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NewsApplegreen completes takeover of Welcome Break
Applegreen has completed the transaction which makes it the second largest motorway service area (MSA) operator in the UK. In a Stock Exchange announcement it confirmed it had completed the deal it agreed at the beginning of August, which means it has a 50.01% controlling stake in Welcome Break. The ...
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NewsPRA wins confirmation that rates relief applies to sector
The PRA has obtained written confirmation from the Treasury that petrol filling stations are covered by the Small Business Rates Relief scheme announced by the Chancellor in the Budget earlier this week. Philip Hammond announced that the business rates bill for companies with a rateable value of £51,000 or less ...
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NewsArsonist strikes at petrol station near Glasgow
Police Scotland detectives are appealing for information after a petrol station was deliberately set on fire in Bearsden, on the outskirts of Glasgow, on Tuesday 30 October. Around 12.10 am police received a report of a fire at the BP station in Stockiemuir Road. Emergency services attended and the building ...
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NewsService station owner attacked during robbery
Police in Surrey are appealing for witnesses after a service station owner was attacked during a robbery, and had to be treated in hospital. The incident happened around 9.16pm at Langley Vale Service Station, near Epsom on Wednesday 31 October, when three men wearing balaclavas took a 58-year-old man into ...
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NewsEG Group founders win national entrepreneurs award
Mohsin and Zuber Issa, the joint chief executives of EG Group, have been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. The brothers won the top prize and will represent the UK at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year in Monaco in 2019. In addition they were presented with ...
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NewsRetailer satisfaction levels up in consolidated symbol groups
Satisfaction levels have increased among retailers whose symbol groups have experienced recent consolidation, according to shopper insights agency HIM. HIM’s Symbol Track report was conducted through 1,500 telephone interviews with retailers from 12 different symbol groups, including Best One, Blakemore, Budgens, Costcutter, Go Local, Lifestyle Express, Londis, Mace, Nisa, Premier, ...
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NewsArmed robber who attacked police sentenced to 14 years
An armed robber, who was attacked police as he tried to flee a raid on a Tesco forecourt, has been sent to prison for 14 years. Owen Smith, 29, unemployed of no fixed address, pleaded guilty at Hove Crown Court to assault by beating a police constable, possession of ...
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NewsCertas Energy gets go ahead for flagship HGV refuelling facility
Certas Energy has won planning permission to develop a new flagship HGV refuelling facility in the heart of the ‘Golden Triangle’ of logistics in Northamptonshire. The development, at the existing Red Lion Truck Stop, is located 400m off the M1 motorway at junction 16. The site – which will be ...
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NewsMFG appoints Premier Group to revamp Mumbles forecourt
MFG has appointed the construction division of The Premier Group to redevelop a service station in Mumbles, Swansea. The scope includes the remodelling of the existing Texaco-branded site, including shop and forecourt alterations and the addition of a new Subway store. The Premier Group started work on the site on ...
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NewsPolice remind forecourts to look out for Halloween bike gangs
Police have reiterated their warning to fuel retailers to take precautions against rampaging gangs of motorbike, moped and scooter riders who may take to the roads on Halloween night. The warning has come from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), but it cautioned it was a national issue rather than ...
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NewsRam raid digger bursts into flames on forecourt
Fire crews tackled a blaze at a service station in Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, after a digger, used to ram raid an ATM, burst into flames. Fire crews were called to the blaze at 2.15am on Saturday October 27 at the Spar store on the Maxol forecourt on Templepatrick Road ...
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NewsC-stores growing their share of eating out visits
Convenience stores and supermarkets have grown their share of eating out visits, according to research from MCA Insight – a research insight agency across the foodservice and hospitality sectors. The insight comes from MCA’s Quarterly Update, underpinned by its Eating Out Panel, which comprises 6,000 consumer interviews every month. The ...
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NewsPRA seeks confirmation on rates relief cuts announced in Budget
The PRA is seeking urgent confirmation from the Treasury that petrol filling stations will be eligible for Small Business Rates Relief. In this afternoon’s Budget, the Chancellor Philip Hammond confirmed that the business rates bill for companies with a rateable value of £51,000 or less would be cut by ...
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NewsACS calls for greater resources for police service
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged the Government to take action to ensure police forces are adequately resourced to deal with crime following publication of the Home Affairs Committee’s report into policing. ACS figures show that over three quarters of retailers are concerned about the response from police ...
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NewsWest Midlands forecourt adopts Nisa fascia for shop
An experienced forecourt retailer in the West Midlands expects a recent conversion from an independent fascia to Nisa’s Evolution store to result in sales more than doubling over the next 18 months. Shailesh Parekh, who runs six forecourt stores in the Wolverhampton area, completed the development at West Cross Service ...
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NewsApplegreen shareholders give go ahead for Welcome Break deal
Applegreen’s shareholders have approved its acquisition of a controlling stake in motorway service area (MSA) operator Welcome Break, and the company anticipates the transaction will complete on or around 31 October. The deal was approved at an EGM which also gave the green light to a share placing to part ...
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NewsShell opens first IONITY high power chargers in France
Shell has opened its first high-powered charging station in France, in partnership with charging network operator IONITY. The high-powered chargers take up to 10 minutes to charge next-generation electric vehicles, making them up to three times faster than any other type of charger currently available. IONITY is a ...
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NewsGovernment pulls plug early on electric vehicle grants
The Government has pulled the plug on grants for electric vehicles early after the cash it allocated for the scheme ran out due to a rush of registrations. Changes to the Plug-in Car Grant (PICG) mean that the grant rate for Category 1 (pure electric) vehicles have been cut from ...
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NewsEssar rebrands former Shell site in Kettering
Essar Oil UK has rebranded its first Shell site to company colours with the commissioning of Oundle Road service station in Thrapston, Kettering, in Northamptonshire. It is the 54th site unveiled under the Essar Marque. Run by dealer Karl Rashid and his family since they acquired the site in 2008, ...
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NewsLondis promotes new look with virtual store tour
Londis is has made a new 360o Virtual Tour available to all retailers, so they can see the future of Londis retailing. Following the recent brand refresh at Woodhouse Street in Leeds, Londis created a digital store tour to share the recent developments to the brand, with both existing ...