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Three Night Bus Hubs will be in operation on Sauchiehall Street at The Garage; Hope Street at Watt Brothers; and at the southern end of Union Street.

The main purpose of the Hubs is to support the city centre’s night-time economy by promoting night buses as a key choice for transport home, easing the pressure on taxis and private hires for late night transport.

The Hubs have been developed through the work of the City Centre Taskforce – with Glasgow City Council, Let’s Go Glasgow (Glasgow city centre’s Business Improvement District), First Bus and McGill’s Buses working in partnership on the scheme.

There are currently 10 night bus services operating in Glasgow, running from the city centre on Friday and Saturday nights between midnight and 4am – which will be the days and times of operation for the Night Bus Hubs.

The Hubs will operate from existing bus stops which will be signposted with specific, clear branding.

The bus stops are covered by CCTV and will be marshalled, with the one-year marshalling pilot being funded by Let’s Go Glasgow and Glasgow City Council. The marshals will be at present at the three Night Bus Hubs between their midnight – 4am hours of operation on Fridays and Saturdays.

Bus services will continue to serve all other bus stops on their route so there will be no impact on customers who want to use the stop they normally do.

Cllr Angus Millar, Convener for City Centre Recovery and Transport said: “Enhancing night-time transport options are an important part of supporting Glasgow’s night-time economy, and the city centre’s new Night Bus Hubs will help people enjoying a night out or working late to confidently plan their journey and get home more easily.

“This initiative will improve the night bus offer in the city and help make night buses an easier and more attractive option for the many people who enjoy a night out in the city centre or work in the pubs, clubs, restaurants and other businesses there.”

Sean Murray, Chief Executive of Let’s Go Glasgow BID said: “A city centre that feels safe, welcoming and vibrant after dark is good for everyone. This is fundamental to a thriving night-time economy. For the businesses we represent, making sure people can enjoy Glasgow with confidence, and get home easily at the end of the night, really matters.

“That’s why Let’s Go Glasgow is supporting the wardens at the new Night Bus Hubs. Having visible, welcoming staff on the ground, alongside clear branding, will make the hubs easy to find and simple to use, taking the uncertainty out of the journey home.

“Better late-night transport is something our businesses have told us matters to them. By supporting the wardens, we’re responding directly to that need: helping people feel confident staying longer and enjoying more of Glasgow, while supporting the businesses and people that keep our city centre vibrant after dark.”

Ryan Sorley, Commercial Manager of First Bus in Glasgow said: “The Night Bus Hubs are a brilliant addition to the city network. Welcoming features and on-street advice will further enhance the experience for customers and make buses the obvious choice for travelling home after a late night in the city. Through working together in the Glasgow Bus Partnership, we are also supporting the hubs and simpler travel with ticket acceptance among other operators.

“Our night services are included in the £2 fare cap and I would remind concessionary pass holders and those aged under 22 that they can travel free at all times of the day.”

Graeme McFarlan, Commercial Director at McGill’s Group said: “We welcome Glasgow’s new Night Bus Hubs, which will make it easier for people to find their bus and plan their journey home. Clearly signposted stops, with lighting and CCTV coverage, will help passengers feel more confident about using night buses and support the businesses and workers who keep Glasgow’s night-time economy moving.

“With the £2 fare cap now covering McGill’s NightBus services, taking the bus home after a night out or a late shift is even more attractive. The hubs will help raise awareness of the services available, while the lower fare makes them even better value for money. Together, these improvements give people more reason to come to Glasgow city centre and then choose the bus for their journey home.”

Click here for more information about the city centre Night Bus Hubs.

Let’s Go Glasgow BID has £14 million to invest over five years, with a clear mandate to deliver measurable improvements across Glasgow city centre.

The ambition is significant. So is the expectation to deliver.

We’re looking for a Head of Operations & Delivery to work directly with our Chief Executive, turning plans into action and investment into measurable results.

