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30/10/2009 - Booze ban a boost for business - A Wallsend shopkeeper who boosted business by banning under-21s from buying alcohol and cigarettes has called for other store owners to do the same.
29/10/2009 - KFC prosecuted over London branch - Fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken is being prosecuted by Westminster City Council for alleged health breaches at one of the company's busiest central London branches.
28/10/2009 - Tenth of UK shops forced to close - A tenth of all UK shops have been forced out of business by the recession, according to a Local Data Company survey reported in The Times newspaper.
27/10/2009 - Amateur sleuths miss burglary signs - Amateur "detectives" will be the subject of an unusual property insurance claim after eight guests at a murder mystery party didn't notice that the church they were using had been robbed.
27/10/2009 - Mobile shopping gaining popularity - Mobile shopping is becoming more and more popular, with around £245 million ($400m) spent on merchandise this year through eBay's application for Apple's iPhone.
26/10/2009 - Gang steals clothes worth £15,000 - A gang of shoplifters who targeted fashion stores in the West End have been sentenced at crown court after stealing clothing worth £15,000.
23/10/2009 - 'Under age' boy refused wine gums - A fifteen-year-old boy from Cambridgeshire was left speechless when an "overzealous" shopkeeper refused to sell him wine gums because he was "under age".
23/10/2009 - Health and safety template launched - The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have launched a new template to help small and medium-sized businesses complete risk assessments to a satisfactory standard.
22/10/2009 - Shops to save on in-store music - Shops that play music could be in line for combined savings of £5 million a year and a £20 million refund, after a legal ruling found copyright charges to be excessive.
21/10/2009 - Man jailed over underwear thefts - A finance director has been jailed for 16 months after stealing thousands of items of women's underwear and clothing from a Marks and Spencer store in Leicester.
20/10/2009 - Scottish firms beating recession - The recession has had less of an effect on small businesses in Scotland than it has on those in the rest of the UK, according to new research.
19/10/2009 - Aquarium worker bitten by shark - A 23-year-old man working in an aquarium in Scotland has been bitten by one of the sharks, prompting a full review into the incident.
19/10/2009 - Alcohol consumption on decline - The amount of alcohol being drunk has been declining since 2004, according to pub landlords, who insist anti-alcohol measures need to be focused on troublemakers.
15/10/2009 - Firms offered free websites help - A bid to stimulate the local west London economy has prompted web agency Notting Hill Internet Services to offer free website design to small businesses.
15/10/2009 - Scottish firms snub apprentices - New figures have revealed that less than a fifth of small businesses in Scotland have taken on apprentices in the last three years.
14/10/2009 - Sales of fraudsters' friend blocked - A high-tech printer that costs £750 has been withdrawn from sale at some UK stores on the advice of police after it was discovered at several counterfeiting factories.
13/10/2009 - Average age of tenants on the rise - The average age of renting tenants has increased by three years since 2006, suggesting that rising house prices have made homes unaffordable for many young adults.
13/10/2009 - Postal strike to cost UK £1.5bn - A seven-day national postal walkout could cost the UK economy £1.5 billion, with online retailing being hardest hit, a report has claimed.
12/10/2009 - Tools worth £2,000 stolen from car - Power tools worth more than £2,000 including a double-bevelled saw, circular saw, table saw, cordless reciprocating saw, two cordless jigsaws, chargers and a nail gun have been stolen from a van in Cleckheaton, south of Bradford.
12/10/2009 - Tube workers consider strike action - London Underground workers are considering strike action as part of a long-term pay row, which may severely affect travel services over the Christmas period.
09/10/2009 - Paratroopers intervention foils theft - A farmer in County Durham has had the last laugh after an alleged thief who stole his quad bike ran into a group of special forces soldiers while he was trying to escape.
08/10/2009 - Call to ban tobacco vending in pubs - A heart-health charity is calling for cigarette vending machines in pubs to be banned as they make it too easy for young people to access tobacco.
07/10/2009 - Luxury goods costs continue to fall - The Director of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said there is good news for shoppers as the cost of luxury goods has decreased for the 10th month in a row.
05/10/2009 - Licence needed to watch TV via PCs - British businesses that duck the TV licence have been warned that premises must be fully paid up, whether staff watch on a television set or via a computer.
02/10/2009 - Rates cut for two-thirds of firms - Around one million companies will have their rates bills reduced within the next year because of a five-yearly Government re-evaluation of property.
01/10/2009 - Rules change on tipping loophole - A drive to publicise new rules preventing tips being counted towards the wages of workers in bars and restaurants has been launched.
