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ACS Launches Community Heroes Award 2009
- 20/01/2009
- ACS is proud to launch the Community Heroes Award 2009. Now in its fourth year, the award recognises retailers who put significant energy, commitment and effort into working for the benefit of their local community.
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ACS Welcomes Government Reversal on Tobacco Penalties
- 20/01/2009
- ACS has welcomed the Government's decision to withdraw legislation which would have seen an £80 fine issued to shop staff who sold tobacco to someone under 18.
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Government to Hit Local Shops with Stealth Penalty
- 19/01/2009
- ACS has reacted angrily at Government proposals to introduce an on-the-spot £80 fine, which could potentially hit local shops from 26th January.
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Shadow Minister Supports Community Retailers
- 16/01/2009
- Edward Garnier MP, Conservative Shadow Minister for Justice, has paid a visit to Londis retailers Raj and Senita Aggarwal in their store in Wigston, Leicestershire.
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ACS Meets Minister to Discuss Financial Support for Shops
- 15/01/2009
- ACS today met with Ian Pearson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
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Government Loan Guarantees must be Available to Retail Business
- 14/01/2009
- ACS has welcomed the announcement of a range of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium sized businesses.
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Early Day Motion in Support of Industry Ombudsman
- 13/01/2009
- Timothy Farron MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, has laid an Early Day Motion expressing concerns that Government is yet to persuade supermarket retailers to commit to the introduction of a supermarket Ombudsman.
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Business Rates Supplements - "Bad Idea at the Worst Time"
- 12/01/2009
- ACS has criticised Government for pressing ahead with the costly and damaging legislation that would allow Councils to levy additional rates on businesses in their authority area.
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Clark Demands Energy Companies are referred to Competition Commission
- 09/01/2009
- Greg Clark, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, has called on the Government to refer Britain's energy companies to the Competition Commission after reports that fuel bills will not be cut because of the European gas shortage.
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£35m Business Start-Up Programme Gets Green Light
- 08/01/2009
- Business Secretary Lord Mandelson gave the go-ahead for a new £35m Business Start Up programme for the North West, during a visit to the region today.
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Mayor Calls for More London Businesses to 'Go Green'
- 07/01/2009
- The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today congratulated more than 160 leading London organisations for actively 'going green', saving £1000s off energy bills and cutting carbon emissions to boost the capital's global competitive edge.
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Make 'Business Health Check' a New Year's Resolution
- 06/01/2009
- Firms are being urged to start the New Year with a "business MOT" to ensure they're in good shape to ride out the current economic downturn.
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Energy Inefficient Light Bulbs Phase Out Begins
- 05/01/2009
- The 1st January marked the next phase of the voluntary phase out of energy inefficient light bulbs by the UK retail sector.
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Fair Rules for Strong Communities
- 27/12/2008
- On the eve of the Queen's speech on 3rd December, Gordon Brown explained his agenda for the coming year, in a policy document entitled Fair Rules for Strong Communities.
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Draft Batteries Directive Excludes Small Shops
- 24/12/2008
- In 2006 the European Union brought in the Batteries Directive, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of batteries through increased recycling, more stringent measures on what chemicals batteries can be made of and improved labelling.
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