Article: Useful shops ; Shame on you Ron Bendell (WMN, December 17) for saying "the plague of charity shops which gives so many town centres in the South West a distinctly dismal feel".

Article: South West 'best at giving unwanted clothes to ...
Express & Echo (Exeter UK);  January 28, 2008 ;     429 words ...People in the South West are the most likely to donate their clothes to charity shops, a survey says. M&S and Oxfam commissioned ... months, with regular progress reviews. Oxfam South West campaigner Roger James said: "There are mountains ...

Article: Charity shops lose out as second-hand goods go to ...
The Sunday Telegraph London;  August 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... had stopped giving to charity shops because eBay was more ... to give a bit to the charity shops, but I tend to sell ... agent from Chelsea, south-west London, and a frequent ... the Association of Charity Shops said: "There have ...

Article: Are charity shops doing a worthwhile job? ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  May 25, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... one time 12 stores in the South-West. Our stock consisted of ... continue to use all my local charity shops, as I have always done ... see exactly how socalled-charity shops operate (Lifestyle) - if ... the waste allowed by these charity shops. They are not to be trusted ...

Article: Hospice is beacon for good business ; Rowcroft Hospice in Torquay ...
Herald Express (Torquay UK);  February 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Beacon South West is a South West of England Regional Development ... director of Beacon South West, says: "Beacon companies ... hugely popular network of charity shops. Explains Giles ... is keen to use Beacon South West as a vehicle to introduce ...

Article: Rags to riches ; Clothes made abroad, worn in the UK and then ...
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  December 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... of unwanted clothing from charity shops across the South West ends up, to be sorted into ... year. It mostly comes from charity shops, and we go as far as Cirencester ... Bristol Textile Recyclers pays charity shops to take their unwanted goods ...

Article: Too many charity shops, says MP ; Ministers have ...
Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  August 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... urged to act to stop large numbers of charity shops destroying town centres. Campaigners ... It is claimed that in some areas charity shops are said to have snapped up "prime ... such as greetings cards and gifts. Charity shops raised pounds110 million last year ...

Article: Charity shops face bargain stores threat; ...
The Sunday Herald;  July 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Britain's charity shops face an uncertain future due to ... fashion lines. The Association of Charity Shops' annual conference this week will ... priced that they are a real threat to charity shops whose main interest is clothing ...