Someone with energy, presence, sound judgement and commercial discipline. Someone who takes ownership and follows through.

You’ll lead people, projects, contractors and delivery partners. You’ll work across businesses, public sector partners and city stakeholders. Unblocking projects, challenging where needed, bringing people together and keeping delivery moving.

You’ll be visible too. This is not a role managed from behind a desk.

You’ll be out across Glasgow city centre, seeing what is working, what isn’t and what needs to change.

You’ll create pace. Set standards. Solve problems. Measure what changed. And be accountable for results.

Your background could be hospitality, property, retail, events, operations, destination management, an agency, local government or a BID.

Where you come from matters less than how you operate.

If you have sound judgement, positive energy and a reputation for getting things done, we want to hear from you.

Head of Operations & Delivery
Glasgow city centre
Salary dependent on experience, with flexibility for the right candidate
Full time

Ready to get things moving?

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Head of Operations & Delivery

Organisation: Let’s Go Glasgow Business Improvement District (BID)
Contract: Full time, permanent, subject to the current BID term (April 2026 – March 2031) and subsequent BID renewal
Location: Glasgow City Centre – full-time, predominantly office and city-centre based
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Salary: Dependent on experience, with flexibility for the right candidate

About Let’s Go Glasgow
Let’s Go Glasgow is Glasgow city centre’s Business Improvement District (BID), a business-led organisation with a £14 million budget over five years and a clear mandate to deliver visible improvements across the city centre.

Our focus is practical: making Glasgow city centre cleaner, safer, more vibrant and more competitive for businesses, visitors and residents.

We are looking for a Head of Operations & Delivery to help turn that ambition into action.

The Role
This is a senior, hands-on role working directly with the Chief Executive, with responsibility for turning the BID Business Plan into visible, measurable results.

You will lead operational delivery across the BID, managing people, projects, contractors and delivery partners. You will combine sound judgement and commercial discipline with the energy and pace to get things done.

This is not a desk-based project management role. You will be highly visible across Glasgow city centre, working closely with businesses, partners and contractors and seeing first-hand the places and services in which we invest.

You will have appropriate delegated authority to make day-to-day operational decisions, with accountability for delivery, performance and impact.

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Place

• Translate the BID Business Plan into clear operational priorities, projects and measurable outcomes.
• Drive delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring activities are well planned, resourced, and delivered.
• Establish meaningful KPIs and use them to monitor performance, resolve issues and drive improvement.
• Lead operational activity across cleaning, safety, environmental quality and the public realm.
• Maintain a visible presence across the BID area, identifying issues and opportunities first-hand.
• Report clearly on delivery, performance, budgets and key risks to the Chief Executive and Board.

People Leadership

• Lead, manage and develop the BID delivery team, setting clear objectives and expectations.
• Build a positive, accountable and high-performing culture based on ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Coach and support colleagues, addressing performance issues constructively and ensuring the team has the capability to deliver.

Commercial, Procurement & Supplier Management

• Manage BID contracts, suppliers, frontline services and operational budgets, ensuring value for money.
• Lead and support procurement and tendering activity, with clear specifications, service standards and appropriate governance.
• Set and monitor supplier KPIs and address underperformance quickly and constructively.
• Maintain appropriate procurement, contract and performance records.
• Identify opportunities to improve service quality, commercial arrangements and efficiency.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Maintain appropriate operational risk, health and safety, procurement, contract and compliance arrangements.
• Ensure decisions and expenditure are made within agreed budgets, policies and delegated authority.
• Identify, manage and escalate significant operational, financial, contractual and reputational risks.
• Provide the Chief Executive and Board with clear and timely information to support effective oversight and decision-making.

Partnerships & Stakeholders

• Build strong, productive relationships with levy-paying businesses.
• Work collaboratively with Glasgow City Council, Police Scotland, transport partners and other city stakeholders.
• Bring partners together to solve problems and deliver shared outcomes.
• Represent Let’s Go Glasgow confidently at meetings, forums and operational groups.
• Deputise for the Chief Executive when required.

