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1. • Government Alcohol Code Unnecessary and Confusing

   • 25/06/2009
   • ACS Public Affairs Director Shane Brennan, addressed a meeting of MPs on 24th June expressing concerns about the Government's planned Mandatory Alcohol Code of Practice.

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2. • 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.

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3. • 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

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4. • 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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5. • Wanted: Businesses to Give Evidence on Access to Finance

   • 19/06/2009
   • Small and medium sized businesses, banks, industry representatives, regional agencies, venture capital experts and academics are invited to give evidence to the Rowlands Growth Capital Review.

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6. • 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.

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7. • Sainsburys Raises £445m to Fund Growth

   • 17/06/2009
   • Sainsbury's is to raise £445m to fund an accelerated growth drive and deliver an extra 2.5 million sq ft of trading space by March 2011.

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8. • Impact of Young Londoners' Alcohol Misuse Revealed

   • 16/06/2009
   • The capital's 11-15 year olds now drink the equivalent of 180,000 bottles of lager every week - and the amount they drink is on the rise, a new report from the London Assembly today warns.

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9. • Ian Lucas Appointed Retail Minister

   • 15/06/2009
   • Wrexham MP Ian Lucas has been named Retail Minister in the newly-formed Department for Business, Innovation and Skills under Peter Mandelson following last week's Government reshuffle.

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10. • New No ID No Sale Packs Available

    • 12/06/2009
    • CitizenCard have produced their latest set of No ID No Sale packs to help retailers in the daily battle against underage purchases.

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11. • Extension to Government's Trade Credit Insurance Scheme

    • 11/06/2009
    • The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has announced changes to the Government's trade credit insurance scheme which will mean many more firms can now purchase top-up cover.

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12. • Tribunal Costs Fear Over Equality Bill

    • 10/06/2009
    • ACS has warned Ministers that the proposed Equality Bill threatens to impose more costs from tribunal hearings on small local shops.

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13. • ACS Calls for Free Vote on Tobacco Display Ban

    • 09/06/2009
    • Following yesterday's Second Reading of the Health Bill in the House of Commons, ACS has called on all the Government to give its backbenchers a free vote on whether to introduce a display ban on tobacco.

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14. • New Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

    • 08/06/2009
    • The Government has today created a new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whose key role will be to build Britain's capabilities to compete in the global economy. The Department will be created by merging BERR and DIUS.

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15. • Retailers - Have Your Say!

    • 05/06/2009
    • Retailers across the country are being invited to have their say in the ACS Heart of the Community Consultation vote. The Heart of the Community consultation runs for ten weeks until 10th July 2009.

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