Tracy West
Tracy has been writing about convenience retailing for 35 years. She worked for Convenience Store for many years and has also contributed to in-house magazines for retailers including Budgens, Londis, McColl’s and Spar.
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ACS wants your views on National Living Wage
ACS is calling on retailers to take part in its annual Employment Survey (formerly called the National Living Wage survey).
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Smart charge rollout for Shropshire residents
Shropshire Council has switched on a smart charging feature on its installed charging points – making Shropshire one of the first areas in the country to benefit from the nationwide smart charging rollout.
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Change in leadership for BP’s UK retail business
BP has announced changes to its UK retail leadership team with the appointment of Jo Hayward as VP mobility & convenience retail and Natalie Cattermole as senior dealer manager.
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Asda Express gets extended off licence
The Asda Express Rylands forecourt on Owen Road, Lancaster, has been granted an extension to its off licence.
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James Hall submits plans for new forecourt in Lake District village
Spar wholesaler James Hall has submitted plans for a new petrol filling station with Spar convenience store at Bragg Field in Hawkshead, in the Lake District National Park.
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Asda tackles Bramley fuel leak
Extensive work is underway at the Asda Express forecourt in Bramley, Surrey, to remedy a major fuel leak.
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Coventry University helping to create tech to charge EVs as they drive
Coventry University is contributing to new technology to enable EVs to charge as they drive on power-enabled roads.
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Top 50 Indies report shines light on robust forecourt sector
MFG continues to take pole position in the Top 50 Indies 2024, which were unveiled earlier this week. And this is before its Morrisons forecourts are added to its portfolio.
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New data shows ULEZ in London is working, says clean transport group
Clean transport group Transport & Environment UK (T&E) says its latest analysis of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero statistics shows that ULEZ is working in London.
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New bus depot offers consumer EV charging
The UK’s first bus depot to offer consumer EV charging is now open to the public, at First Bus’s new purpose-built hub at Summercourt depot in Cornwall.
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Thugs caught after vicious Snapchat assault at Esso site
Thugs who filmed themselves viciously assaulting a shop worker at an Esso forecourt and uploaded it to Snapchat, have been brought to justice.
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Henderson Retail’s new flagship community supermarket opens complete with forecourt
Henderson Retail has officially opened its flagship community supermarket for 2024 after a multi-million-pound investment in the new site which now homes Eurospar Downpatrick as well as a Texaco-branded forecourt and two BP Pulse EV chargers.
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Applegreen manager up in court for cashing in fake winning scratchcards
An Applegreen site manager who stole more than £12,000 by cashing in fake winning scratchcards has been sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for 21 months.
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Vandalism shuts down half of forecourt’s nozzles
A Wiltshire forecourt still has half its nozzles out of action due to a random attack of vandalism earlier this month.
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FOCUS ON SUMMER ALCOHOL: Are you ready?
There was a time when some people sniffed at RTDs (ready to drinks) but they’ve come a long way from their cheap and cheerful beginnings.
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Roadchef in collaboration with ethical streetwear brand
Roadchef has partnered with ethical streetwear brand start-up, Streetwise + Conscious (S+C), on a new initiative at its Chester site, located on the M56.
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Road re-opening means mixed blessings for Chaddesley site
A road closure that virtually cut trade in half for Chaddesley Fuel Station near Kidderminster reopened much earlier than expected – but it’s been a mixed blessing for the site.
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Bath engineering team in hydrogen-fuelled engine first
A team of engineering students at the University of Bath have achieved a world first by becoming the first undergraduates to build and successfully run a hydrogen-fuelled engine.
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Bungling forecourt thieves jailed
A couple of inept criminals have been jailed for a forecourt robbery in Rugby.