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    • ACS Welcomes Opposition to On-the Spot Fines

    • 21/07/2008
    • Conservative MP Anne McIntosh will introduce a Ten-Minute Rule Bill tomorrow which would remove shop theft from the list of offences for which police can hand out spot fines.
     

    • European Commission Proposes Rise in Tobacco Duties

    • 18/07/2008
    • The EU Commission has unveiled proposals to increase minimum tobacco duties across the EU. The proposal would increase tobacco duties in 11 countries, although they would be less than current duty rates in the UK.
     
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    • Co-operative Group Acquires Somerfield

    • 16/07/2008
    • The Co-operative Group and Somerfield have entered into an agreement for the Co-operative Group to acquire Somerfield for £1.565bn on a cash-free debt-free basis.
     
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    • Lembit Öpik calls for Stronger Support for Local Shops

    • 11/07/2008
    • Lembit Öpik calls for stronger support for local shops Lembit Öpik, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Minster for Housing, is visited a local shop in his constituency on Friday 11 July to highlight the importance of town centre first planning policy.
     

    • Conservative Small Shops Report Boost for Local Communities

    • 10/07/2008
    • ACS has welcomed the report of the Conservative Commission on Small Shops in the High Street. The report which looks at the challenges facing independent retailers in our high streets and the implications for communities, is published today.
     
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    • Blears To Back Small Shops in Planning Consultation?

    • 08/07/2008
    • The Evening Standard last night reported that Communities Secretary Hazel Blears would be including a greater focus on supporting small shops in a consultation on planning guidance likely to be issued this week.
     

    • BMA Calls for Young Smoking Crack Down

    • 07/07/2008
    • The British Medical Association (BMA) have published a report which sets out recommendations for a range of tough measures aimed at reducing young people's exposure to positive images of smoking.
     

    • Biofuels Blamed for Food Price Crisis

    • 04/07/2008
    • The Guardian newspaper has obtained a confidential World Bank report citing that biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated.
     
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    • Rising Petrol Prices Impact Out-of-Town Shopping

    • 02/07/2008
    • Rising petrol prices mean that fewer and fewer people are making trips to out-of-town retail parks and doing more of their shopping on the Internet, according to the latest retail trends survey from Experian.