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Angel Flea Market May 19 - are you a buyer or seller?

Hit by the recession? Angel Flea Market could be an answer...

Showing our true colours - we're flying Purple Flag for a safe night out

The Angel has just joined a select group of town centres given the UK’s only award for a safe and well-managed night out

Angel Police Team cut crime again this year

The police team are sending out the message loud and clear that they’re out there, they’re around, they might be in uniform, they might be in plain clothes, but they’re watching

Archway at the Angel

We're doing our best to promote our street markets

Urgently needed - soul sponsors

Your chance to sponsor St Mary's Soul in the City Festival

New monthly crime surgery

We're listening. All BID members are invited to our new crime surgery

No stalling over Sunday market

Angel is the place for markets as Camden Passage market joins Chapel and the Farmers' markets on a Sunday

Hottest Latino

This Angel AIM business has just won an industry award - tell us if your business is recognised in any way and we'll tell everyone else!

Help a lost phone find its way home

Register all your property so it can be returned more quickly if its lost

Pubs and bars call time on isolation

Calling all pubs and bars - reap the rewards of joining our Pub Watch scheme

Put your business on the mAPP

Our students will be calling in to get your updated contact details - take five minutes to talk to them

To catch a thief

Sign up for our security sessions and keep your business safe

Buildings can be recycled too

Brightening up the Angel - in black and white

Safer on two legs and two wheels

Cyclists are welcome at the Angel but only those who make it safe for others too

Spirit of the Angel

Take on a local apprentice and make a real difference

Busy? Let the doctor come to you

Don't board the red double decker parked outside the health food shop unless you want a health check

New year, try a new skill

Look around for something different on your doorstep at lunchtime

Holiday recycling

Make sure you and your staff know when your recycling will be collected over Christmas and New Year

Singing our Christmas hearts out

Even if you have to sleep under your desk ready for Monday, don't miss Sunday eve at St Mary's

Pop-up Christmas foodie FEAST this weekend

Festive food market will be packing a punch for four days only

Sign up to recycle six days a week

We're expanding our free recycling to meet all your festive needs

Angel Christmas lights will soon be sparkling again

Local actress and author will be switching on the glitz in Camden Passage - 4pm Saturday November 24. Be there!

Quality street markets opens on Sunday

Angel on Sundays. THE place to be

Bee part of the new buzz....

You are invited to find out more about Honey Club on Thursday November 22 5.30-8pm at Edward Cullinan Architects, 5 Baldwin Terrace N1.

A-boards - essential or obstacle? Any way round them?

Your views on A-boards will shape council policy. Do please fill in the survey that's come with our newsletter

Special security workshops for licensed premises

It's getting busy - and there's no time like the present to protect against and prepare for security threats

Flying the flag for our pubs

Our new pubwatch is looking out for pubs, so they can look out for each other

Late-night opening to start your Christmas shopping early

Thursday November 29 - Upper Street boutiques put on festive evening and start their sales

Help Hanover school's playground appeal

Give your time and money so our local schoolchildren have a better place to play

Festive Feast

Dig deep in your pockets and spare some cash towards a Christmas hamper?

Tube disruptions from Angel station

Don't be caught out by a closed station - find out in advance

Notes for notes

Check out our business directory and see what local services you can use, thereby investing in and strengthening our community

Spot lighting - do you know your T8s from your T5s?

Your chance to save money by making your business lighting system more efficient

Don't give to beggars - you're not doing them any favours

Help our Angel Police team move beggars and street drinkers to a better place

Angel wins Best Town Centre in London Gold award

“Everyone who works here takes such a pride in making the Angel the best it can be - which is why it’s still popular and thriving, and getting better all the time,” says BID Director Christine Lovett

Purple pride of the Angel

We believe in keeping it local - shop local, do business local, and employ local. And because our recycling team are local their knowledge is invaluable.

Emergency measures

Take advantage of our top level security advice sessions to make sure your business is safe

Sights for sore eyes

Islington Contemporary Art & Design Fair is back at Candid Arts this October

Save money with Vodafone

Check out the discounts offered by this BID business - can you offer any local deals?

