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		<title>Post Office Locals need to improve if consumers are to get full benefits says report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a report Staying Local: the Future of the Post Office Network, the consumer watchdog found that while there are clear benefits for customers in PO Locals, consumers also have  concerns.

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		<title>Have your say on Food Hygiene Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales is calling on consumers to back their campaign to make changes to food law in Wales.

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		<title>Greater protection needed from rogue park home site owners</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales has asked AMs to support action to protect people who live in park homes from financial abuse by rogue site owners.

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		<title>Energy market is major switch off for Welsh Consumers</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/energy-market-is-major-switch-off-for-welsh-consumers</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/energy-market-is-major-switch-off-for-welsh-consumers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:07:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“More than two in every five Welsh consumers have never switched their energy supplier. Many of those who have switched have done so just once, switching from separate gas and electricity suppliers to a dual fuel deal. That means as many as eight out of ten households in Wales could be paying more than they need to heat their homes." - Lindsey Kearton, Consumer Focus Wales.

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		<title>Workplan 2011-2013</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/workplan-2011-2013</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/workplan-2011-2013#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We believe that these goals, which have been drawn from our major consultation exercise with consumers in all corners of Wales – will provide a fitting legacy for all the hard work undertaken by Consumer Focus Wales.

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		<title>Response to  Welsh Government’s Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill consultation.</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/response-to-welsh-government%e2%80%99s-food-hygiene-rating-wales-bill-consultation</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/response-to-welsh-government%e2%80%99s-food-hygiene-rating-wales-bill-consultation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maria Battle, Senior Director at Consumer Focus Wales, said: ‘Consumer Focus Wales has long argued that Wales can and should lead the way in the UK when it comes to food safety and now the opportunity has arrived. The consultation presents a great opportunity for the people of Wales to voice any concerns they have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DELIVERY TO NEIGHBOURS  – ROYAL MAIL TRIALS NEW DELIVERY PROCESS</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/delivery-to-neighbours-%e2%80%93-royal-mail-trials-new-delivery-process</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/delivery-to-neighbours-%e2%80%93-royal-mail-trials-new-delivery-process#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Mail is starting trials today in the SA postcode area of South West Wales (Monday 28 November) to leave post with a neighbour if people aren’t home and the package is too big for their letterbox. The trial covers more than 80,000 addresses and runs until 25 February 2012. The postman or woman will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welsh consumers want easy access to food hygiene reports</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/welsh-consumers-want-easy-access-to-food-hygiene-reports</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/welsh-consumers-want-easy-access-to-food-hygiene-reports#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[food hygiene]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 90 per cent of people in Wales think consumers should have easy access to inspection reports which show why food businesses have received a rating. Consumer Focus Wales research shows the majority (85 per cent) of those surveyed also think they should be able to do this via the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As fears rise over affording energy bills, new campaign launches to ‘plug the debt’</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/as-fears-rise-over-affording-energy-bills-new-campaign-launches-to-%e2%80%98plug-the-debt%e2%80%99</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus and Citizens Advice are launching a new drive to help people understand what to do and what their rights are if they fall behind on their energy bills. The organisations are launching the awareness campaign as they are concerned that the number of people in debt to their energy firm and needing help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools poster will help young people stay warm this winter</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/schools-poster-stay-warm</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/schools-poster-stay-warm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 23:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gareth Price</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children in Wales]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fuel poverty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maria Battle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sean O'Neill]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bilingual poster highlighting ways children and young people can keep warm this winter is being distributed to schools across Wales. The posters, produced by Consumer Focus Wales and Children in Wales, feature ten tips drawn up by young people for young people.]]></description>
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