About You

We are looking for an operator, leader and deliverer.

You will bring energy, sound judgement and a strong sense of ownership. You will be comfortable moving between strategic conversations and practical delivery, and equally at home in the Boardroom and out on the streets of Glasgow.

You will be commercially aware, action-focused and comfortable making decisions. You will know how to get the best from people and suppliers, build productive relationships and challenge constructively when standards fall short.

Above all, you will be someone who takes responsibility and makes things happen.

Experience

Essential

• Significant operational, project, programme or service delivery experience, with a track record of delivering measurable results.
• Experience managing people, budgets, contracts, suppliers and service performance.
• Experience of procurement, tendering or supplier selection.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship management experience, ideally across multiple organisations.
• Experience managing operational risk and working within appropriate governance and compliance frameworks.
• Sound understanding of health and safety in an operational or public-facing environment.

Desirable

• Experience in place management, hospitality, property, retail, destination management, events, a BID, local government or another fast-paced operational environment.
• Knowledge of Glasgow city centre.
• Experience working with public-sector partners.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification.

Working Arrangements

This is a full-time role based in Glasgow city centre and requires a highly visible presence across the BID area.

Occasional evening and weekend working will be required to support events, operational activity and stakeholder engagement.

What Success Looks Like

You create momentum.

Projects move. People know what is expected of them. Partners engage. Suppliers perform. Issues are resolved. Investment is measured. Businesses see progress.

You bring judgement, leadership and commercial discipline, and take pride in turning plans into visible results for Glasgow city centre.

Next Steps

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we would like to hear from you.

Please send your CV together with a short covering letter outlining what you would bring to Let’s Go Glasgow, why the role interests you and your salary expectations to admin@letsgoglasgow.com

Salary is dependent on experience, with flexibility for the right candidate.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to play a genuinely defining role in a new organisation and make a visible and positive contribution to the future of Glasgow city centre.

All applications will be considered in confidence. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly regarding the next stage of the process.

Retail crime experts have launched a national billboard campaign to raise public awareness of criminal techniques and behaviours, helping people recognise warning signs, stay vigilant and reduce their risk of becoming a victim of crime.

The initiative from retail crime partnership Retailers Against Crime (RAC) sees their `Retail Crime Techniques: A Community Awareness Guide’ displayed on JCDecaux communication hub screens across the UK.

The campaign was launched in Glasgow – where the publication features on advertising screens based at busy shopping areas in Buchanan Street and Sauchiehall Street – before being rolled out nationally.

The guide raises awareness of the growing impact of retail crime and highlights a range of criminal techniques that members of the public may encounter, including distraction theft, counterfeit gift cards, ATM fraud, compensation scams and impersonation scams.

It provides practical advice on how to recognise warning signs, what to do if a theft happens and how people can protect themselves and reduce their risk of becoming a victim of crime. Stephanie Karté, CEO of RAC, said: “I would like to sincerely thank JCDecaux for supporting this campaign and helping us share these important messages with communities across the UK.

“At Retailers Against Crime, we are passionate about helping people stay safer. If this guide helps even one person recognise the warning signs of crime or avoid becoming a victim, then it has made a real difference. Together, we can raise awareness, encourage vigilance and help create safer communities for everyone.”

The initiative was launched thanks to a partnership with the JCDecaux Community Channel which supports charities and not-for-profit organisations through the power of the public screen.

The company’s communication hubs are smart street units featuring a large digital screen for adverts on one side paired with a smaller interactive touchscreen and integrated public defibrillator on the other.

Mike MacLennan, Partnerships Manager at JCDecaux, was delighted to help RAC boost their community awareness messaging via the communication hub screens.

He said: “The campaign fits perfectly with our ethos at JCDecaux of giving back to the community and the information in the guide provides a real benefit for everyone we partner with.

