The Government has published its Childhood Obesity strategy, confirming plans for a levy on soft drinks manufacturers that produce high sugar products in addition to a range of other measures.
The measures announced today include:
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Enter Your Local Area into the 2016 Great British High Street Competition
ACS is encouraging retailers across the country to enter their villages, towns and cities into the Great British High streets competition 2016. Now in its 3rd year, the competition celebrates the great work that is being done to revive, adapt and diversify the nation’s high streets and is an opportunity for councils, businesses, community groups and volunteers to learn from the very best.
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Retailers Urged to Prepare for Polymer Bank Notes
All retailers that handle cash must prepare their business ahead of the introduction of the new £5 polymer note, which will enter circulation on 13 September 2016. The new bank note will be printed on polymer, which is a thin flexible plastic material. Polymer notes last longer, stay cleaner and are harder to counterfeit than paper notes.
