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1. • 43 Local Shop Pledge Supporters Become MPs in Historic Election

   • 10/05/2010
   • Over 40 of the prospective parliamentary candidates that signed the Local Shops Pledge have gone on to become MPs, including members from all major parties.

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2. • ACS Reflects Local Shop Concern About General Election Result

   • 07/05/2010
   • James Lowman, Chief Executive of ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has reflected the concerns of local shops about the period of leadership uncertainty

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3. • ACS Polling Shows Convenience Store Industry Still Up for Grabs in Election

   • 05/05/2010
   • In his speech to ACS Summit 10, taking place on the eve of the General Election, ACS Chief Executive James Lowman has revealed exclusive ACS polling that shows that more than half of independent convenience retailers are yet to make up their mind.

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4. • Retailers Across the Country Count Down to Summit 10

   • 04/05/2010
   • Summit is ACS' flagship event and the biggest and best event of its kind in the convenience sector. This year's event will take place on May 5th at the Birmingham Metropole and promises to be even better than last year.

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5. • Last Chance to Vote for Your 2010 ACS Community Hero

   • 30/04/2010
   • The Winner of the Community Heroes Award is down to you! All the entries were fantastic examples of how local shops play an integral part in local communities, but only four could be shortlisted.

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6. • Australian Government Announces Move to Introduce Plain Packaging

   • 29/04/2010
   • The Australia Government has announced plans to require tobacco products to be sold in plain packaging. The rules, which would take effect 1st July 2012, would ban tobacco companies from including logos, text or colourful images on cigarette packets.

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7. • Conservative Candidate Signs up to Local Shops Pledge

   • 28/04/2010
   • Conservative PPC Nigel Mills met with a local retailer in Amber Valley this morning to discuss issues facing local shops and sign up to the ACS Local Shop Pledge

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8. • Conservative Shadow Minister Expresses Support for Display Ban Challenge

   • 27/04/2010
   • Conservative Shadow Health Minister Mike Penning has reiterated his party’s concerns over the tobacco display ban. In response to the news that three tobacco companies and two retail representatives have launched a judicial review into the display ban.

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9. • 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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10. • Leaders Clash on Jobs Tax in Second Televised Debate

    • 23/04/2010
    • In a debate that covered few of the main issues that concerns local shops, the Leaders did cover some aspects of employment costs, particularly the plan to increase national insurance in April 2011.

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11. • 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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12. • 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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13. • ACS Calls on Election 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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14. • Clegg Launches Liberal Democrat Election Manifesto

    • 14/04/2010
    • Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg launched their election manifesto this morning, with many pledges that could affect local shops including minimum wage commitments and a pledge to make small business rate relief automatic.

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15. • Cameron Launches 2010 Conservative Election Manifesto

    • 13/04/2010
    • The Conservative Manifesto is An Invitation to Join the Government of Britain and includes a range of aspirations for how local people can have more say in decision making at a national and local level.

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