In this episode of the Essex Business Podcast, we discuss the future of town and city centres, focusing specifically on Colchester where town centre businesses have just voted for the renewal of the Our Colchester BID (Business Improvement District). Are town and city centres dying on their feet or are they merely going through a period of reinvention?
We hear from Peter Richardson, Colchester-based business owner and resident, about the changes he has seen in centre of this new city, Sam Good, Our Colchester BID Manager, on what difference the BID has made these past five years and what challenges still lie ahead, and Matthew Brown, Economic Regeneration Manager at Colchester City Council, who talks about what plans are in place to boost the city centre.
Recorded August 2023
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