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BID members’ action helps vulnerable
11 March, 2013
BUSINESSES have helped raise £3,000 for charity. Companies, shoppers and visitors donated the money over the past year to the Spare Change for Real Change scheme, coordinated by Winchester Business Improvement District (BID). It was set up to help vulnerable people in the city and redu…
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Survey shows illegal use of Winchester city centre road
6 March, 2013
THE row over a rat-run through the city centre rumbles on, as a survey reveals the majority of drivers are using the route illegally. A county council report showed 74 per cent of motorists were using Symond's Street and St Swithun Street as a short cut, not for access to The Square or Grea…
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Winchester Business Excellence Awards open for nominations following launch party
4 February, 2013
WINCHESTER is gearing up to recognise all that is best about business throughout the district. The 11th Winchester Business Excellence Awards (WBEA) are now open to nominations and around 100 of the district's most prominent businessmen and women converged on the Holiday Inn for a glitzy la…
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Winchester residents urged to help the homeless next week
30 January, 2013
WINCHESTER Business Improvement District is urging residents to do all they can for Poverty & Homeless Action Week. The fundraising drive begins on Saturday, January 26, including ‘Spare Change for Real Change’ donation boxes scattered around the city. Residents are also aske…
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Countdown to launch of Winchester Business Excellence Awards
24 January, 2013
NEXT week sees the launch of the 11th annual Winchester Business Excellence Awards (WBEA), the premier business awards in the district. Split into eight categories, including entrepreneur, eco business, rural, service excellence and overall business of the year awards, the event is organised by…
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Its SNOW joke in Winchester
21 January, 2013
Winchester Business Improvement District (BID) has teamed up with residents from the Winchester Churches NightShelter to provide a snow clearing service for businesses. Friday 18th January saw the City transformed into a winter wonderland. While many people stayed at home in the warmth or playe…
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