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    • Conservatives Launch Rural Action Plan

    • 08/07/2009
    • The Conservative Party has launched a Rural Action campaign along with an agenda to help rural communities. The campaign has four key aims: to respect rural people, empower rural communities, protect rural services and revive the rural economy.
     
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    • Local Shops Suffering at the Hands of Energy Suppliers

    • 06/07/2009
    • Research by ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has revealed that one in five businesses receive inadequate notice that their energy contract is coming to an end. One in ten businesses have received back dated bills and one in four businesses
     

    • One Week to Go To Have Your Say

    • 03/07/2009
    • The Industry wide consultation on the policy issues that matter most to your business closes on Friday 10th July. The Heart of the Community Consultation is an unprecedented poll of retailer views.
     

    • Tobacco Display Ban Begins in Ireland

    • 02/07/2009
    • A tobacco display ban came into force in Ireland yesterday. Ireland is the first EU nation and third country in the world (after Canada and Iceland) to ban the display of tobacco products.
     
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    • Train to Gain Goes from Strength to Strength

    • 26/06/2009
    • Three-quarters of employers training their staff through the Government's flagship Train to Gain programme have seen significant gains in performance and in the skills of their workforce, according to reports published today.
     
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    • ACS Anger at Ofgem Climb Down

    • 24/06/2009
    • ACS has reacted angrily to the weakening of Ofgem's recommendation to prohibit rollover energy contracts. In a letter to SME representatives Ofgem have revealed that they will allow energy companies to participate in contract rolling for up to a year.
     

    • Employers Urged to Give Fathers Time

    • 23/06/2009
    • Children's Secretary Ed Balls wants firms to be aware fathers may need to take special leave when a child is sick or to attend a school event and is calling on employers to make more time for fathers, so they can be more involved in their children's live
     

    • McIntosh Slams Government for Talking Out Shoplifting Bill

    • 22/06/2009
    • Miss Anne McIntosh, MP for the Vale of York and Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Thirsk and Malton, has today slammed the Government for failing to support her Bill which would toughen up the punishment for shop theft.
     
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    • ACS Supports Tougher Penalties for Shop Theft

    • 18/06/2009
    • ACS is urging MPs to show their support for Anne McIntosh's Ten Minute Rule Bill entitled Theft from Shops (Use of Penalty Notices for Disorder) Act. The Bill will have Second Reading in the House of Commons on Friday 19th June.