“We heard about the excellent work carried out by Retailers Against Crime to combat and increase awareness of retail crime and we were keen to play a part in supporting this and sharing their message.

“We are proud to use our digital assets in cities across the UK to help raise community awareness and amplify this important campaign through our screens.”

The community awareness guide features across seven billboards in Glasgow, and the city centre’s Business Improvement District, Let’s Go Glasgow BID, is also supporting the campaign.

Interim Chief Executive Chandra Pollock said: “Let’s Go Glasgow is proud to support Retailers Against Crime and JCDecaux in bringing this community awareness campaign to Glasgow city centre.

“Our levy-paying businesses invest in a safer, more resilient trading environment and initiatives like this deliver a direct return: reduced crime and disorder, greater footfall confidence and a city centre that customers, staff and visitors alike feel good about spending time in.”

Police Scotland’s Glasgow Retail Crime Taskforce also backed the project. Sergeant Ross McBurney said: “The Retail Crime Taskforce works closely with partners such as Retailers Against Crime to tackle shop theft and offences against retail workers.

“We are delighted to support the launch of this initiative, which sees a helpful guide for community awareness around safety whilst shopping made available to the public on Smart Screens situated within busy retail areas. This measure can help make our towns, cities and shopping centres, safer places for the communities of Scotland.”

The community guide, which is sponsored by retail security specialists Total Security Services (TSS), highlights the need for communities to work together to make a real difference and notes that awareness is the first step towards retail crime prevention.

Its full contents can be accessed by scanning a QR code and the messaging features on around 400 JCDecaux screens across a wide range of UK cities including Aberdeen, London, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham.

Later this year, the screens will be upgraded with new software to feature a digital button which people can touch to find the specific information they want from the guide even quicker.

By increasing awareness of the criminal tactics members of the public may encounter, the `Retail Crime Techniques: A Community Awareness Guide’ publication aims to help people feel safer and more confident while visiting their local towns and cities.

The guide also includes counter-terrorism awareness information, helping the public understand what to look out for and who to contact should they witness anything suspicious.

It can be viewed here – RAC Community Awareness Guide 2026

Job Role: Business Improvement District (BID) Projects Lead
Contract: Full-time, permanent (subject to BID term)
Location: Glasgow City Centre, full-time in the office
Reporting to: Chief Executive
Salary: Up to £55,000 per annum (dependent on experience)

Let’s Go Glasgow Business Improvement District (BID) is a newly formed, business-led organisation dedicated to improving Glasgow city centre. With a £14 million budget over a five-year term, the BID has both the scale and mandate to deliver transformative improvements across the city centre. Acting as a strong, credible voice for levy-paying businesses, the BID focuses on making Glasgow cleaner, safer and more vibrant – ensuring it thrives as a competitive destination for businesses, visitors and residents alike.

Role Purpose
The BID Projects Lead is a key member of the Let’s Go Glasgow BID management team. The postholder will work closely with the Chief Executive to translate the BID’s strategic priorities into operational delivery – ensuring the BID area of the city centre is clean, safe, well-managed and continually improving.

This is a delivery-focused role across place management, safety, cleaning, contract oversight and project delivery. The BID Projects Lead will be expected to take ownership of the BID’s operational programme and represent the organisation confidently with key partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy and Senior Support
• Work alongside the Chief Executive to develop and implement the BID’s operational strategy.
• Translate BID business plan commitments into clear, deliverable workstreams and programmes.
• Contribute to Board reporting, performance monitoring and strategic planning.
• Deputise for the Chief Executive where required, representing the BID at senior-level meetings and forums.
• Support the development of the BID’s renewal planning and long-term strategy as appropriate.

