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Tax Avoidance by Supermarkets Must End to Rebalance Tax System
- 13/11/2008
- Clamping down on tax avoidance practiced by large companies should form a key part of rebalancing the tax system to make it fairer, Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg said at the ACS Heart of the Community seminar held in London yesterday.
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Senior Political Figures Address ACS Heart of the Community Event
- 12/11/2008
- In the first event of its kind in the convenience industry, ACS members were joined by Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP, Planning Minister Iain Wright and Philip Dunne MP for the inaugural Heart of the Community Seminar today.
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Change4Life:The Healthy Living Revolution Starts Here
- 11/11/2008
- We all need to be more active and eat more healthily to halt the rising tide of obesity.
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ACS Welcomes MP's report on Policing of Alcohol Fuelled Crime
- 10/11/2008
- ACS, the voice of over 33,000 local shops, has welcomed the report issued by the Home Affairs Select Committee looking at 'Policing in the 21st Century'.
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New Research Shows Local Shops Increasingly Vital for Communities and Choice
- 10/11/2008
- A new study highlights the importance of choice and access to local grocery shops.
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Experts Say Framework Convention to Regulate Alcohol Urgently Needed
- 07/11/2008
- An international agreement that promotes the global regulation of alcohol, similar to the 2005 framework convention on tobacco control, is urgently needed to tackle alcohol use, claim experts on British Medical Journal's website.
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New Top Judge Calls for Tougher Sentencing
- 06/11/2008
- The new Lord Chief Justice has called for tougher sentences to punish criminals and deter crime.
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Welsh Assembly Considers Carrier Bag Levy
- 05/11/2008
- The National Assembly's Sustainability Committee is to publish a report calling for a levy on the use of all disposable plastic shopping bags.
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Jacqui Smith Launches Crime and Justice Pioneer Areas
- 04/11/2008
- Sixty areas across the country have signed up to become new neighbourhood crime and justice pioneer areas, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.
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British Bankers' Association - Commitment to Small Businesses Underpinned
- 03/11/2008
- Moves to strengthen the banks' commitment to their small business customers have been outlined by the British Bankers' Association (BBA).
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Parents and Young People 'Shirk' Responsibility for Under-Age Drinking
- 31/10/2008
- A report published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families found that parents and young people are shirking responsibility for under-age drinking.
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ACS Presses MPs for Proof of Age Culture Change
- 30/10/2008
- ACS Chief Executive James Lowman yesterday appeared in front of an influential Parliamentary committee to explain the impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on local shops.
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ANR Cautiously Welcomes OFT Newspaper and Magazine Industry Findings
- 29/10/2008
- The ANR, the news arm of ACS, cautiously welcomes the Office of Fair Trading review of the newspaper and magazine industry, which offers areas of potential opportunity for retailers in respect of magazine distribution.
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Companies to Reveal Pollution Levels in New Climate Change Laws
- 28/10/2008
- Planned new laws to tackle climate change will mean that all UK companies would be forced to reveal levels of pollution.
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ACS Calls for Political Action to Drive Ombudsman Plans
- 27/10/2008
- ACS is calling upon the Government to act on the recommendations created from the Competition Commission's (CC) investigation into the Grocery Market and has written to MPs calling for Parliamentary scrutiny.
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