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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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Fine food retailers in the running to be Best Small Shop 2019

Posted on in Business News

There is now just over 3 weeks to go until the Best Small Shop in the UK for 2019 is announced at the reception which will be held in the House of Commons! To celebrate the competition, we will be introducing you to the fantastic shops that have been shortlisted and telling you about the wonderful ways in which they continously help their communities and why they stood out to the judges.

This year we are delighted to say that there has been a few of fine food shops shortlisted, this includes a wine merchant, a specialist tea stockist and a cheesemonger.

Richardsons Of Whitehaven

Based in Whitehaven, Cumbria, Richardsons Of Whitehaven was founded in 1995 and has been active in the Cumbrian Community ever since.

The independent shop offers a wide range of fine wines, rare vintage ports, hampers, gins and also roasts its own coffee beans in store. The shop has been active in organising major maritime festivals, veterans parades, air shows, markets and photographic exhibitions, raising considerable sums of money for various charities through these events. The shop is also the honorary Consulate office to the US Navy by a historical quirk.

 

The Little Cheesemonger

The Little Cheesemonger is set in the historic castle village of Rhuddlan in North Wales. This little cheese shop stocks cheese from tiny local producers like a seasonal Ewe's raw milk cheese that melts like an ice cream at room temperature, right over to nutty hard cheese with aged crunchy bits from sandstone caves in Switzerland. Others on offer include an artisan cheese smoked using oak whiskey barrels and a triple cream cheese or a cheese encrusted with roses, cornflowers and marigolds. The Little Cheesemonger also creates show stopping cheese wedding cakes and sells locally baked artisan bread delivered daily, preserves and raw Welsh honey, olives and even some Stornoway Black pudding.

 

 

Tea Traders

A specialist teashop, cafe and tea retailer in Camarthen has been named on the shortlist of retailers in the running to be named Britain's Best Small Shop of 2019.

Tea Traders stocks over 100 loose-leaf teas, as well as quality tea wares, tea gifts, and Welsh crafts.

The cafe also provides training and employment for young adults with learning disabilities. It is always looking for ways to engage, surprise and reward customers, and to encourage more people to visit the town, regularly creating themed window displays to promote town and community events including the town's annual river festival and amateur theatre shows.


 

For more information about Richardsons of Whitehaven or The Little Cheesemonger you can visit their pages in the Indie Retail Shop directory. Keep up to date with the Best Small Shops competition by following our Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages.

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