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New research from the Charity Retail Association has found that the national love affair with charity shops is thriving in Britain, with charity shop income at an all time high of nearly £1 billion, and £30 million more spent in British charity shops in the last year. This represents growth of 3.6 per cent year on year, as charity shops buck the high street trend. Consultants JRA Research found the recession playing a part in this, as nearly 1 million more people from hard-pressed middle class groups are shopping in charity shops since June last year.

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Crown Prosecution Service says they belong to the householder until collected, so taking them without permission is stealing

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Offering possessions to charity shops is the most popular way to give, according to new research.

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British Heart Foundation, which has 709 shops in the UK, says administration of Gift Aid for donated goods costs it about £150,000 a year

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A proposal to offer a single textile recycling bank contract across multiple London boroughs has caused concern among charities which fear they could lose a fundraising lifeline in the capital.

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Retail business owners in Coulsdon, Greater London, have expressed concerns over rumours of a fourth charity shop opening in the town centre.

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The value of retail sales from eBay.co.uk’s charity shops rose to £6.25m in 2011, a year-on-year increase of 56 per cent.

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Proposals to limit the number of charity shops claiming rate relief have been ditched from the Mary Portas review on the future of high streets, a move that has been met with delight by the charity shops umbrella body.

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Half a million households in England and Wales will be receiving leaflets warning on how to avoid bogus bag collections in a campaign launched today by the Fundraising Standards Board.

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Local Data Company estimates there were 9,100 in the UK in October 2011

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