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Responsible Retailing Forum Reviewed
- 08/04/2008
- The latest Responsible Retailing Forum, held in Bristol on 13 March, showed that the convenience sector is at the forefront of tackling under age purchases.
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Paper-Bag Trade Protest at Government's Proposed Curbs
- 07/04/2008
- Britain's paper-bag industry is protesting against Government plans to extend its proposed action against single-use carrier bags to include those made of paper, as well as plastic.
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Survey Reveals Shoppers Opposed to Tax on Carrier Bags
- 04/04/2008
- Britain's consumers are opposed to Government proposals to introduce a levy on supermarket plastic bags, according to a survey for The Times conducted by Populus.
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Eco-towns Shortlist is Revealed
- 03/04/2008
- The shortlist of 15 sites in England for the construction of environmentally friendly eco-towns has been announced by the Government.
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Small Businesses Can't Afford to Ignore Increasing Flood Risk
- 02/04/2008
- With climate change likely to increase the risk of extreme weather events and floods, the Environment Agency is advising all businesses to take some simple steps to prepare for flooding.
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Decide Your Community Hero!
- 01/04/2008
- The ACS Community Heroes Award online voting is now open! All the entries were fantastic examples of how local shops play an integral part in local communities, but only three could be shortlisted.
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Final Speaker Announced for ACS Summit08
- 31/03/2008
- ACS have announced that David Gordon, Director of Industry Development, at IGD, is to complete the programme of speakers at Summit08 at the NEC Birmingham Metropole on 24 April.
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Scottish Town Bans Under-21 Alcohol Sales
- 28/03/2008
- A small West Lothian town will today become the first in Scotland to ban the selling of alcohol to under-21s in off-sales.
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MPs Debate High Street Future.
- 27/03/2008
- MPs debated the future of high streets in Parliament on Wednesday. Martin Linton, MP for Battersea, spoke in Westminster Hall yesterday highlighting concerns that the demand from chain stores to be a part of popular high streets is pushing up rent.
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Voters to Choose How Police Time is Spent
- 26/03/2008
- Voters will help to decide how local police officers spend their time as part of a new campaign against anti-social behaviour, Gordon Brown has pledged.
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ACS To Make Retailers' Case on Display Ban Burden
- 25/03/2008
- ACS has responded to Ministerial statements about a forthcoming policy consultation on tobacco regulation.
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Have you registered on the website yet?
- 21/03/2008
- The members only section of the ACS website is a comprehensive resource for retailers, offering advice and information on all the issues that c-store retailers face.
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Vote Shows Cross Party Support for Post Offices
- 20/03/2008
- Plans to shut 2,500 post offices sparked a Labour revolt last night that slashed the Government's Commons majority.
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Boris Johnson to Name and Shame Under-Age Drinking Boroughs
- 19/03/2008
- Conservative Candidate for Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today called on London's councils to do more with their powers to crack down on binge drinking and alcohol related violence.
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Labour MPs Oppose Post Office Closures
- 18/03/2008
- A quarter of all Labour MPs are campaigning to save post offices threatened with closure under a Government programme, researchers claim today.
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