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NewsJames Hall opens new Shell forecourt in Cumbria
A new Shell-branded forecourt and Spar store has been opened in Cumbria by the Spar wholesaler for Northern England, James Hall & Co. The site at Kirkby Stephen is the 118th company-owned store, of which 37 have forecourts with fuel brands including BP, Texaco and Gulf as well as Shell. ...
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NewsPair jailed for torching taxi with driver inside on forecourt
Two men who set fire to a taxi on a petrol forecourt in Kent, while the driver was in the car, have been jailed. The driver collected Warren Hearne and Danny Frost from Romney Marsh on Friday 15 December 2017 following their night out. The pair got into the taxi ...
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NewsTobacco smuggling lorry drivers sentenced to 18 months jail
Two lorry drivers, who tried to smuggle more than 1.5 million cigarettes into the UK hidden between bags of wood pellets, have been jailed after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Marin Vasilev, 40, of Willingham, Cambridge, was caught attempting to bring in cigarettes worth £444,641 in unpaid ...
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NewsTwo BP with M&S Simply Food sites open after £5.3m spend
Two new BP service stations with M&S Simply Food stores have been opened following an investment of more than £5m. Twenty-one jobs have been created with the opening of the site on Bear Way, Desborough, in Northamptonshire. The joint BP and Marks & Spencer development will offer motorists a wide ...
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NewsGloucester services on M5 enhance disabled toilet facilities
Westmorland’s award-winning Gloucester services on the M5 has added to its offering with a state-of-the-art disabled toilet facility. The Changing Places assisted accessible toilet, on the southbound side of its site on the M5 motorway, is the second such facility provided by the operator. Supplied and installed by Closomat, the ...
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NewsACS welcomes London mayor’s new food strategy
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the Mayor of London’s new Food Strategy which sets out plans to ensure all Londoners have access to healthy and sustainable food. The new strategy recognises the role that convenience stores can play by increasing access to healthy foods in local communities ...
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NewsGovernment-funded chargepoints must be ’smart’ from next July
All government-funded home chargepoints for electric vehicles will have to use ‘smart’ technology from July 2019, the government has announced, fulfilling the commitment in the Road to Zero Strategy published earlier this year. This means chargepoints must be able to be remotely accessed, and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting ...
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NewsRetail estate owner installs rapid electric vehicle chargers
One of the UK’s largest owner/managers of convenience and community-focused shopping centres is installing rapid electric vehicle chargers at its sites. NewRiver REIT has an eight million sq ft portfolio of retail and leisure assets across the UK, and is working with electric car charging firm InstaVolt, to install and ...
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NewsProlific fuel thief jailed for more than three years
A thief who stole more than £4,000 worth of fuel from petrol stations across Solihull and Birmingham has been jailed. Aman Khan was sentenced to three years and two months in prison after being convicted of more than 48 fuel thefts. On 6 September, the 40-year-old from Alum Rock was ...
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NewsBP appoints new UK strategic account manager
BP has announced the appointment of Sue Clements as UK strategic account manager. She has been with BP for 15 years in commercial and customer-facing roles in both retail and midstream fuel supply, and will now be responsible for managing relationships with some of BP’s largest dealer partners, including the ...
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NewsACS welcomes rates relief extension in Wales
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed an announcement from the Welsh Government, which has confirmed an extension to the high street rates relief scheme for 2019-20. Eligible businesses will receive up to £2,500 off their business rates bills, with properties with a rateable value up to £9,100 paying ...
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NewsLancashire police release CCTV images after robbery
Detectives have released CCTV images following a knifepoint robbery at a Morecambe fuel station in Lancashire. It happened at just before 1am on Monday, December 10 when a man entered the Texaco Garage on Regent Road. He produced a knife and threatened a cashier, making demands for money. The shop ...
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Applegreen completes Welcome Break deal
Applegreen has completed the transaction which makes it the second largest motorway service area operator in the UK. In a Stock Exchange announcement on November 1, it confirmed it had completed the deal which gives it a 50.01% controlling stake in Welcome Break. The current Welcome Break CEO, Robbie Bell, ...
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NewsMan jailed for stabbing customer at Asda petrol station
A man who stabbed his victim for “taking too long” in a queue at an Asda petrol station in Derbyshire has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Jack Oldfield, 26, of Stanhope Road, Swadlincote, pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, and three counts of carrying a bladed weapon after ...
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NewsSainbury’s and Asda request more time for merger evidence
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has rejected a claim by Sainsbury’s and Asda that they need more time to process all the evidence generated by the inquiry into their proposed merger.The CMA responded after the retailers applied to the Competition Appeal Tribunal for a judicial review of the CMA’s ...
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NewsScottish site sold at auction for twice the guide price
A former petrol filling station site in Fife Scotland, has sold at auction for twice its guide price. The deal took place at the final sale of the 2018 season held by Scottish independent property auction company SVA Property Auctions. Viewforth Filling Station at Higgins Neuk, near Kincardine Bridge, was ...
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NewsCar makers forecast to fail to meet emissions targets
Eight out of thirteen car manufacturers will fail to meet EU CO2 emission targets in 2021 and face significant fines according to PA Consulting. Its annual forecast predicts that Volkswagen, Ford, Fiat, PSA, BMW, Daimler, Mazda and Hyundai-Kia will miss their specific 2021 targets. Volkswagen could be fined up to ...
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Million-pound revamp for Co-op forecourt
The Co-op petrol filling station and food store in Princess Parkway, Manchester, has re-opened after a near £1m revamp. The four-week programme of works involved replacing pumps, signage and the forecourt, while enhancing the shop to include a Costa Express, in-store bakery, Amazon lockers and a bigger fresh food, food-to-go, ...
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NewsUK shoppers set to spend £21.6bn on Christmas groceries
The UK grocery market is set to experience 2.4% growth this Christmas, with shoppers predicted to spend £21.6bn over the festive period, according to the latest forecast from research organisation IGD. With nearly half (48%) of shoppers agreeing that food and drink is the most important part of Christmas Day, ...
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NewsRobber armed with hatchet raids BP site
A robber armed with a hatchet, terrified staff in a raid on a Paisley forecourt earlier this week. According to the Daily Record, the armed robber, who was wearing a high-vis vest, entered the BP site on Greenock Road at around 6.30am on December 3. He demanded that the cashier ...