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FSA to clamp down on mis-selling
The head of the Financial Services Authority says the regulator will toughen up protection for consumers against poor financial products. (From the BBC on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:31:19 GMT)Fair swap for teabags (Hartlepool Mail)
PRIMARY schoolchildren have swapped 750 normal teabags for Fairtrade ones to help farmers around the world. (From Yahoo! on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:31:02 GMT)Host of activities teach pupils about Fairtrade (The Hexham Courant)
PARENTS have been held to account during Fairtrade Fortnight by their offspring checking up on their shopping habits. (From Yahoo! on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:20 GMT)Starbucks' Farmers Discuss How Fairtrade Changed Their Lives (The Huffington Post)
What's Your Reaction? This TreeHugger was invited to a Starbucks tasting and informal discussion with coffee farmers and producers from Costa Rica and Tanzania. As a long-time anything-but-Starbucks coffee drinker, I attended with some trepidation. (From Yahoo! on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:58:57 GMT)Easter is just a hop, skip and a jump away so start celebrating with our delicious selection of Fairtrade chocolate ... (Oxfam)
. And it's doubly nice knowing that not only are farmers paid a fair wage for growing the cocoa used in our chocolate, but every purchase you make also benefits Oxfam's work across the world. (From Yahoo! on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:12 GMT)Eastbourne mayor's Fairtrade message (Eastbourne Today)
EASTBOURNE Mayor Greg Szanto joined with Fairtrade Eastbourne campaigners to take a Fairtrade message to local businesses. (10/03/2010 09:36:08) (From Yahoo! on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:15:20 GMT)News Day as it happened
The full story of School Report Day, involving thousands of school children around the UK - and beyond. (From the BBC on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:02:37 GMT)Warehouse unveils its new Fairtrade designs (Belfast Telegraph)
High street fashion giant Warehouse is bringing its innovative new Fairtrade designs to Northern Ireland this month. Related Stories Belfast folk get vintage fever Celebrate Mother’s Day in style with M&S Spoil your mum on Mother’s Day (From Yahoo! on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:34:41 GMT)Coffee a treat for Fairtrade Fortnight (Bury Times)
FAIRTRADE coffee made in Uganda proved a hit with visitors to Bury Unitarian Church. (From Yahoo! on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:38:01 GMT)Abergele moves towards Fairtrade status (Rhyl, Prestatyn and Abergele Journal)
Youngsters from Ysgol Glan Gele enjoy a Fairtrade coffee morning at Hesketh House. Picture: PHIL MICHEU THE whole town is getting behind Abergele’s bid for Fairtrade status. (From Yahoo! on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:44:02 GMT)Stellar Winery launches organic Fairtrade sparkling wine (South African Wine News)
Stellar Winery, the organic Fairtrade producer, has launched its latest product onto the market, Stellar Organics Sparkling. (From Yahoo! on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:09:41 GMT)Fairtrade campaign in Welwyn Hatfield (St Albans & Harpenden Review)
CAMPAIGNERS in Welwyn Hatfield have been busy over the last two weeks promoting Fairtrade goods to help impoverished producers in the Third World. (From Yahoo! on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:18:09 GMT)Virgin Money to charge customers
Virgin Money says it will charge customers a fee for current accounts when the firm launches banking services later this year. (From the BBC on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:13:22 GMT)MPs warn pub firms on 'beer ties'
Laws could be introduced forcing pub firms to change practices blamed for stifling competition, MPs warn. (From the BBC on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:22:31 GMT)Criminal probe into council cash
A criminal inquiry, centred on building projects, is launched into finances at Stoke-on-Trent City Council. (From the BBC on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:14:15 GMT)Tesco backs online estate agent
A cheap online estate agency service is being launched with the backing of the Tesco supermarket group. (From the BBC on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:27 GMT)Orange and T-Mobile deal approved
The European Union says the planned tie-up between Orange and T-Mobile can go ahead, with some conditions. (From the BBC on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:40:16 GMT)NHS urged to buy Fairtrade tools
A campaign is launched to encourage the NHS to buy more Fairtrade and ethically sourced equipment. (From the BBC on Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:37:57 GMT)'Tea ladies' dance for fair trade
More than 100 "tea ladies" dance through London as part of a campaign to promote fair trade products. (From the BBC on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:54:28 GMT)Telecoms giants see profits fall
Two of Europe's biggest telecoms firms, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom, see big drops in annual profit. (From the BBC on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:37:36 GMT)Letting agents warned over fees
A ruling against an estate agent on unfair landlord fees should act as a warning to other lettings agents, a watchdog says. (From the BBC on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:07:15 GMT)Gaviscon firm faces trading probe
The Office of Fair Trading accuses Reckitt Benckiser of rigging the market for Gaviscon following a BBC investigation. (From the BBC on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:49:57 GMT)Bank charges face new challenge
A law centre in Scotland has revived the long-running legal campaign against bank overdraft charges. (From the BBC on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:07:43 GMT)Estate agency probe 'disappoints'
A trade body says a review that gave estate agents a clean bill of health has missed an opportunity to regulate the sector. (From the BBC on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:03:54 GMT)Will house buyers embrace the internet?
A report has shed light on the future of home buying and selling on the internet. Will it work? (From the BBC on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:33:54 GMT)Friends Reunited deal is cleared
ITV's sale of social networking website Friends Reunited is provisionally cleared by the Competition Commission. (From the BBC on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:53:21 GMT)City's bid for fairtrade status
A working group is set up in Gloucester in an effort to secure Fairtrade city status. (From the BBC on Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:14:26 GMT)E-mail scams exploit Haiti quake
Criminal gangs have been cashing in on the Haiti earthquake by seeking funds for bogus charities, the BBC learns. (From the BBC on Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:56:48 GMT)New front for cybercrime battle
A new team is created in a bid to strengthen a challenge to online fraudsters that has yet to result in any convictions. (From the BBC on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:33:54 GMT)Jailed loan shark must return £1m
A loan shark who preyed on hundreds of vulnerable people is ordered to pay back £1.2m of his fortune. (From the BBC on Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:22:29 GMT)