Place Management, Safety and Cleansing

• Take operational responsibility for the BID’s place management activity, including cleaning, environmental quality and public realm.
• Oversee the delivery of the BID’s safety and stewarding programmes, working closely with Police Scotland, Glasgow City Council and other statutory partners.
• Conduct and oversee regular monitoring of the BID area, ensuring issues are identified, logged and resolved promptly.
• Advise on emergency planning, resilience and incident response arrangements on behalf of the BID.
• Drive continuous improvement in place quality, identifying opportunities to enhance the city centre environment.

Contract and Supplier Management

• Actively manage all BID contracts across cleaning, security, and related services.
• Set clear service standards, KPIs and reporting frameworks for all contracted suppliers.
• Monitor contractor performance, manage underperformance robustly and ensure value for money at all times.
• Maintain accurate contract documentation, variation records and performance evidence.

Project Delivery and Programme Management

• Oversee and coordinate the delivery of BID projects across multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Maintain programme-level visibility of timelines, risks, dependencies and budgets.
• Report regularly to the Chief Executive on progress, risks and emerging priorities.

Partnerships and Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with Police Scotland, Glasgow City Council, transport partners and other key city centre stakeholders.
• Represent the BID at partnership forums, operational groups and city-centre working parties.
• Act as a senior point of contact for levy-paying businesses on operational and place-related matters.

Person Specification

Essential

• Demonstrable experience managing contracts, suppliers and frontline service delivery.
• Strong people management skills with experience in leading and developing a team.
• Confident working at a strategic level while maintaining hands-on oversight of operational delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Sound understanding of health and safety obligations in an operational, public-facing environment.
• Highly organised, solutions-focused and comfortable managing competing priorities under pressure.

Desirable

• Experience in an operational, place management and/or project delivery role – ideally within a BID, local authority, town centre partnership or comparable organisation.
• Familiarity with Glasgow city centre.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent health and safety qualification.

If this opportunity sounds like the right fit for you, please email your CV and a cover letter to admin@Letsgoglasgow.com by 12 noon on Friday, 14 August 2026. Please note, we may close applications early depending on the volume of interest.

With just one week to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, excitement is palpable across the city. More than 70 Glasgow cafés, bars, restaurants and hotels have come together to launch the ‘All In Welcome’, a new city-wide hospitality campaign celebrating sustainability, creativity and community ahead of the UK’s biggest multi-sport event this year.

As part of Glasgow 2026’s All In programme, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce’s Circular Glasgow initiative, supported by Sustainable Glasgow, Glasgow City Council’s Sustainability team, is inviting venues across the city to serve coffees, cocktails and signature drinks finished with the official All In mark throughout the 11 days of competition.

At the heart of the campaign are reusable drink stencils made from repurposed ocean plastic, inspired by the Commonwealth Clean Oceans Plastics Campaign connected to the King’s Baton Relay. By giving discarded material a second life during one of Glasgow’s most significant moments on the world stage, the initiative demonstrates how small actions can contribute to a more sustainable future.

Following the Games, the intention is to donate the stencils to schools across Glasgow, extending their impact by inspiring conversations around sustainability, creativity and circular design among young people.

Designed to create the warm Glasgow welcome for which the city is renowned, the activation showcases the strength of the hospitality sector while highlighting Glasgow’s growing reputation as a leading circular economy city.

More than a hospitality campaign, the All In Welcome demonstrates how businesses can work together to create a memorable visitor experience while embedding sustainability at the heart of celebrations. Participating venues are helping tell a positive story about Glasgow’s commitment to innovation, collaboration and responsible consumption.

Selected venues will also donate £1 from featured cocktails to the Official Charity partner of Glasgow 2026, The Commonwealth Sport Foundation, who supports programmes that use the power of sport to promote inclusion and bring communities together across the Commonwealth.

Susan Aitken, Leader of Glasgow City Council, said:
“The All In Welcome is about creating small moments of connection across the city. Whether it’s a morning coffee or a cocktail with friends, this campaign gives venues a simple and creative way to celebrate Glasgow 2026 while sharing a positive sustainability story with visitors and residents alike.”

