All Latest News articles – Page 109
-
NewsPlan for PFS in Asda supermarket car park refused consent
Plans for a petrol station at an Asda supermarket in Lancashire have been refused consent by the local council. Asda had applied for permission for a four-pump petrol filling station (PFS) and drive-to-pay kiosk at its supermarket at Holly Mount Way, Rawtenstall in Rossendale. The PFS would have taken up ...
-
NewsPolice fighting ATM thefts warn owners of high performance cars
North Yorkshire Police is urging owners of high-performance cars to increase security and vigilance as part of an ongoing operation to tackle criminals involved in cash machine thefts.In recent months, there have been a series of ATM thefts across the county and a region-wide investigation is under way to identify ...
-
NewsCertas Energy unveils bunker plan for Lockerbie
Certas Energy has announced plans to develop an HGV refuelling bunker facility at the ‘fechan Truckstop (Eardley International) in Scotland. The site is located at Junction 19 of the M74 in Ecclefechan, Lockerbie, and will provide room for up to three HGVs to refuel simultaneously. Certas Energy hopes to open ...
-
NewsCMA raises local monopoly concerns over MFG MRH deal
Motor Fuel Group must address Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concerns over its takeover of rival MRH to avoid an in-depth investigation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that competition provided by other major petrol retailers and supermarkets will ensure that the merger would not result in higher prices ...
-
NewsThree north-east sites complete major developments
Major development work has been completed this summer on three dealer-owned sites in the North East of England.All three sites – at Fenceshouses, Great Ayton and Northallerton – are supplied by Greenergy under the Esso brand and have experienced strong growth in their first six weeks of trading.Fencehouses near Houghton ...
-
NewsFood-to-go sector growth forecast to outstrip grocery
The UK’s food-to-go sector is set to grow at twice the rate of overall grocery retail, with international research organisation IGD predicting the channel will grow to £22.8bn by 2023, up from £17.8bn in 2018. IGD’s food-to-go research splits the market into five segments: food-to-go specialists; quick service restaurants (QSRs); ...
-
NewsLincolnshire Co-op reopens site after £990,000 scheme
A Lincolnshire Co-op filling station has reopened with a new food store after a £990,000 redevelopment. Work at the Gibbet Nook Food Store and Filling Station – on the junction of the A153 and B1192 near Coningsby – has included new fuel pumps, improvements to the forecourt and a purpose-built ...
-
NewsACS reiterates call for plastic bag levy to include small stores
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed comments from prime minister Theresa May indicating the government plans to extend compulsory plastic bag charging to small stores. Under the current regulations, a 5p charge is levied on all single use plastic bags by businesses that have more than 250 employees ...
-
NewsM&S Simply Food added to BP site in Peebles
A new M&S Simply Food store has opened at the BP service station on Innerleithern Road, Peebles, in the Scottish Borders region. BP district manager Andy Kenney said: “The new store and introduction of the M&S Simply Food range means we will now be open late providing customers with a ...
-
NewsEG Group wins planning approval for scheme in Peterhead
Plans by Euro Garages’ parent company for a new 24-hour petrol station and drive-thru cafe at Peterhead in the north of Scotland have received planning approval. EG Group’s scheme on the Buchan Gateway Retail Park, near to the town’s Invernettie roundabout, had been recommended for approval by Aberdeenshire Council’s planning ...
-
NewsPRA arranges business breakout event in Harpenden
The PRA is staging a Business Breakout at The Hive Conference Centre, Rothamsted Manor, Harpenden, on Thursday September 20. Presentations will include: Petrol Retailers Association – market update; EdgePetrol – visualising your forecourt; Christie & Co – outlook on the value of petrol filling stations; Instavolt ...
-
NewsRobbers break in to forecourt shop and attack cashier
A forecourt cashier has been attacked after two robbers broke into a petrol station in Hull to steal cigarettes and cash before fleeing on a motorbike. The attack took place at the BP Garage in Spring Bank West, shortly after 6am on Tuesday, August 28. A spokeswoman for Humberside Police ...
-
NewsAverage driver will wait nine years to buy electric car
Drivers in the UK say on average they will wait nine years to buy an electric car, according to research by the automotive marketplace Auto Trader. Drivers said that they’ll wait nine years before they will buy an electric or hybrid vehicle, with lack of charging infrastructure and upfront expense ...
-
NewsBig support for diesel car ban, says new study
More than half of British motorists believe diesel cars should be banned from some UK roads following the VW emissions scandal, according to a new study. And almost one in three (29%) backed the idea of barring the fuel type from all roads, while another 23% of respondents wanted restrictions ...
-
NewsPublicity for cashback offer on fuel
Extensive coverage in the national and regional press in the run-up to the Bank Holiday weekend is promoting a TopCashBack offer where new members can claim £15 cashback on fuel they have purchased. TopCashBack is a scheme where consumers who sign up have access to cashback and discounts at over ...
-
NewsStanlow fire: no disruption to fuel supplies
There will be no impact on fuel supplies following a fire at Essar’s Stanlow Refinery in Ellesmere Port on Wednesday afternoon (August 22). The company released a statement saying the fire had occurred at the Shell Higher Olefins Plant (SHOP) chemical plant, on the Stanlow site, close to the Manchester ...
-
NewsKnifeman jailed for five years
A 35-year-old man who carried a carving knife and shouted "I will hurt you" at staff during a robbery at a Tesco petrol station in Wales has been sentenced to five years in prison. Michael Evans of Cledan, Newtown stole bundles of £20 notes from the Tesco site in Pool ...
-
NewsRontec objects to Touts’ forecourt plans
Top 50 Indie Rontec has weighed in to a row over plans for a new forecourt development in the village of Cleeve in Somerset. Rontec operates an Esso forecourt on the outskirts of Congresbury, which is just up the road from Cleeve. Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Touts ...
-
NewsTexaco re-brand for Blackpool service station
A Lancashire site based in the seaside town of Blackpool has recently moved to the Texaco brand after years with BP. Ansdell Service Station, in Lytham St Annes, which has seen fuel volumes increase since the rebrand, stocks all four grades of fuel including Supreme diesel and Supreme unleaded and ...
-
NewsCMA launches first phase of inquiry into Sainsbury’s/Asda merger
The Competition and Markets Authority has confirmed the start of a formal investigation into the proposed merger between J Sainsbury plc and Asda Group Ltd, which was announced on April 30. Since then it has been gathering information to start the first phase of the formal investigation, which will look ...