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Council tax could go up to pay for 24/7 licensing regime

TAX-PAYERS in Camden are facing a weighty bill to keep the government’s controversial new licensing regime on track.
Late licences kick in for the first time tonight (Thursday) with dozens of pubs and nightclubs across the borough taking advantage of an end to fixed opening hours.
But while punters revel in ordering late drinks, residents – many of whom have objected to the pubs near their homes gaining later hours – have been told they will have to stump up for extra taxes to pay for the new system.
New Camden leader Councillor Raj Chada warned this week the whopping £1.1 million it has cost the Town Hall to process the hundreds of new licences is likely to be covered by tax-payers.
Camden residents are facing a far bigger bill than people in other areas of the country because of the borough’s high concentration of bars, clubs and off licences. The system was previously managed by licensing justices in the magistrates’ court but the massive workload has been shifted to the Town Hall amid spiralling costs.
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Angelino's finest are put to the test

WE came across Angelino Wines, sandwiched between two colourful and aggressively self-promoting Australian wine sellers, at Islington’s London Wine Event at the end of October.
Its owner is Farrell Anglin, whose imagination was caught by a lecture on the history of wine making at Southgate College.

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