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Legal Confusion on Display Ban Makes Delay Necessary
- 26/04/2010
- Government plans for a tobacco display ban in England have been thrown into confusion following legal proceedings brought by major companies supplying tobacco in the UK.
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Candidates Across England and Wales Sign up to Local Shops Pledge
- 21/04/2010
- Local shops show that they are at the heart of the election campaign as the number of election candidates signed up to the local shops pledge reached 82 today.
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Conservative PPC Mike Penning Attends Kishor Patel Store Launch
- 19/04/2010
- Independent retailer Kishor Patel has launched a new Nisa Local in Hemel Hempstead, with Conservative PPC Mike Penning in attendance to formally open the store.
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ACS Calls on Candidates to Back Local Shops
- 15/04/2010
- As the major parties unveil their election manifestos, ACS has written to parliamentary candidates across England and Wales to ask for their support in recognising the contribution that local shops make to communities and the economy.
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ACS Warns Minimum Wage Increases Will Damage Local Shops
- 12/04/2010
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has criticised Labours manifesto pledge to increase the National Minimum Wage by at least the level of increase in average earnings.
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Sunday Trading Liberalisation Opposed by 89% of Public
- 06/04/2010
- On the day that large retail chains are pressing for relaxation of Sunday trading laws, national polling has shown that an overwhelming majority of the public support the current laws.
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ACS Welcomes Post Office Banking Response
- 29/03/2010
- ACS has welcomed the Governments response to the Post Office Banking consultation. The response outlines the range of new banking products which the Post Office will be able to offer in branch.
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Local Shops React to the Budget
- 24/03/2010
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has reacted to the Budget expressing disappointment at the action on business rates and yet more increases in duty on alcohol and tobacco products.
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Minimum Wage Increase Threat to Jobs
- 24/03/2010
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has warned that the decision to increase the minimum wage for adults by 2.2% to £5.93 will threaten job creation in the retail sector.
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ACS Call for Immediate Action as Planning Policy Fails Whittlesey
- 22/03/2010
- ACS has written to Government warning that town centre protections are ineffective and has called for immediate intervention to prevent long term damage.
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Chancellor Must Support Local Shops in Budget
- 09/03/2010
- Alasdair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer, is expected to deliver the last Budget of this Parliament later this month. Local shops have called on the Chancellor to support them to continue to serve their community and contribute to the economy.
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Local Shops Back Independent Grocery Ombudsman
- 04/03/2010
- ACS has written to MPs urging them to back legislation to bring into force a Grocery Ombudsman that will be debated in Parliament on Friday.
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ACS Welcomes Ministerial Concessions on Tobacco Display Ban Rules
- 26/02/2010
- ACS has welcomed Ministerial concessions regarding the rules that will be in place when a tobacco display ban comes into force for local shops in 2013
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Conservatives' Commitment to Reinstate Planning Need Test Welcomed
- 23/02/2010
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the commitment in the Conservative Planning Green Paper to reinstate the need test and tighten up restrictions on harmful out of town retail development.
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ACS Responds to Post Office Banking consultation
- 19/02/2010
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has submitted a response to the Governments consultation on Post Office Banking. The consultation seeks views on whether the Post Office should expand the range of banking services it offers.
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