Wheelie good idea for old bikes and new apprentices

Got any old bikes we can collect for free for a good cause?

Pilot pedestrian scheme in Chapel Market?

We'll be coming to ask all businesses how an extended market will affect them, and how pedestrianisation will affect their deliveries

Got space for a music performance for charity?

Join the growing number of BID businesses taking part in this year's Oxjam music festival

We're saying no to late night levy

Extra crime-fighting levies do work but we'll be asking for BID members to be exempted

Czech, mate

Two weeks of entertainment and sports and celebration of the Czech Republic begin

Sculpture unveiled in Owen's Park

A little corner of the Angel that is forever Romania

Routemasters ain't what they used to be..

If the Czechs wanted to attract attention to their national house at the Business Design Centre they couldn't have found a more eye-catching way of going about it. The 'London Booster' is a must-see...

Lighting up the Angel

Flags flutter, tens of thousands gather and the Angel stands still for a moment to celebrate the Olympic flame

Celebrate the Olympics here!

What's going on locally to get you in the games spirit 1

Celebrate the Olympics here!

More events happening locally to get you in the mood 2

Smooth runnings...

Here's how to get the latest on traffic and transport during the Olympics

Sprucing up the Angel

We're delighted our business community has pulled together to impress the London in Bloom people

Watch out - there's an Olympic road lane about

Don't get caught out in Olympic lanes or making banned turns on our local roads

Late doors for deliveries

Get up to speed with when your business can make or take deliveries during the Olympics

Let's regulate street fundraisers

We're adding our voice to calls for better behaved charity fundraisers

The Angel will be aflame

Make sure your business is ready for the crowds just after 8am on July 26 as the Olympic Torch passes by

This summer in the city

Dont miss Transport for London HERE tomorrow telling you all you need to know about the roads and tubes during the Olympics

FREE Angel Police Team security sessions

Book up now for our exclusive emergency planning sessions that make good business sense

Cut your food waste, cut your costs

Find out from the experts and local businesses how to recycle more

Watch this face

Download the Facewatch app onto your smart phone and help police catch local criminals

Don’t let your phone become hot property

Angel Police Team warn of huge rise in thefts of phones

How can unwanted office furniture build our community?

Donate your unwanted office furniture or catering equipment, save money and help other businesses

Repaving St John's Street

Grit your teeth for more resurfacing but we're on the home strait

Facing fundraising

Street fundraisers focus on getting bank details so charities can hope for a long-term income. That they're not asking for cash means they’re free from the regulations governing collectors with tins, though they can't follow or pester anyone who isn't interested

Right on track with new cycle racks

We're working for even more places to park your bike

Feeding the soul...

Check out the summer festival happening on your doorstep June 5-9

How Olympic road changes at Angel will affect you

Find out the how what and when of road restrictions at the Angel

Working together for better

Join Islington Council’s free Business Partnership and boost your business by taking advantage of their free advice, updates and events

Lettuce go! It’s the spring plant fair!

It’s not an April Fool – it’s the Farmer’s Market plant sale on April 1st

Shopping by moonlight

Soak up the atmosphere as Camden Passage stays open late on March 22

Support local charities

As chuggers on the streets spark a national debate, we're encouraging donations to local groups in need

Top cop visits our block

Met Police Commissioner checks in with Angel Police Team as they notch up yet another success

Find out exactly how the Olympics will affect your deliveries

We're hosting free TfL workshops to help you keep your freight on track.

Making a splash

First local event will blaze a trail along the canal to the Olympics.

Shoplifters are out

Shoplifters are clearly getting the message that the Angel is a no-go area as offences drop again.

Queen of the scene

Imagine our delight that self-styled Queen of Shops Mary Portas championed BIDs as the way forward in breathing life back into the high street in her recent report for the government.

Stars of CCTV

Angel Police Team spent hours scanning CCTV to spot gang of thieves, piece together their movements and track them to South London. They have just been jailed.

Stop your bike being snapped up

Register your bike at national online database www.immobilise.com so police can trace it

Don't miss the Old Red's classic Wilde play

The Old Red's production of The Importance of Being Earnest has been snapped up by a West End Theatre - catch it before it's too late!

