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1. • Town Centre Investment Vital as Shop Vacancy Rate Remains High

   • 08/09/2011
   • ACS has called for planning laws that drive new investment into our town centres as new figures show that one in seven of the shops remain empty.

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2. • Town Centre Policy Crucial to Success of New Planning Framework

   • 07/09/2011
   • ACS has called for the support of the influential Communities and Local Government Select Committee as it calls for Ministers to make crucial improvements to the new National Planning Policy Framework.

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3. • ACS to Ask Politicians Can Localism Save the High Street?

   • 06/09/2011
   • ACS will be taking its message about the importance of the high street and neighbourhood shopping to the politicians at their party conferences this autumn. The exciting and high profile meeting series starts with Liberal Democrat conference in September

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4. • ACS Responds to Alcohol Concern Report on Availability of Alcohol

   • 05/09/2011
   • ACS has expressed disappointment at claims from Alcohol Concern that their latest report provides evidence that the number of off licenced-premises should be restricted. The report is not a sound basis for the conclusions they suggest.

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5. • EU Prohibits Manufacture of 60 Watt Light Bulbs

   • 01/09/2011
   • As of midnight on September 1st 2011, the manufacture of 60 watt light bulbs will be prohibited in the UK. Retailers will still be able to sell the bulbs until their stocks run out, but they will be prohibited from receiving any more orders.

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6. • C-Stores Encouraged to Take Community Leadership on Healthy Eating

   • 31/08/2011
   • ACS has welcomed the Government’s commitment to voluntary healthy eating measures as it continues a project to improve fruit and veg provision in over 1,000 member stores.

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7. • Minister Confirmed for October Crime Prevention Forum

   • 25/08/2011
   • Crime Prevention and Anti-Social Behaviour Reduction Minister Baroness Browning has been confirmed to speak at the ACS Crime Prevention Forum in October.

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8. • ACS Expresses Concern Over Holiday Leave Proposals

   • 23/08/2011
   • ACS has expressed concern that any changes in holiday legislation for employees would have a significant regulatory and cost burden for retailers.

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9. • OFT Must Intervene after Latest Wholesale Price Hike

   • 22/08/2011
   • ANR has responded to the Smiths Carriage Charge increase of 4.78%, warning that it will hasten the demise of many community retailers clearly damaging to the public interest.

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10. • ACS Launches Sector's First Minimum Wage Focus Group

    • 18/08/2011
    • The impact of the National Minimum Wage on convenience retailers is to be explored in depth by ACS through an independently chaired focus group in September.

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11. • A Taste of What's to Come at the Tenth Annual British Food Fortnight

    • 17/08/2011
    • Running from 17th September to 2nd October and now in its tenth year, British Food Fortnight is the biggest national celebration of the diverse and delicious range of food that Britain produces

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12. • Voluntary Code of Practice for Lads Mags Available on ANR Website

    • 16/08/2011
    • ANR (the Association of News Retailing) has developed a voluntary code of practice for retailers who sell newspapers and magazines with sexualised images on their covers.

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13. • ACS Announces 2011 Achievement Award Winners

    • 15/08/2011
    • ACS is delighted to announce Sacha Weston from Muller and the Co-operative’s Martyn Clarke as the 2011 ACS Achievement Award winners.

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14. • Project Merlin SME Lending on Track

    • 12/08/2011
    • The Bank of England released second quarter lending figures today with details of lending to small businesses. Under Project Merlin major UK banks agreed to lend £190 billion new credit to businesses in 2011 with £76 million going to small businesses.

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15. • ACS Welcomes Riot Relief Package

    • 11/08/2011
    • The voice of local shops, ACS, has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of a package of measures to help communities and businesses affected by the recent riots in England.

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