Chris Ansell, Glasgow 2026 Director of Live Programmes and Engagement, said:
“Bringing together sustainability, creativity and community, this initiative reflects the spirit of Glasgow 2026. It’s a fantastic example of how local businesses and establishments can help create a warm welcome for athletes, visitors and residents while supporting the Games’ wider sustainability ambitions.”

Alison McRae, Senior Director for Glasgow Chamber of Commerce said:
“It’s terrific to see so many of our city’s businesses coming together to showcase the innovation and hospitality which Glasgow is renowned for, to visitors from around the world during Glasgow 2026. The All In Welcome campaign is a great example of circular economy in action and also reinforces the city’s recent 5th place ranking in the Global Destination Sustainability Index.’’

Visitors and residents are encouraged to look out for the All In mark in participating venues across the city this summer, discover the story behind the campaign online and share their own All In moments throughout the Games.

Visit circularglasgow.com/all-in/ to find participating venues.

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Let’s Go Glasgow Business Improvement District (BID) has announced the appointment of Sean Murray as its inaugural Chief Executive.

Sean will join Let’s Go Glasgow BID in late summer 2026 from the SEC, where he has served as Head of Marketing for the past 18 years. During that time, he supported the launch of the OVO Hydro, led the rebrand of the SEC and helped strengthen the organisation’s position as one of the UK’s leading event destinations.

Established by city centre businesses following a successful ballot in November 2025, Let’s Go Glasgow BID will deliver a five-year business plan supported by an initial £14 million investment from levy-paying businesses. The organisation will focus on creating a cleaner, safer, more vibrant and more empowered city centre, working in partnership with businesses, stakeholders and public sector partners.

The creation of Let’s Go Glasgow BID marks an important new chapter for Glasgow’s business community and reflects a shared commitment to ensuring the city centre remains competitive, welcoming and successful.

Sean joins Let’s Go Glasgow BID following a career spanning more than 30 years in marketing, communications, tourism and place promotion.
Prior to the SEC, he helped deliver a major European-funded programme of event-led tourism activity designed to strengthen Glasgow’s visitor economy and international profile. He also played a leading role in the successful Back the Bid campaign that helped secure the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games for the city.

Kyron Keogh, Chair of Let’s Go Glasgow BID and Managing Director of ROX, said:
“The establishment of Let’s Go Glasgow BID is a significant moment for Glasgow city centre and for the businesses that invest in it every day.
“The Board was looking for a leader who understands Glasgow, understands partnership working and has a proven track record of delivering major projects and campaigns. Sean brings all of those qualities.

“Throughout a career spanning more than 30 years, Sean has played a leading role in initiatives that have helped strengthen Glasgow’s profile, support economic activity and bring organisations together around common goals.

“As we begin this new chapter, we are delighted to welcome Sean as our inaugural Chief Executive. We look forward to working with him to ensure Let’s Go Glasgow BID becomes a trusted, effective and influential organisation that delivers real value for city centre businesses.”

Commenting on his appointment, Sean Murray said:
“Glasgow is a city with enormous strengths, a strong business community and people who care deeply about its future.

“The successful BID ballot demonstrated a clear mandate from city centre businesses and a shared ambition to make a lasting difference. Through an initial £14 million investment, businesses have committed to a plan that will help create a cleaner, safer, more vibrant and more empowered city centre.

“My responsibility now is to ensure that investment delivers tangible results and practical value for levy payers.

“Successful city centres are built on partnership, shared purpose and consistent delivery. Let’s Go Glasgow BID provides an opportunity to bring businesses, stakeholders and public sector partners together behind common priorities and make visible progress on the issues that matter most.

“I am looking forward to listening, learning and working alongside businesses and partners across the city as we establish the organisation and begin delivering the commitments set out in the business plan.

