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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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Conservative Shadow Minister Expresses Support for Display Ban Challenge
- 27/04/2010
- Conservative Shadow Health Minister Mike Penning has reiterated his partys 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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ACS Warns Minimum Wage Increases Will Damage Local Shops
- 12/04/2010
- ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has criticised Labour?s manifesto pledge to increase the National Minimum Wage by at least the level of increase in average earnings.
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ACS talks business rates with election candidates
- 09/04/2010
- ACS out on the campaign trail met London MP hopefuls Justine Greening (existing MP for Putney) and Zac Goldsmith (candidate for the seat of Richmond Park) who were talking with local shop owners in Richmond.
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SCA Amendment to Recieve Parliamentary Time as Part of Washup
- 08/04/2010
- After an announcement by Deputy Labour Leader Harriet Harman on Tuesday, the Sustainable Communities Act Amendment Bill will be given parliamentary time this week to fast track the proposals into law before the Election.
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Parliament Washes Up to Push Through Main Government Proposals
- 07/04/2010
- While election has been called for 6th May, Parliament will not be officially dissolved for a few days. This is a period know as wash up, which is an opportunity to finish up outstanding Parliamentary business.
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Sunday Trading Liberalisation Opposed by 89% of Public
- 06/04/2010
- On the day that large retail chains are pressing for relaxation of Sunday trading laws, national polling has shown that an overwhelming majority of the public support the current laws.
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New Business Rate Scheme Applies from 1st April
- 01/04/2010
- From 1st April all businesses will pay rates according to the new rateable values calculated in the 2010 revaluation. The new rateable values calculated according to property rental values on 1st March 2008 have been criticised by many as reflecting
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