Marc Bichtemann with four of the 15 businesses supported by the York Restart Fund. Clockwise, from top left, O+M Snowhome, Little Yorkshire Candle Company, Braithwaite Gallery, and Caseys Coffee. FIFTEEN small businesses in York have been awarded a cash boost to support their post-Covid recovery. The firms which have each secured £1,000 are now vying to be among the top three, selected by a public vote from Monday, for a further injection of funding. They had to make their case for how they would use the money when they applied to the newly-established York Restart Fund. The fund was set up by First Bus York with the backing of the Federation of Small Businesses in North Yorkshire to help operators in consumer sectors, including retail, leisure and hospitality, as they reopen after lockdown.
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Major retailers have signed up to a ‘cash-friendly’ pledge from Which? (Steve Parsons/PA)
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Major retailers have signed up to a cash acceptance pledge, helping to ensure that customers who want to pay in coins and banknotes will not be excluded by the transition to digital payments, Which? has said.
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, John Lewis, LloydsPharmacy and Waitrose have made the public commitment to keep accepting cash in their stores.
Tesco to ban beer and cider with plastic rings and shrink wrap
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Tesco claims it is the first supermarket to pull plastic rings and wrap from its shelves
UK’s biggest supermarket announces policy as it faces criticism for plan announced earlier this month to link supply chain finance to suppliers’ sustainability progress
Tesco has announced it will scrap soft plastic rings and shrink wrap packaging from all beers and ciders in its UK stores, claiming the move makes it the first major retailer to end the sale of the hard.
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People put record amounts of cash into their bank accounts at Post Office branches in April (Image: Tim Ireland/PA Wire)
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