Bridgnorth business scheme plans meet resistance in town

Listen on BBC Sounds: Traders in Bridgnorth have mixed feelings over the prospect of the creation of BID

Helen Rutter, from Elegance Clothing Agency, said: "With the cost of everything that's rising, things are getting harder. Businessman Johnny Themans, from the BID task group, said everybody had been written to, public meetings held and the scheme would raise £1m in five years to invest in the town. If traders vote it through, with a deadline of midnight on Thursday night, those paying business rates would have to contribute annually.

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