News
10/03/10: Expansion of the Holborn Business Improvement District into Bloomsbury and St Giles
The Holborn BID was renewed and expanded by ballot of businesses with a rateable value in excess of £60K. All businesses within the extended area and with a rateable value in excess of £60K will be subject to a levy of 0.9% of their rateable value from April 2010 for the next 5 years. Organisations with charity status will receive the same discount as they get with business rates.
Importantly the BID extension takes in much of the south of Bloomsbury and the St Giles area and if handled properly can be of benefit to everyone who lives or works in the area.
05/10/08: How to save money during the credit crunch
Join the increasing community of drivers who find pay-as-you-go motoring cheaper, more convenient and less hassle than owning their own car.
Gone are the worries about car loans, road tax, insurance, service bills, depreciation, parking
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18/02/08: Birkbeck Open New Screening Venue in Gordon Square, Bloomsbury
Birkbeck Cinema is London’s newest screening venue in the heart of the West End. Situated in Gordon Square in Bloomsbury the screening room offers:
03/12/07: Supplementary Business Rate - Update
London BIDs have produced an excellent article clarifying where we are with the proposed new Supplementary Business Rate
This Quick URL will take you to the document on this site.
http://quickurl.co.uk/?r=10j
20/11/07: Bloomsbury Traders form Regeneration & Marketing group for Bloomsbury Village.
Traders from Bloomsbury Village, the area south of the British Museum, have formed a Regeneration and Marketing Group to consider ways to implement improvements to the streetscape and encourage new business into the area, particularly quality Crafts manufacturers and suppliers.
04/11/07: Its all about Wind.....Wind is Interesting, and so is This Story
Marks Barfield Architects, XCO2 and Price Myers have designed a visionary new form of urban wind turbine called the Beacon. Designed in response to tackling climate change, the Beacon's 40 metre high Y-shaped structure will harness energy from the strong breezes from all directions above the city’s rooftops, with minimal visual impact on the skyline.
01/11/07: Historic Church Pemises in Bloomsbury to Let - Suitable for Education, D1 Uses
St Georges Bloomsbury Church has 310 sq metres of restored and modernised crypt to let on a leasahold.
Agents are John Sharkey & C0. Tel: 020 8567 4777 or Email: marie.jsc@byconnect.com
11/10/07: Red Carnation Win AA Small Hotel Group of the Year 2007/8
Red Carnation operate the Montague of the Gardens in Montague Street, Bloomsbury.
http://redcarnation.rchmail.com/lz//lz.aspx?p1=100578865S383&w=666
11/10/07: New Internet Portal for Hospitality Business in London, Bloomsbury.
Bloomsbury Online went live today and offers a major new internet portal for the marketing of Bloomsbury as a centre for hospitality and culture in London.
http://www.bloomsburyonline.net
02/10/07: Supplementary Business Rate to Contribute to Cost of CrossRail
Any thoughts about a Business Improvement District levy on business rates in Bloomsbury have been shelved even thought our feasibility study of Summer 2006 showed that 'something must be done' to improve the image of Bloomsbury as a destination for both business and leisure.
Hoteliers in Bloomsbury are exploring ways to improve the marketing of the area and a second meeting of hoteliers and other interested stakeholders will be announced shortly by Bloomsbury Project Management LLP.
