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All the new businesses in the Angel
From bars, restaurants and coffee shops to art galleries and independent retailers, the Angel town centre is alive with new businesses that have opened in recent months. Check out all the new venues by clicking on the link below: https://mailchi.mp/16c518358e86/latest-news-from-angellondon-4883825
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Angel Business News – March 2022
To read a monthly round-up of the latest business news from the Angel including grant deadlines and opportunities, and marketing initiatives please click on the link below: http://mailchi.mp/069ee5d0d3a0/latest-news-from-angellondon-march-2022
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Angel Central Summer Fete: 29 July – 1 Aug
The refurbishment works at Angel Central are now complete. From more seating and dining space to planting and sustainable initiatives, the new centre is open and hive of activity. To celebrate, Angel Central is holding a Summer Fete from 29th July to 1st August featuring four days…
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BRIGHTER – Angel Central. Summer events on the lawn!
Our friends at Angel Central are all ready for the summer holidays with its lawn in place complete with super-duper branded deckchairs! The lawn will also be the location for a whole range of performers over the summer holiday period…
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BRIGHTER – Angel Day (inc. Christmas lights switch-on): Saturday 17 November!
The Angel is set to sparkle on Saturday 17th November as our annual Angel Day will be taking place. A range of music and entertainment will be taking place throughout the afternoon around the Angel including Angel Central, Upper Street,…
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BRIGHTER – Angel Day 2018 a big success
The Angel came alive last Saturday (17 November) for our second Angel Day and the Christmas lights switch-on. The day saw record numbers of people come to the town centre to enjoy activities and entertainment with footfall monitors across the…
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BRIGHTER – Bunting is back for the summer and baskets are on their way
We are delighted to have once again added a bit of extra colour to the Angel by installing bunting throughout Camden Passage for the summer months. In addition to having bunting in Camden Passage, we are pleased to have worked with Islington…
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BRIGHTER – Free copies of ‘This is Angel’ Guide still available
Do you have customers to your business who don’t know all the delights of Angel? Well, to help you help them, there are still FREE copies of the ‘This is Angel’ pocket sized guide available for businesses. The handy guide,…
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BRIGHTER – Summer lawn returns to Angel Central
As the weather warms up, our friends at Angel Central are getting ready for summer with the installation of their lovely summer lawn. The lawn, and its super-duper branded deckchairs, offers a great place to relax in the summer…
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Charlton Place and Camden Passage environmental changes
Following consultation with businesses and residents last summer, Islington Council has announced its plans to take forward improvements to Charlton Place and Camden Passage. The proposed works will include pavement widening, outdoor seating, tree planting and changes to the road and…
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CLEANER & SAFER – Improved pedestrian paving on Liverpool Road
As well as our ‘big picture’ work, here at angel.london we’re the BID that gets the little things sorted to improve the landscape of Angel to help create the best trading environment for businesses. We’re delighted with the work that…
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Country Living Christmas Fair – 10-14 November
After a year’s hiatus, one of the Business Design Centre’s most popular public events – the Country Living Christmas Fair – is back next month. Running from the 10th to 14th November, the bespoke event will feature over 450 small businesses offering everything from stocking fillers to festive hampers….
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COVID-19: Updated guidance for shops on working safely during COVID-19.
26 May 2020 Yesterday, Monday 25 May, the Prime Minister announced that the Govt intended to allow ‘non-essential’ shops in England to re-open from Monday 15 June. The re-opening is subject to the Govt’s ‘Road Map’ conditions being met and…
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Dealing with the threat from terrorism – advice and support for businesses
The Met Police Protective Security Operations (Counter Terrorism) has created a number of new initiatives and programmes to support businesses in the fight against terrorism. London SHIELD App: This new app provides a single source of up-to-date and relevant Counter Terrorism information, advice and guidance. The…
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Free pilot for businesses – Near St & Islington Council
Islington Council has partnered with NearSt to increase footfall and sales by getting local businesses’ products into Google and seen by the thousands of potential customers that live nearby. People increasingly search for products online and this will help them buy locally….
