BRC Director of Corporate Affairs, Jim Bligh, spoke to BBC News (UK) Channel today about our latest Crime Report. 📺 We look forward to the passing of the Crime and Policing Bill and hope to see the standalone offence for assaulting a retail worker cover all customer facing roles.📜

Director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, Neil Johnston, appreciated the chance to meet Secretary of State for NI Hilary Benn, to discuss the movement of goods to and from Northern Ireland and wider EU issues. 💬 #retail

Writing in City A.M. today, Nick Stowe - CEO of BRC member Monsoon Accessorize, sets out why the implementation of the Employment Rights Act must reflect the economic realities retailers are facing. 📝 #jobs #retail cityam.com/monsoon-ceo-hi…

⚠️Retail employment decline significantly in high streets. ⚠️ New stats from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show retail employment falling sharply in high streets and shopping centres between 2015 and 2024. 📉 BRC CEO, Helen Dickinson, has responded to the figures. 💬

We welcome the passing of the Tobacco and Vaping bill by the House of Lords. Please read our full statement here. nichs.org.uk/about-us/news/…

📢Director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, Neil Johnston, is giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee on support for businesses navigating the Windsor Framework. Watch here 👉 parliamentlive.tv #retail

My score predictions for tomorrow 😂

For Ireland, McCloskey leads the way on metres gained (185), offloads (8), line-break assists (6), try involvements (4), carries (51), metres made after contact (106), and has made 3 huge, try-saving turnovers inside his 22 👊 OptaJonny 🫡 ✍️ More ➡️ dirttrackersrugby.substack.com/p/big-stu-meno…

That’s as dirty as I’ve seen this year in rugby. Filthy and dangerous from Morris. Ref should have had the stones to just show the red straight away rather than a yellow and a review.

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Cat in the flow. 🔥

Great to catch up with the representatives of the Community Rehabilitation Alliance at the Alliance Party conference today. Rehabilitation is life-changing for many people in NI and is a vital part of our Health Service.

Fidelma Carter Paula Bradshaw MLA Alliance Party Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke Neil Johnston DynamicNI Thanks guys. It would be a huge missed opportunity to save lives and reduce pressure on the Health Service if we cannot bring forward legislation to implement Minimum Unit Pricing in NI.

Conference is always a great opportunity to engage with groups that have expert knowledge and are driving improvements in services. Thanks to Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland, Arthritis UK Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke, the Community Rehab Alliance and many others for all your engagement. #APNI26

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scots shops to pay £54m more in rates than English counterparts... 🏪Shops occupying medium sized and larger premises in Scotland are set to pay £54 million more in business rates than their equivalent-sized counterparts down south. SRC Director, David Lonsdale, reacts.👇

Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) will not be introduced in Northern Ireland during this Assembly term. Despite clear evidence it reduces alcohol harm, this is a missed opportunity to save lives and ease pressure on our health service. Read more: nichs.org.uk/about-us/news/…

Consumer Confidence has plummeted following the conflict in the Middle East. 👎 BRC CEO, Helen Dickinson, spoke to BBC Breakfast this morning to discuss what the Government can do to help ease the burden on retail and its customers during these challenging times. 📺 #retail

Starmer in the Middle East peace talks

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke is at the Sinn Féin Northern Ireland Assembly conference calling for minimum unit pricing across the island of Ireland. We are disappointed that Northern Ireland Assembly have not passed MUP in this mandate. DynamicNI

Sinn Féin We’re calling for equitable & improved access to health services for everyone in NI.Thank you to John O' Dowd and Philip McGuigan for supporting Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol, more action on prevention & reform of stroke services Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke DynamicNI