Clamping down on clampers

Read this to discover more about how we can problem-solve for your business

Plenty more counterfeit note pens where these came from

We still have loads of our Angel AIM security pens which detect any fake bank notes. Get in touch if you need one and we'll drop it round to you.

Buy unique presents for everyone at the festive Angel Christmas Fair

Enjoy mulled wine and mince pies as you shop

How do stolen bikes and computers turn into free puppetry lessons for teenagers?

Angel Police Team donate £3,000 to Little Angel puppet theatre charity

Actor Larry Lamb's turning on the Christmas glitz

The Angel Christmas lights will be dazzling after our celebrity switch-on at 5pm Saturday November 26

Angel BID renewed for another five years

Overwhelming YES vote and support for the Angel Police Team, free recycling and cleaner streets

Got your voting papers yet?

Look out for your ballot papers so you can vote to renew Angel BID. The papers have been posted out so do let us know if they don’t arrive or the person they are addressed to has left the company - and we can organise for more.

Counter crime

Exclusive to BID businesses - a free security session with Angel Police Team and counter-terrorism experts

Getting in the spirit

BID bars opening their doors to Islington's all-day music festival

Angel wins Gold in Best Town Centre in London awards

After two years winning Silver Gilt, Angel tops the town in London in Bloom competition

It's official! 40% less crime affecting Angel businesses since the BID

Vote YES to renew the BID and keep the Angel Police Team on the streets as budget cuts threaten police numbers

Face & Trace

Take advantage of our security initiatives to help you decrease your stock losses and increase your profits

Angel tube closing for eight weekends over the winter

Check out when Northern Line improvements will affect you

Order amidst the disorder

High profile police team keep the Angel safe

Extra police looking after our streets

More police to combat any disorder

We ASKed for a favour and…

Make a difference by donating equipment in good condition you no longer want.

Roadworks – going going...gone

Latest on the final phase of the roadworks

Angel AIM businesses in the news

If your business has been featured anywhere for any reason, tell us and we'll tell everyone else.

Get smart. Don't throw away cash

Save £££s by using our free paper and cardboard recycling service

Seeing isn't believing

Just because they're not in high visibility uniform, doesn't mean the Angel Police Team aren't out there. These days they're often working undercover, dealing with the problems you tell us affect your business most.

Keeping it in house

If you have any business furniture or equipment in good enough condition to donate to someone else, contact us.

Is this an offer you can't refuse?

We'll promote your discounts to neighbouring Angel AIM businesses

Angel in the pink

We need your help to make double-sure we're voted London's Best Town Centre again this year

Hilton Hotel helps KIDS play

Angel BID businesses donate their time to fundraise for Angel BID chosen charities

New cop Paul Hoppe

Martial arts expert Paul Hoppe is now back on the Angel Police Team - and will be running self-defence classes exclusively for BID levypayers

Radio Active

Make a safe connection with the business-next-door by joining our Shopwatch radio network scheme

Graffiti-free zone

See how we're not too big to deal with the small things in life

A royal appointment

What happened the day Her Majesty The Queen came to the Angel to see what all the fuss is about

Terrorfying

Read more to find out what to do if the worst comes to the worst and there's a terror alert at the Angel

Roadworks latest...

Find out what's happening on the streets with Transport for London's £2.1m Angel improvement scheme

Crime news

The latest news and advice from our Angel Police Team, tackling crimes against businesses and making the Angel safer

An idea to plant in your mind

Are there any drab corners near your business you could bring back to life?

A sign you just can't miss

Got a local problem? Need someone to speak up for you? Read how we represent levy payers with other organisations responsible for the Angel.

Designing out grime

It’s not exactly pearly, but the wrought-iron gate we’ve just put up at the side of the Royal Bank of Scotland has brought a smile to everybody’s face.

New cop on the block

Find out about the new man on our streets, the new boss of our police team

The latest on the streets

What's being dug up and why...

In the event of a bomb going off...

What would you do if a terrorist bomb went off near your business? How would you help your staff cope? What precautions can you take to protect your premises from threats?

Liverpool Road works

Find out more about Liverpool Road closures this month