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Get your businesses listed for free on My Virtual Neighbourhood
My Virtual Neighbourhood is a growing online directory of businesses in town centres across London. Focusing on independent businesses and covering retail, hospitality and leisure and health & wellbeing, My Virtual Neighbourhood was set up during the pandemic to support local traders and continues to do…
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Go Africa Festival – 30 October
As part of October’s Black History Month, Go Africa – a movement mobilising the African & Caribbean creative communities to come together to showcase talent, art, and culture in London – is holding a festival in St Mary’s Community Centre on…
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Highbury & Islington named as most resilient retail area in Greater London
Highbury & Islington has taken the number one spot in a study of retail resilience in outer London town centres. The study, by property consultancy Savills UK, examined 40 outer London high street areas and ranked them in terms of ‘health, vibrancy, size…
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Islington Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant Fund
4 Feb 2022 – Islington Council has announced that it will be opening the application process on Monday 7 February at 2pm for eligible businesses to claim a grant from the Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant (OARG) Fund. On the 21 December 2021, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Omicron Additional Restrictions Grant…
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SAFER – Angel Police Team Christmas duty schedule
The Angel Police Team, funded by angel.london, will be on duty every day throughout the festive period excluding Christmas Day and New Years Day. For the first time, members of the Angel Police Team will be on duty on Boxing…
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SAFER – Police publish new security guidance for retailers
The National Business Crime Centre and the Met Police have published two new documents for retail businesses. The first ‘Ten Principles of Crime Prevention‘ is a useful worksheet containing checklists for store managers and staff, outlining how applying straightforward measures can reduce crime…
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STRONGER – Angel Business Survey 2018: Results
Following completion of our Annual Business Survey 2018 by The Retail Group in August, we are pleased to share the full results of this year’s survey. The report covers many aspects regarding business in the Angel including customer segmentation, travel…
READ MORE >STRONGER – Camden Passage ‘End of Summer (mini) Festival’ – Saturday 22 September
Camden Passage and the streets around will come alive on Saturday 22 September when businesses and traders will be coming together to create a mini-festival. There will be lots going on in the Passage including music, entertainment and free ‘tasters’ and…
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STRONGER – Guest markets to join Chapel Market
Worldwide flavours and products will come to Chapel Market this week as the normal market will be joined by stallholders from around the world and artisanal cheese producers. From Wednesday 26th to Saturday 29th September, traders from across the world will be selling food and…
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STRONGER – halo, the angel.london offer scheme launches!
We are delighted to announce that ‘halo’, our new offer scheme for anyone working in the Angel, is now live! All employees in the Angel can register online for a FREE halo card at www.halocard.london. Please pass on this link…
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STRONGER – halo, the new angel.london offer scheme
Do you want to promote your business to the lucrative local worker market to encourage new and repeat custom? halo, our new offer scheme for local employees, gives you the opportunity to do this by providing an offer for inclusion in the scheme. Employees…
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STRONGER – Save our Shops Petition
We have been pleased with the public response to the Save Our Shops petition led by the Islington Chamber of Commerce and fully supported by angel.london. We distributed signing sheets to retailers across the Angel and have been busy collecting…
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STRONGER – Time Out Love London Awards 2018: Angel Winners!
Congratulations to all the businesses in the Angel BID area that were successful in the Time Out ‘Love London’ Awards 2018. The Time Out Love London Awards celebrate the best in the capital and the public can vote for the…
READ MORE >STRONGER: Free business accessibility audit for the ‘Access Guide to the Angel’
angel.london has joined forces with Islington Council and AccessAble* in a partnership to ensure that disabled workers and visitors to the Angel have the information they need to make use of the fantastic resources available here. Launching in early summer,…
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STRONGER: Inside Angel – Summer 2019 edition published
We are delighted to publish the latest edition of ‘Inside Angel’, our quarterly publication giving businesses the lowdown on all that’s going on in the Angel. The summer 2019 edition includes a round up of activities and initiatives in the…
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Wearing a face covering in shops becomes mandatory from 24 July
17 July 2020 – Under the new rules, people who do not wear a face covering in shops will face a fine of up to £100, in line with the sanction on public transport and just as with public transport,…
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