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Indie Retail COVID-19 Reopening Resources and Guidance 2021

31 Mar 2021

Indie Retail have created an updated guidance document for shops that are now reopening after previously closing
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Local Bike Shop Day 2021 scheduled to take place August bank holiday weekend

30 Mar 2021

Following a survey completed by IBDs and key members of the cycling industry, there has been a majority agreement that Local Bike Shop Day should one again be delayed to late summer.
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Business rates appeals denied amid new £1.5bn relief package

26 Mar 2021

The government has said it will legislate to "rule out" business rates appeals related to the Covid-19 pandemic, as it unveiled a new £1.5 billion relief package.
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ACS 2021 Crime Report now available

23 Mar 2021

The report found that retail crime has a huge economic impact on local shops, costing £142 million, but also a direct impact on people working in shops from violence and verbal abuse.... Read more…

Ipswich shows innovation in aims to become 'UK's first 15-minute' town

17 Mar 2021

The concept promotes cycling and walking while also aiming to improve quality of life
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Maybe* CEO featured in list of 40 Digital Women to Watch 2021

15 Mar 2021

Maybe* CEO Polly Barnfield OBE is shortlisted for the Digital Innovator of the Year award which recognises individuals who have harnessed the latest in digital and tech over the past year... Read more…

Plastic Bag Charge to Change from End of April

8 Mar 2021

Guidance on which single use carrier bags retailers must charge for in each nation

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'Cyber Action Plan' to help increasingly digital small businesses stay secure from rising threats

5 Mar 2021

As part of the Cyber Aware campaign, a self-assessment tool for sole traders and micro businesses has been developed
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GCA releases Mother's Day and Easter toolkits

4 Mar 2021

The Greeting Card Association (GCA) have created a both Mother's Day and Easter 2021 toolkit, with the aim of helping retailers promote theseevents in their stores and online.
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Budget 2021-22 Briefing: Business rates holiday extended, restart grants for retailers and reduced VAT

3 Mar 2021

Key highlights include an extension to the business rates holiday and furlough scheme, as well as new £6000 "restart" grants for non-essential retailers.
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Ipswich shows innovation in aims to become 'UK's first 15-minute' town

Posted on in Business News, Cycles News

Ipswich haFemale cyclist in park unveiled a bold plan to become the UK's first "15-minute" town in a "post-Covid world".

The plans would reshape the Suffolk town as more of a neighbourhood than a shopping destination with more housing, green spaces, schools and recreation.

The "15-minute city" concept was developed by Professor Carlos Moreno at the Sorbonne in Paris.

His concept is to improve quality of life by creating cities where everything a resident needs can be reached within a quarter of an hour by foot or bike. Once again, this would prove the essential role that bike shops play in our societies, as they have during the duration of the pandemic.

Ipswich Central said the proposals were "ahead of the game".

Terry Baxter, chairman of the town's Business Improvement District (Bid), said: "This is a bold plan which recognises that in the new, post-Covid world, our town centre will need to rely less upon retail and develop a new purpose as a place to live and visit.

"This new strategy for Ipswich commits to many more people living centrally and having around them all that they will need to live their lives locally.

"It is exceptionally ambitious and demonstrates that, once again, we are ahead of the game."

The plan for Ipswich to take on board the concept has been put together by Ipswich Vision, a partnership between organisations including Ipswich Central, the borough council, county council and Suffolk Chamber of Commerce.

Mr Baxter said they had also received a £25m grant from the government's Town Fund. Prof Dave Muller, chairman of All About Ipswich, the tourism website for the town, said: "The leisure, entertainment and hospitality sectors have been hard hit by the pandemic.

"But, as businesses in and around the town start to reopen, they will recognise that this plan will help to define Ipswich as an accessible, convenient and connected place to visit and stay."

 

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