Ipswich Town!! They never give up. What a fantastic job Kieran McKenna continues to do at Portman Road. Created such spirit, so good with his in-game changes, against 10 men but still, Ipswich belief superb #IPSSOU #ITFC

Deeply boring game of football, that. Was Guardiola telling Grealish that he wants him to beat his man on the outside and hit the byline? That’s clearly not what Grealish or any modern winger except Wes Burns does 😉

Chappers with the best toe poke finish since David Narey in 1982? Sadly Jimmy Hill not here to adjudicate although he had form at Ewood Park #youcantblametheballgirljim #itfc

I’m finding listening to the S4C Welsh commentary quite soothing. Paging Mair Garland

All I can say is that Matt writes even better than he talks. Quite simply: get on the Lost Cricket Stickers bus now or in five years time you will be lying to your mates that you were into this before it became massive

Congratulations Chesterfield and Paul Cook. Didn’t work for him at #itfc but he’s a good manager and a good man and I’m pleased for him. Hope they do well in League 2

This tallies with what I’m hearing from ACS members about a sluggish start to the year … but they’re also reporting sales picking up a bit in March as we get the occasional hour when it’s not actually raining

A big thank you to our amazing Co-op Baker Street team for hosting me and James Lowman. It was great to see the wonderful job you are doing with the store and the teamwork under Sanura’s leadership. The backstage/underground tour of Baker Street station was the icing on the 🎂!

Spoke to BBC Radio Stoke just now for ACS on theft and the big disparity between police recorded crime and the reality of what’s happening on the ground.

One report to the police is often the result of dozens of incidents that retailers are sick of dealing with.

Delighted to be invited to political cabinet this morning…

This is truly beyond belief - DEFRA ministers signing off a risk assessment which disregards rules recently introduced by … DEFRA ministers

DEFRA (Defra UK) have published details of the upcoming ban on disposable vapes, due to come into force on April 1 2025.

Our full reaction to the regulations is below, but here's a short thread on some very serious issues with the impact assessment... (1/7)

I bang this drum a lot but there is nowhere better in the country to watch football then Portman Road - white knuckle, edge of the seat football (almost always with the right outcome) week after week after week.

ACS Comms Director Chris Noice spoke to BBC South Today earlier about the impact of theft on retailers and their colleagues.

Our 2024 Crime Report with new figures on theft, abuse and violence launches next week.

What should local shops expect from Jeremy Hunt next week? ⁦Chris Noice⁩ ⁦Edward Woodall⁩ ⁦James Lowman⁩ preview the Budget and review what’s been happening with the ban on disposable vapes podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/acs…

The Romo / Nance sign-off escalated and became a bit awkward

Can’t work out what I think is going to happen in the Super Bowl or who I want to win. I think I’m backing the Chiefs on both counts. The 49ers have old school glamour and probably a better overall team (especially on offense). But the Chiefs have Mahomes. KC 23 SF 21

New blog from James Lowman covering 5 things we learned from this week's Forecourt, Power and Convenience conference acs.org.uk/acsblog/five-t…

Well done Ollie Pope. Fabulous...

Another reminder of Kieran McKenna's quality as a manager. Totally deserved point for #ITFC . McKenna's attacking changes worked. Sent on Hutchinson, Broadhead and Sarmiento, who all caused Leicester problems, Sarmiento struck late equaliser. Hladky superb in Town goal. #LEIIPS