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Thriving Town Centres at Heart of Robust Economic Recovery
- 14/04/2009
- ACS is backing the Government's commitment to building thriving town centres.
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UK Recycles More Packaging Waste
- 09/04/2009
- The UK recycled almost two-thirds of all packaging produced in 2008, according to the latest figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Environment Agency.
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Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: One Year on
- 08/04/2009
- This week the Government published its report Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives: One Year On.
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ACS Comment on Planning Competition Test
- 07/04/2009
- The Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) has published an order that requires the Competition Commission to reconsider its recommendation for a planning competition test.
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ACS Makes Case for Real Action to Reduce Youth Smoking
- 06/04/2009
- James Lowman, ACS Chief Executive took part in a discussion about the tobacco display ban on the You & Yours programme on Radio 4 on Monday 6th April.
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Local MP Talks Shop at Ashdene Services
- 03/04/2009
- Local MP Greg Barker visited Ashdene Service Station in Hurst Green to show his support for an important local business.
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Minister Listens to Local Shop Concerns
- 02/04/2009
- ACS has met with Retail Minister Gareth Thomas MP to discuss how retailers are coping with the economic downturn.
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'Solution for Business' Simplifies Government Business Support, Reducing Over 3,000 Schemes to 30
- 31/03/2009
- The Government today delivered on its promise to provide a simplified framework for publicly funded support, which could add £1.4bn of value per year for businesses.
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ACS Welcomes 11th Hour Business Rates Concession
- 31/03/2009
- ACS has welcomed the announcement by the Chancellor that the 5% increase in business rates that comes into force on 1st April will be spread over three years.
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Supermarket Code 'Toothless' Without Dedicated Ombudsman
- 30/03/2009
- ACS and the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) have warned that the new code for supermarkets proposed by the Competition Commission will be 'toothless' if it is not accompanied by an effective and well resourced Ombudsman.
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Flexible Working Rights go to Extra 4.5 Million
- 27/03/2009
- More than 10 million people will have the right to request flexible working from April 6th and government support is helping businesses get ready for the change.
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MPs Call for Urgent Action at Business Rates Debate
- 26/03/2009
- At the opening of an opposition day debate opposing the impending 5% rise in business rates and the end of transitional rate relief, Shadow Communities Minister Bob Neill told the Commons that businesses are caught in a "deadly pincer movement".
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ACS to Represent Sector at Contactless Technology Conference
- 25/03/2009
- Contactless payment systems have been launched in London and are set to roll out all over the UK by 2012.
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LGA Calls for Action on Business Rates
- 24/03/2009
- The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England, is warning that some firms are set to be hit by rate bills that will be doubling or tripling because a programme of Government rate relief is coming to an end.
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ACS Backs Ban on Roll-Over Energy Contracts
- 23/03/2009
- Energy regulator Ofgem has made a range of recommendations today to deal with 'undue discrimination' that small businesses and domestic customers receive with their energy supply.
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