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NewsSewell on the go supports local anti-slavery initiative
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go is supporting an anti-slavery campaign by its local Police and Crime Commissioner’s Office and the Humber Modern Slavery Partnership. Earlier this month, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner Keith Hunter launched car stickers to raise awareness that some people are being exploited financially by ...
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NewsBP hands dealers huge bills after error over card charges
BP dealers have been handed bills of £5,000 to £10,000 per site by the oil company, after it uncovered an accounting error, and told them it will be recovered by direct debits over three consecutive months. Earlier this week dealers received emails from BP in which the company said it ...
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NewsCall for clarity over new proposed tobacco tracking regulations
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for clarity from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) with less than 12 months to go until the introduction of track and trace regulations for tobacco products. The track and trace proposals in the EU Revised Tobacco Products Directive, due be introduced in ...
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NewsBMW to launch contactless charging in July
BMW has announced it will shortly start production on electric vehicles offering contactless charging, which it claims is a world first. The system will enable electric energy from the mains supply to be transmitted to a vehicle’s high-voltage battery without any cables – when the vehicle is positioned over a ...
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NewsACS welcomes Scottish Bill to protect shop workers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed widespread support for a Bill in Scotland creating a new offence designed to protect shopworkers from violence. Over 90% of respondents to the consultation put forward by Daniel Johnson MSP supported measures to create new offences to deter harassment, abuse and violence ...
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NewsTanker containing 8,500 litres of diesel stolen in Wales
Dyfed Powys Police is investigating the theft of a fuel tanker containing around 8,500 litres of diesel worth more than £10,000. The diesel is reported to be 4,000 litres of red diesel used by agricultural vehicles and 4,500 litres of white diesel, which is commonly used by vehicles used in ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie invests in major upgrade of site
A Top 50 Indies’ Texaco site in Chingford has recently undergone a major improvement programme to deliver a number of benefits to its customers. North Weald Texaco Service Station, owned by JP&S Services, has installed six new pumps, with all four grades of fuel available at four of the pumps, ...
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NewsChargePoint installs 10 chargers at MediaCity in Manchester
ChargePoint Services has announced the installation of 10 GeniePoint Network connected chargers at MediaCityUK in Manchester. The installation is the first phase of the project between Peel Energy and ChargePoint Services, to connect Peel Land and Property’s developments to the nationwide GeniePoint Network. MediaCityUK is home to the BBC, ITV, ...
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NewsEssar Oil seeks retail partner for flagship service station
Having broken through the milestone of more than 50 dealer-supplied sites, Essar Oil UK is looking to build on its retail brand by developing a leading edge, new build “Roadside Retail” location, opposite the entrance to its Stanlow Refinery in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. The company is keen to use this ...
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NewsPizza Express opens at Welcome Break South Mimms services
Motorway service operator Welcome Break is opening a Pizza Express restaurant at South Mimms services (M25 junction 23) on Friday June 8. It follows on from the opening of Pizza Express at Welcome Break’s Oxford Services in December 2017. A further three Pizza Express restaurants at Fleet, Cobham and Beaconsfield ...
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NewsCar wash raid uncovers minimum wage breaches
A car wash in Southport has been raided by the authorities after it was suspected of carrying out human trafficking offences. Merseyside Police officers, along with partners from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Health and Safety, Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and Operation Sanctuary joined forces in the ...
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NewsAttempted ATM break-in causes major damage to petrol station
Detectives from Leicestershire Police are investigating an attempt to break into an ATM in Castle Donington. Police were called to around 11.30pm on 22 May to a report that the thieves had attempted to break into the machine at a fuel station in Station Road. The attempt caused significant damage ...
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NewsSupermarket fuel prices up every day since March 26
The average prices of supermarket petrol and diesel has increased every day since the end of March, setting a record for consecutive daily rises. During that time more than 8ppl has been added to the average price at their pumps, analysis of RAC Fuel Watch data reveals. Pump price data ...
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NewsPlug-in car and van grants extended to October 2018
The government has announced that the Plug-in Car and Van Grant will be extended until October 2018, having previously stated it would only remain at current levels until April 2018. The scheme provides up to £4,500 towards the cost of a new electric or hybrid car and £8,000 towards the ...
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NewsTobacco smuggling bosses jailed for total of more than 11 years
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than 11 years after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) dismantled a tobacco factory that could have swamped the UK with millions of illicit cigarettes. North London crime bosses Mariwan Fatah, 43, from Enfield, and Ali Jamal, 44, of Wood Green, ...
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NewsBP invests in batteries that could charge in five minutes
BP has announced a $20m investment in ultra-fast-charging battery start-up company StoreDot, which is developing technology that could eventually see electric vehicle (EV) charging times fall to five minutes. The investment is part of a series of deals struck by BP’s venturing arm, alongside its advanced mobility unit (AMU), supporting ...
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NewsTeenage robber uses machete in robbery from forecourt shop
A boy thought to be as young as 14 and armed with a machete has robbed a petrol station in Leicester. The youth threatened a member of staff at the BP service station in Aylestone Road just before 3am on Friday 18 May. Leicestershire Police said: “Officers were called just ...
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NewsGreenergy extends service with Forecourt Eye deal
Under a new agreement with Greenergy, Forecourt Eye’s crime prevention and loss recovery service is to be offered as an extension to Greenergy’s fuel offer to dealer forecourts across the UK and Ireland. Forecourt Eye provides a digital service to forecourt retailers to combat no means of payment instances and ...
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Two Scottish sites join Jet under Highland Fuels deal
Jet has strengthened its Scottish presence with two new sites joining its network. Both sites Lochbroom Filling Station in Ullapool and Contin Filling Station in Strathpeffer are owned by independent dealer, Alistair Fraser Highland Fuels, a long-standing Jet-branded authorised distributor in Scotland, has won the contract to directly supply Phillips ...
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NewsPlan for “world’s largest rapid charging network” unveiled
Pivot Power has unveiled plans to build a network of grid-scale batteries across the UK, which it claims will power the largest network of electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging stations in the world. It says the £1.6bn programme will provide infrastructure to support the rapid adoption of EVs, while introducing ...