THERE is to be no second bite of the cherry by Newton Abbot to become a Business Improvement District (Bid), after last year's attempt failed by the narrowest of margins.In a ballot, 142 of the 239 businesses who cast their votes were in favour but it was brought down by the criteria of rateable value, and it was no secret that town centre superstore Asda had swung the issue.Now the town's Bid steering group has called it a day after studying responses to a recent survey. That included feedback from businesses, analysis of Bid performances in other towns and an acknowledgement of the current economic climate.Town development manager Sally Henley said when people were cutting back at home, the local authority was taking austerity measures and most businesses were looking to reduce costs and overheads, it made sense that now was not the time to expect businesses to welcome further hits to their bottom line.She said shop and business closures in Newton Abbot had been kept to a minimum and there was heartening evidence of expansion of some in the town centre.'Many elements of other towns Bids we already have in place and have had for some time, so it is not altogether surprising that the appetite is not as strong as it is in other towns,' said Mrs Henley.Now the Town Centre Partnership (TCP) is to be extended to embrace and further develop the concept of Town Teams.The idea forwarded by Mrs Henley is to give businesses an opportunity to have a greater say in what happens in the town.There will be four Town Teams involved in marketing, evening economy, security and operations.