40/ Businesses said… Rev Simon Harvey, St Mary’s Church, : “This is great news and a 16 testimony to your brilliant work for us all. Thank you and I look forward to all that’s in s t o re.” // Councillor Nurullah Turan, St. Mary’s Ward: “I am very happy to hear this good news and wish a successful future to you and our town centre. Thank you so NEWS much for your hard work.” // Dominic Jones, CEO Business Design Centre: “Enormous congratulations. You deserve this success. The newsletter from The BID would not be what it is without your Angel Business “leadership and drive. I’m so pleased for Improvement District you all.” // Richard Dodgson, Time-based Events: “Well done, very pleased for you and business in the Angel.” // Alan Berrill, local resident: “Very well done. Congratulations.” // Councillor Gary Poole, St Mary’s Ward: “Great news. Keep up the good work.” // Caroline van Luthje, Wild Swans: “Best news ever !!! So happy and thankful for you guys - you are just the best.” // Jonathan We’re all looking forward to making the Angel an even better Arana-Morton, The Breakfast Club: place to do business, says the whole team. “Congratulations on the re-election - richly deserved. Thank you for everything.” // Paul Williams, Savills: “Hurrah! More than v well Find angel. is deserved. What a magnificent ambassador out how you and your team are for The Angel and . // Damien Devine, Old Red Lion: exporting here to stay…. “Great news, well done and very much deserved. Many can Businesses have given us thanks from Helen, Dwaine and benefit a resounding YES vote to myself for all your hard work!!” your carry on managing and business enhancing the Angel for Oil can dumpers caught – and how to go about it - at a free another five years. & fined Islington Chamber Selfish fly-tippers have been slapped with a We are thrilled that 86% of businesses who voted, of Commerce £400 a fine after businesses complained to said yes, and this represents 93%of their total seminar on us that used cans of cooking oil were regularly amount of rateable value. BIDs need over 50% of 30 November dumped behind Upper Street. 5.30-7.30pm. both to be re-elected. Some mornings workers arrived to find 20 stinking There will be experts We are delighted to be able to continue serving from the Department oil cans behind their premises in St Albans Place. of International Trade businesses who have placed such faith in us – and So – we trained our new CCTV cameras on the area, and current exporters thank everyone who has supported us, and given us and with the help of Islington Council’s CCTV control offering the benefit of confidence with their encouragement. ” room, tracked and identified the van. their advice and help in applying for grants. To those businesses who didn’t vote for us and have Said our CEO Christine Lovett in the press this week: Details here http://www. reservations about our value, we would welcome “This fine very clearly sends out a message that islingtonchamber.org.uk/ the opportunity to meet and find out how we can we will not tolerate dumping or fly-tipping at the calendar/ improve the Angel to suit you. You can find details Angel. Businesses can have confidence that when of our services at www.angel.london - we’d be they report things, we take them seriously and deal delighted if there was something we can help you with it. The regular dumping of full oil cans was with. the scourge of businesses behind Upper Street for In Spring 2017 we can get on with introducing some a year. new services, and welcoming in businesses from our Working closely with Islington Council, angel.london two area extensions – north along Upper Street to police team and the council’s CCTV operators has Islington Town Hall and north along Essex Road as achieved so much. Even if criminals are outside far as the Old Queen’s Head. of the Angel, our CCTV enables us to pursue and prosecute them.” Christmas event calendar Parking is live Seen the lights going up? This 19 November 430pm Christmas lights Extended parking hours in Upper Street are now year we’re bringing forward switch-on, Angel Central live…and we’ve spent years campaigning for our Christmas lights switch on them so please go and park there, and tell all 21 November - 24 December Christmas your customers. We have secured by a week following requests Gift Market in Angel Central from businesses – the grand l Three-hour extension to all bays heading north – All-Angel Switch-on will be 1 December late night 7am-4pm on Saturday November 19 open Thursdays every week til 9pm. Mulled wine and other festive treats in all the shops l Three-hour extension to all bays heading south – at 4.30pm featuring Father 10am-7pm. Christmas, his elves and 1-23 December authentic German Market, Rodney the lazy reindeer. They Islington Green 3-4 days a week And the best thing is that we’ve made sure this will be in Angel Central from 13 December 1pm Lunchtime carols for affects all bays on Upper Street, from Islington 12pm. workers St Mary’s Church . Mince pies and Green to Lane – which will benefit What’s your business doing for mulled wine customers and suppliers of our current businesses Christmas? Let us know details 28 December 5-7pm Celebrate Chanuka and those joining next spring. of your special festive offers, with the lighting of the menorah and other Says Matthew Crawford of After Noah: “The extra promotions, events and late night Jewish holiday food and activities on hours that angel.london have secured with TfL to Islington Green. shopping hours and we’ll tell controlled parking times along the Red Route on everyone else in our Christmas Upper Street, means that for the first time in 26 round-up. years, enforcement is clearer, makes more sense Email [email protected] and gives shops and shoppers the freedom to go about their business without undue hindrance.” KIDS NEW Holloway Road update Just grit your teeth and bear it….there will be closures of some kind or another on Holloway Road until 16 January 2017. Weekends 18 & 25 November will see a full closure of the stretch in both directions, and full closure again from 24 Islington Townhouse – Rituals – Inspired by December – 16 January 2017. Ouch. three floors of food and eastern traditions, drinks in this recently Rituals home and Businesses are open as usual though refurbished historic pub body cosmetics aim on the corner of Chapel to transform your – and look forward to seeing all their Market. everyday routines regular customers. It will all be worth it in We’re publicising into more meaningful 13 the end. and marketing moments the Angel as a www. 21 Parkfield Street, See how it affects you at https://tfl.gov. destination, and islingtontownhouse. Angel Central uk/status-updates/major-works-and- are delighted that co.uk new stores and uk.rituals.com events/upper-holloway-bridge-travel- businesses are keen advice?cid=upper-holloway-bridge to be part of it...

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