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A council has agreed to explore how it can “renew and reinvigorate” its status as a Fairtrade town. Southwell Town Council’s Town Environment Committee agreed Jamie Bostock would investigate how Southwell could once again hold Fairtrade status. The town first achieved Fairtrade status in 2006, but over the years the commitment has not been renewed — although a number of traders and eateries in the town continue to sell Fairtrade products. A member of the public who had been involved in the previous status achievement spoke at the meeting and said: “In Fairtrade terms the town is a glowing embe…

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