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North Yorkshire cycle hub up for top tourism award

22 Mar 2024

Rob Brown, co-director of Dalby Forest Cycle Hub, a not-for-profit hire scheme has been nominated for the Tourism Superstar 2024 award, run by VisitEngland.
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Independent retail bodies welcome new report aimed at tackling retail crime.

21 Mar 2024

ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores) and the Federation of Independent Retailers (The Fed) have both welcomed a new report published by the Association of Police and Crime... Read more…

Indie retailers outperformed supermarkets in sales of organic food, wellness and beauty products in 2023.

21 Mar 2024

As reported by Healthstores UK, new data contained in the 2024 Soil Association Organic Market report shows that independent retailers delivered an impressive 10% growth in 2023, with... Read more…

Cheltenham beer shop and bar wins top UK award.

21 Mar 2024

An independent bottle shop and bar in Cheltenham has been named as the UK's Independent Beer and Wine Retailer of the Year 2024 at the Drinks Retailing Awards. 
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Welsh Government Announce £20m Future Proofing Fund for Retail Businesses in Wales

21 Mar 2024

A number of organisations, including Bira (the British Independent Retailers’ Association), other trade associations, BIDs and unions have met with officials from the Welsh Government to... Read more…

High Street Faces 'Unprecedented Challenges' says Trade Association

21 Mar 2024

The British Independent Retailers’ Association (Bira) has reacted to data released by PwC and the Local Data Company exploring the state of the UK retail landscape.
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Greeting Card Association expresses concern on new evidence Royal Mail prioritising parcel deliveries over letters.

6 Mar 2024

The Greeting Card Association has reacted to a BBC Panorama programme lifting the lid on Royal Mail management prioritising parcel delivery over letters, which it says are in contradiction of... Read more…

Kate Bush named as Record Store Day ambassador.

4 Mar 2024

Pop star Kate Bush has been announced as an ambassador for this year's Record Store Day, on 20 April.
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Shortlist for Independent Bookshop of the Year 2024 revealed.

4 Mar 2024

The British Book Awards has announced its shortlist for Independent Bookshop of the Year. 
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Local Bike Shop Day 2024 confirmed for Saturday May 4th.

4 Mar 2024

The ACT is happy to confirm the date for Local Bike Shop Day 2024 as Saturday 4 May, the weekend of the early May Bank Holiday.
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Extending the Single-Use Carrier Bag Charge

Posted on in Business News, Cycles News

ACS voice of local shops Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' propose to extend the single-use carrier bag charge to all retailers in England and the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) welcome the proposal.

According to ACS findings, currently, 46% of independent convenience retailers voluntarily charge for single-use plastic bags and 79% support the charge being extended to smaller retailers.

Last year the ACS worked in partnership with Defra to develop and promote a voluntary single-use plastic bag charge to small retailers seeing a 4% increase in the number of retailers charging.

ACS has been campaigning for the extension of plastic bag charges to small retailers as it was very successful in Wales and Scotland.

Smaller retailers volunteering to charge for plastic bags have used the opportunity to contribute to their local community by donating the plastic bag proceeds to good causes, cut their costs by reducing the number of bags needed to be bought and have a positive impact on the environment.

56% of consumers support the increase in plastic bag charges from 5p to 10p, with 44% of consumers already purchasing single-use plastic bags confirming that an increase in the charge would reduce the number of single-use bags bought.

Get in contact with the ACS for more information, read the full report here.

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