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CH1ChesterBID is the Business Improvement District for Chester. The CH1ChesterBID covers a defined area of the city centre representing over 500 businesses to create an enticing overall visitor experience and ensure continued investment in the city centre. Its aim is to make Chester a retail, business and leisure destination of choice where people are proud to live, work and visit.

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Chester city centre

Call to support Chester’s small businesses

Chester residents and city visitors are being encouraged to explore the ‘hidden gems’ within the city centre in support of…
Last year's CH1ChesterBID Customer Service Awards winners

Last chance votes for CH1ChesterBID Customer Service Awards

There are just days left for the general public to vote for their favourite Chester city centre businesses, with voting…
Nick White, CH1ChesterBID City Centre Manager (right) on Foregate Street, Chester

CH1ChesterBID aims to tackle sticky situation

A Chester street has been transformed as part of a new campaign to reduce gum litter in the city centre. The…
Chester city centre saw a 13 per cent rise in year-on-year footfall during July with more than 1.8 m

Surge in July footfall for Chester city centre

Newly released figures have revealed a sharp increase in Chester city centre footfall during July, with visitor numbers up by…
More than 500 Chester city centre businesses are in the running for an award at the 2016 CH1ChesterB

Public invited to vote for their favourite Chester city centre businesses

The general public are being invited to vote for their favourite Chester city centre shops as part of an annual…
Dinosaurs are heading to Chester city centre as part of a new pre-historic citywide trail

Chester city centre braced for a dinosaur invasion!

Dinosaurs are roaring their way into Chester city centre in the shape of two free citywide trails designed to give…
Luka Morrell (left) and Monica Roman – Chester’s Welcome Ambassadors

Chester’s Welcome Ambassadors hit 15,000 visitor milestone

New figures released by CH1ChesterBID have shown how Chester’s Welcome Ambassadors have engaged with more than 15,000 visitors in just…
Carl Critchlow (right), the new BID Manager at CH1ChesterBID, with Nick White (left) new City Centre

CH1ChesterBID Board makes two key leadership appointments

The Board of Chester’s city centre business improvement district, CH1ChesterBID, has made two key leadership appointments. Following an extensive recruitment campaign…
A team of historians has revealed that Chester – not Paris or Venice – is the original city of love

Paris is past it and Venice is so last year, say historians championing Chester as the world’s “original city of love”!

A team of historians has revealed that Chester – not Paris or Venice – is the original city of love…
Frédéric Lolliot, joint-owner of French restaurant La P'tite France on Bridge Street in Chester city

Cost saving initiative helps Chester businesses save £150,000

More than £150,000 has been cut from the annual running costs of Chester city centre businesses thanks to a collection…
Wet weather didn’t stop people visiting the city centre to take on the Deva Codex: Cat Quest challen

Chester visitors defy weather to take on mystery quest

The wet weather didn’t dampen spirits in Chester city centre over the weekend as hundreds of people took on the…
• Santa’s Post Office has opened its doors on Northgate Street in Chester adding to the range of fre

Sparkling Santa’s Post Office opens its doors in Chester!

An enchanting Santa’s Post Office where friendly elves help children write and send their Christmas wish lists to Santa has…