The Glasgow city centre dispersal zone was established in March 2026 to support efforts to address anti-social behaviour and disorder.
The zone was initially approved for a period of three months until Saturday, 20 June 2026. Following a review of its use and impact, the dispersal zone will remain in place.

Between 20 May and 19 June 2026, officers used their dispersal powers 373 times, with 13 people reported to the Procurator Fiscal after returning to the area in breach of dispersal directions, 1 of those individuals was also arrested for Theft by Shoplifting.

Since its introduction on 20 March 2026, dispersal powers have been used 1118 times, with 68 people reported to the Procurator Fiscal after returning to the area in breach of dispersal directions. Of these,19 people have been arrested or charged in connection with other offences including Drugs, Assault, Possession of offensive weapons and knives, Sexual Offences, Theft by Shoplifting and Threatening or Abusive behaviour. Those arrested or charged over the period were aged between 17 and 56 years.

Dispersal powers allow officers to direct groups of two or more people to leave the dispersal zone if their behaviour is impacting on the safety and wellbeing of others. Those directed to leave are not permitted to return for a period of 24 hours.

The dispersal zone covers an area bounded by St Vincent Place, Glassford Street/Stockwell Street, the far side of the riverbank and York Street/West Campbell Street.

Superintendent Jackie Dunbar said: “Over the past three months, dispersal powers have provided officers with an important tool to help address anti-social behaviour and disorder and support the safety and wellbeing of those living, working, and visiting Glasgow city centre.

Throughout this period, we have worked closely with local residents, businesses, and partners, and sought feedback on the dispersal zone and its impact, using that feedback to help shape our ongoing approach.

The feedback we have received has been largely positive and, alongside operational data and our assessment of incidents in the area, has helped us inform our review of the dispersal zone and our next steps.

While the dispersal zone was introduced as a temporary measure and was never intended to be a permanent solution, our review indicates that it continues to be an effective tool. As a result, the timeframe for the dispersal zone has been extended while we continue to work with partners to address the underlying causes of anti-social behaviour and disorder and develop longer-term solutions. Its use and impact will continue to be kept under review.
Our focus remains on ensuring Glasgow city centre is a safe and welcoming place for everyone.

Cleaner
Improving the look and feel of the city centre is a clear priority. Businesses highlighted concerns around graffiti, litter, the condition of lanes and the general presentation of high footfall streets. The response is a focused programme of additional cleaning activity.

A dedicated Clean Team is in place, working across the city centre to target known problem areas. This includes removing graffiti, improving the condition of bins and street furniture, and focusing attention on lanes and key access routes. The work is visible and responsive, with activity directed towards the areas where it will have the greatest impact.

Alongside this, independent environmental audits have been commissioned to provide a clear picture of current conditions. This baseline information will guide how the programme develops, ensuring that effort and investment are targeted where they make the most difference over time.

Safer
A city centre that feels safe is essential to confidence and footfall. The BID is supporting this through a more visible and coordinated street presence, particularly during busy periods and in the evening economy.

Vibrant
A strong city centre needs energy and activity. The BID is supporting this through a programme of marketing, events and coordinated campaigns that encourage people to spend time in the city centre.

This includes working with partners to deliver promotions and activations that support key trading periods, as well as creating opportunities to showcase what the city centre offers. The intention is not to add noise, but to create a more consistent and joined up approach to activity.

Empowered
Strong communication underpins the entire programme. Businesses need to know what is being delivered, what is planned and how they can contribute.

The BID will provide regular updates through a range of channels, alongside direct engagement with levy payers. There will be opportunities to share feedback, raise issues and help shape the direction of the programme.

Alongside this, there will be a continued focus on using data and evidence to track progress. This allows the BID to demonstrate impact clearly and to adapt activity where needed.

Since the ballot, we have been focused on establishing the BID company and laying the foundations to move quickly into delivery. This includes appointing a Board of Directors, agreeing on governance structures, establishing financial arrangements, and recruiting a team.