I spent Friday night out on the town, great I hear you say, actually I was part of a multi-agency team self-assessing our beautiful city for our Purple Flag award. This is a nationally recognised scheme that accredits a city as having a safe evening economy.

As we enter May and the weather improves then a real sense that, summer is coming is in the air. The football season is heading to a dramatic end, the cricket season has started and people’s thoughts are turning to summer holidays.

Easter is a time for reflection and new beginnings, in this week’s opinion piece Ian Sandison, Cambridge BID CEO reflects upon Cambridge and the many signs of business rebirth we are starting to see in the city.

Cambridge BID are delighted to announce the appointment of three new board members that will strengthen the board as we go into our 10th year of project delivery.

In this week’s opinion piece, Cambridge BID CEO, Ian Sandison discusses the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and the overcast feeling this has left for businesses.

On Wednesday March 23rd The Chancellor will deliver his spring statement, whilst this is not a budget by any means it is an opportunity to review the economy and make any necessary changes. Two issues are on the mind of businesses.