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NewsACS welcomes Home Office commitments on retail crime
New commitments on tackling retail crime, announced by Home Office minister Victoria Atkins, have been welcomed by The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). However, ACS has also urged the Government to ensure that tackling shop theft is included in its work to deal with violent crime. In a letter to ...
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NewsElectric vehicle scoops Car of the Year award
The Kia e-Niro has been named the What Car? Car of the Year 2019, becoming the first electric car to win the award. Kia UK boss Paul Philpott commented: “This marks an important milestone in the awards as we approach the tipping point where every motorist will be seriously considering ...
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NewsHydrogen cell powered EV charger demonstrated
An electric vehicle charger than can generate its own power using a hydrogen cell, and work even where there is no mains electricity, has been launched. What is claimed to be the world’s first electric vehicle charger based on hydrogen fuel-cell technology has been unveiled by AFC Energy. The demonstration ...
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NewsParliamentary committee chair slams Government’s EV strategy
The Government’s strategy on encouraging the use of electric vehicles (EVs) has been attacked by the chair of an influential Parliamentary committee. Rachel Reeves, chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, was reacting to the Government’s response to her committee’s report on developing infrastructure for EVs. The report ...
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NewsHMRC seizes fuel at four sites in England and Scotland
More than 80,000 litres of suspected illicit fuel has been seized from four petrol stations in England and Scotland following a three-day operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC officers temporarily closed petrol stations in Leeds, Motherwell, Cowdenbeath and the Hillington area of Glasgow after discovering about 73,000 litres ...
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NewsSewell on the go renews sponsorship of local team
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go has renewed its sponsorship of the Colin Hutton stand at Hull Kingston Rovers rugby league ground for a further 12 months. Plans for 2019 include Sewell on the go branding within the North Stand, joining forces for the club’s Community Trust Family Fun ...
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NewsGulf site in Devon sold after strong competition
A prominent petrol filling station on the North Devon Link Road has been sold after strong competition among potential buyers. Woodside Garage, located alongside the A361 just outside South Molton, has been sold through Barnstaple-based commercial property agent Charles Darrow. The Gulf-branded petrol station site comprises a small single-storey general ...
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NewsAlfa Power launches EV charger at forecourt on A1
A service station in Lincolnshire has become the latest site to offer an Alfa Power electric vehicle (EV) charger. The 40kW DC charger, at Ponton Main Service Station, is located on the A1 in Grantham and is available to all EV motorists. Alfa Power is working to find a solution ...
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NewsHIM analyses trends in Future of Convenience Report 2019
Vital trends crucial to success in the convenience retailing sector have been identified and analysed in the HIM Future of Convenience Report 2019. The report focuses on seven trends highlighting four established ones – the war on plastic, responsible retailing, consumers’ evolving interest health and whether retailers should focus on ...
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NewsKent service station for sale with £4m price tag
A site comprising an Esso-branded petrol station, car showroom and a convenience store has gone on the market with Christie & Co with a £4m price tag. CB Motors in Rolvenden Road outside Tenterden, in Kent, is being sold by the Eggleshaw family, who have run the site since 1980. ...
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NewsElectric and hybrid cars achieve most successful year
The Government’s Go Ultra Low campaign has released a report highlighting the record sales figures for electric cars in the UK. The total number of new 100% electric and plug-in hybrid cars registered last year was 59,911, making it the most successful year for electric cars to date, and up ...
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NewsACS report highlights value of local stores in Wales
New research published by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) reveals the growing importance of local shops to people in Wales. The 2019 Welsh Local Shop Report shows how convenience stores are supporting communities by providing thousands of jobs, stepping in to ensure that essential services like access to cash ...
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NewsPositive outlook as demand for forecourts remains strong, says Christie & Co
After years of divestment, oil companies look set to shake up the petrol filling station market in 2019, according to Steve Rodell, managing director retail, at property specialist Christie & Co, in the company’s latest report on the market, entitled ‘Navigate, Innovate, Accelerate’. “We could see a rash of ...
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NewsPetrol sales pull out of slump with four-year high
Petrol sales in November were the highest for a single month in more than four years, but overall sales for the year are down, according to the latest figures released by HM Revenue & Customs. Unleaded petrol volume reached 1.515 billion litres in November, making it the highest monthly demand ...
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NewsHMRC raids suspected fuel laundering plant in Newry
Two men have been arrested and a suspected fuel laundering site dismantled as part of an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into what is believed to be a multi-million pound fuel fraud. HMRC officers, supported by Police Service of Northern Ireland, carried out a search of an industrial address ...
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NewsACS calls for greater flexibility in planning system
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for greater flexibility in the planning system to enable retailers to respond to changing consumer demands.The ACS was responding to a consultation from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government on changing the planning system to allow for greater changes of ...
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NewsSpar UK announces interim managing director roles
Spar has announced that Chris Lewis and Jackie Mackenzie will take on new interim MD roles leading the Spar UK team in Harrow. The move follows the announcement in November that Debbie Robinson was stepping down from the role as managing director to become chief executive of Central England Co-operative. ...
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NewsPlanners assess two more Euro Garages schemes
Euro Garages burst of developing new sites is continuing with another scheme set to be given consent, while it has also applied for permission to demolish and rebuild a site in Staffordshire. Plans for the new-build scheme, off Park Farm Way in Wellingborough, have been recommended for approval by planning ...
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NewsRural filling station attracts long queues of traffic with low prices
A small rural petrol garage in Hawes, North Yorkshire, has attracted long queues as motorists flock to benefit from its low fuel prices, according to The Sun. Gulf-branded Dale Head Garage is a community-run petrol station operating on a not-for-profit basis, and Hawes is one of four places in England ...
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NewsGovernment rejects MPs calls for earlier ban on petrol and diesel cars
The Government has dismissed calls by MPs to bring forward the date when sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned. Last year the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee called for the date to be brought forward from 2040 to 2032. In its report, ...