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1. • New Information Published on the Green Deal

   • 02/06/2011
   • The Government has published new information on the Green Deal. From next year businesses will be able to use the Green Deal to access up to to £10,000 upfront to pay for energy efficiency work, repaying the costs through savings on energy bills. The Dep

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2. • Energy Companies Must Stop Bullying of Small Business Customers

   • 31/05/2011
   • Energy companies are effectively bullying small business customers and costing them thousands of pounds each year, with small companies powerless to challenge them.

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3. • Deadline Extended for the 2011 ACS Achievement Award

   • 25/05/2011
   • The deadline for entries to the 2011 ACS Achievement Award has been extended until the end of this week. Participants now have until May 27th to take part in the award, which will give the winner invaluable experience with industry leaders.

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4. • Local Shops Urge No More Delay in Grocery Code Adjudicator Implementation

   • 24/05/2011
   • Local shops have welcomed the publication of the Groceries Code Adjudicator Draft Bill and have urged Government to move swiftly in taking the Bill through Parliament.

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5. • Sustainable High Streets Campaign Tops Fifty Supporters

   • 23/05/2011
   • Fifty MPs from across the three main parties have signed a Parliamentary motion recognising the importance of town centre first planning policy and the future of sustainable high streets.

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6. • EU Carrier Bag Ban Impractical and Damaging for Local Shops

   • 20/05/2011
   • Local shops have warned that blanket restrictions on carrier bag usage would be ?impractical? after suggestions made by the EU Commission.

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7. • MPs Vote on High Streets Amendment to Localism Bill

   • 18/05/2011
   • Government has defeated attempts by MPs to pass an amendment to the Localism Bill that would ensure control over retail development would be in the hands of communities not developers.

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8. • Government Commitment to High Streets Must be More than Kind Words

   • 17/05/2011
   • Local shops have welcomed the Government review of the high street and the appointment of Mary Portas as an independent advisor to lead the project.

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9. • Retailers and Environmental Groups Urge MPs to Stand Up For the High Street

   • 16/05/2011
   • Retailers and rural campaigners have joined forces to champion British high streets. On Tuesday MPs will discuss critical amendments to the Government’s Localism Bill

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10. • Retailers Urged to Work with Service Category During Crucial Changes

    • 13/05/2011
    • Local shopkeepers from across the country had the opportunity to feed in their views on Post Offices, bill payments, mobile top-ups and other services to key Government and industry figures at the ACS Services Forum yesterday.

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11. • Final Call to Independent Retailers for Free Scholarships

    • 10/05/2011
    • The National Skills Academy for Retail and Retail Trust are making a final call for managers and owners of independent stores to apply for scholarships to the premier retail management course, Oxford Summer School.

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12. • News and Magazine Industry Self Regulation Continues to Fail Retailers

    • 09/05/2011
    • ANR has condemned the Press Distribution Forum’s quarterly report on news industry self regulation, claiming that the process has failed.

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13. • Exclusive Mentoring Available for ACS Members

    • 06/05/2011
    • ACS is working with six prominent retailers to offer an exclusive mentoring service for all ACS members on convenience retailing issues.

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14. • ACS Calls on Retailers to Build on MP Support for High Streets Campaign

    • 05/05/2011
    • ACS is accelerating its campaign to promote sustainable high streets after a breakthrough commitment from Minister Greg Clark to strengthen town centre first policy.

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15. • Flawed Community Buy Rules a Threat to Local Shops

    • 03/05/2011
    • Government must make fundamental changes to its ?Community Right to Buy? proposals or risk jeopardising the interests of thousands of retail business owners, argues ACS.

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