grants For the latest information on grant support and business rates please visit Gloucester City Council Website Business grants for Tier 2 and Tier 3 If you are already in receipt of a grant payment you do not need to re-apply, the grant...
Bounce Back Better Campaign
Raise The Bar have created a manifesto of asks called #BounceBackBetter. Gloucester BID is backing this and we’re calling on Government to: to provide a one-off ‘Bounce Back’ grant of up to £15,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in Tier 2 and Tier 3...
COVID Action Cards
Download COVID action cards, which advises what you should do if there is an outbreak in your organisation. There are specific cards relevant to each of the sectors listed below: Restaurants/pubs/cafés/takeaways DOWNLOAD Campsites and caravan parks DOWNLOAD...
City Protection Officers (CPOs) – Monthly Report – November 2020
The graph shows the data for November. Not included in the graph is the number of shops visited, which is 494 for November. 73 x Police CCTV Incidents attended for November 2020 Highlights for the Month 1st- Attended a first aid incident and supported a female who was...
Gloucester City Council and Gloucester BID launch Shop Local Advent Calendar to support high street
Gloucester City Council is working with Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) to promote small, independent businesses in the run-up to Christmas with a Shop Local Advent Calendar. The digital advent calendar will engage shoppers by highlighting a different...
Thursday Free Parking for Safer Gloucester Shopping
Free parking is coming to Gloucester every Thursday until Christmas at two city centre sites. Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) and Gloucester City Council are funding free parking in both the Kings Walk and Eastgate Shopping Centre car parks, all day,...
Two grant schemes
Gloucester City Council are currently operating two grant schemes for eligible businesses who have been severely financially affected by the national lockdown 05 November 2020 – 02 December 2020. Local Restrictions Support Grant Businesses instructed to close by...
Small Business Saturday 2020
For most of us everyday is a small business day and, especially now, we are all realising the importance of supporting the local independent shops that are in Gloucester and on our high street. Whether that is supporting online, offline, via social media or by...
Tier 2 from December 2nd
COVID-19_Tier_Posters_2020_FInal_High Tier 2 - High alert The ‘rule of 6’ applies outdoors only. You must not meet socially indoors with anyone who you do not live with, or who is not in your support bubble. Businesses and venues can remain open, other than those...
How to Communicate to Employees with Confidence
Join three experts online as they discuss and talk you through how to stop paying lip service to employees and communicate with confidence in times of change. The coming months will see countless employers face difficult conversations with their employees around...
2nd December – Latest Announcement from PM
Gyms and non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen when lockdown ends next month, the prime minister has announced. Boris Johnson told the Commons that the three-tiered regional measures will return from 2 December, but he added that each...
Free Workshops and One-to-Ones
The Growth Hub hosts a range of workshops and courses, run by Gloucestershire experts, to upskill you and your team and help you plan for recovery. ONE-TO-ONE: How to get your business through the current crisis and prepare to be successful 25th November...