LQ In The News

Each month LQ BID will bring our members the latest media coverage gained through recent press stories. Links will include, news articles, videos, podcasts, images and more. These links will be available for you to view at your own leisure, ensuring you are kept up to date with the latest stories hot off the press!

British BIDs

NEWSLETTER

https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/linen-quarter-bid-welcomes-hospitality-businesses-back-3070042

BUSINESS FIRST

https://www.businessfirstonline.co.uk/our-guest-bloggers/linen-quarter-welcomes-hospitality-businesses-back-to-the-district/

LOVE BELFAST

In other December news, LQ BID were delighted to introduce the District’s first cigarette butt ballot bin. The bin was installed by LQ BID outside Great Victoria Street station as part of our ongoing efforts to keep Belfast’s historic quarter clean.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lovebelfast.co.uk_no-ifs-no-butts-first-ballot-bin-arrives-activity-6740614714566443009-fLSf

Irish News

https://www.irishnews.com/paywall/tsb/irishnews/irishnews/irishnews//business/2020/11/17/news/linen-quarter-bid-launches-public-realm-consultation-2129340/content.html

Newsletter

https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/linen-quarter-bid-launches-consultation-3034936

Business First

https://www.businessfirstonline.co.uk/other-articles/linen-quarter-launches-public-realm-consultation/

Best of Belfast Podcast

To coincide with imagining future public realm in the District, LQ BID’s MD Chris McCracken, spoke to Best of Belfast podcast to discuss how far the quarter has come since the story of Otto Jaffe, an interesting character / entrepreneur who really put the District on the map. Link to podcast can be found here:

Sir Otto Jaffe: “The Linen Entrepreneur Who Changed A City” — Best Of Belfast

Belfast Live

https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/new-gift-card-initiative-launched-19009076

NVTV

https://www.nvtv.co.uk/on-demand/

NI 4 KIDZ

https://ni4kids.com/2020/10/21/win-a-100-belfast-city-centre-gift-card-with-our-spooktacular-colouring-in-competition/

Belfast Chamber

https://belfastchamber.com/news/latest-news/initiative-encourages-public-to-gift-the-city-and-support-city-centre-businesses/

Also, in October LQ BID was delighted to extend our partnership with the PSNI StreetBeat team, CQ BID and welcome University of Ulster to the collaboration. LQ StreetBeat provide enhanced policing to the District, and the team is on hand to deter anti-social behaviour, provide premises checks and advice to many businesses occupied in the area. Read more below:

Newsletter

https://www.newsletter.co.uk/business/consumer/streetbeat-back-another-year-2994874

Business First

https://www.businessfirstonline.co.uk/other-articles/police-on-the-beat-on-belfasts-streets-2/