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1. • Crumbs of Comfort for Local Retailers As Tax Rises Loom

   • 22/04/2009
   • ACS the campaigning voice of over 33,000 local shops has welcomed steps to support trade credit insurance in the Budget, but has warned that the Chancellor's failure to act to prevent tax rises will hurt local shops.

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2. • Government Signs Anti-Tobacco Agreements to Tackle Tobacco Smuggling

   • 21/04/2009
   • The Government has today taken another significant step in the fight against tobacco smuggling as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Angela Eagle, today signed anti-smuggling agreements with two international tobacco manufacturers.

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3. • A Big Lunch in the Community

   • 20/04/2009
   • The Big Lunch is a new initiative from the Eden Project with the idea that once a year, starting on Sunday 19 July 2009, as many of the 61 million people in the UK as possible will simultaneously sit down to lunch together

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4. • Real Help with Lending and Advice for Local Businesses

   • 17/04/2009
   • Employment Minister Tony McNulty will today urge local companies to take advantage of the Government-backed support on offer to help them through the economic downturn, at a regional lending roadshow in Durham.

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5. • New Proposals to Beef up Protection for Small Business Customers

   • 16/04/2009
   • Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled proposals to give small businesses better protection in the energy market.

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6. • Academy Launches with a Recipe for Success

   • 15/04/2009
   • The 2009 Independent Achievers Academy launched last week, beginning the seven month long programme that improves the profits and skills of independent retailers.

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7. • 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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8. • 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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9. • 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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10. • 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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11. • 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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12. • 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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13. • 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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14. • '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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15. • 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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