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NewsRaim Raiders smash cash machine from its moorings
Ram raiders used a stolen agricultural forklift vehicle to smash a cash machine from its moorings and steal it from the BP Totnes Cross Filling Station, in Devon. The attack was carried out early on Monday August 21, and the wall the cash machine was attached to, as well as ...
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NewsBP/M&S Simply Food opens in Essex
A new BP/M&S Simply Food service station has opened in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex. It has been built at the junction of Burnham Road, Ferrers Road and Willow Grove, on a busy roundabout, and a total of £2.3m was spent on the site. The development will offer motorists a wide ...
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NewsJet launches Marketing in a Box initiative
Jet has launched its latest Marketing in a Box initiative, with Jet dealers able to choose from seven localised summer-themed promotions aimed at boosting forecourt footfall and customer loyalty across its network. There is no cost to dealers for participating in any of the promotions. Jet introduced Marketing in a ...
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NewsDepartment for Transport approves lorry platooning trials
Trials of lorry platooning, where a lead vehicle controls acceleration of up to three HGVs travelling in convoy on a motorway, have been approved by the Department for Transport (DfT). All lorries in the platoon, which will be connected wirelessly, will always have a driver ready to take control at ...
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NewsSymonds Forecourts wins approval for its tenth site
Top 50 Indie Symonds Forecourts has won planning approval for a new site, which will bring its total number of forecourts to 10.The new to industry site in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, covers two acres and will provide a 10-pump filling station, with projected sales in excess of 6mlpa.It will include a ...
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NewsElectric charger company joins APEA
InstaVolt has joined the APEA (Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration) as it aims to install thousands of electric vehicle charging points at forecourts across the UK. The company, which installs and maintains rapid chargers that can add range in just 20 minutes, says it is on a mission to ...
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NewsMan arrested after ATM is blown up on forecourt
Police are hunting for a suspect after a cash machine was blown up on an Esso forecourt at Iron Acton in Gloucestershire. Police officers were called to the garage on Yate Road shortly after 12.30am on Monday August 21. A 27-year-old man is under arrest after a car left the ...
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NewsGunmen flee empty handed after assistant hits alarm
Two armed robbers threatened a woman assistant with a firearm and demanded money in an early morning raid at a Glasgow petrol station. The 51-year-old was working in the station on Hamilton Road, Mount Vernon, when two men entered and demanded she hand over cash in the early hours of ...
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NewsPalmer and Harvey launches update to online ordering website
Delivered wholesaler Palmer and Harvey has launched an update to its online ordering website. Retailers will now be able to access detailed product and nutritional information, provided by digital product content provider, Brandbank. This latest phase of development is part of an ongoing programme of updates to the website. E-commerce ...
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NewsNew grant funding for hydrogen filling stations
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has announced details of its £23m Hydrogen Transport Programme, with the aim of expanding the network of hydrogen refuelling stations alongside the deployment of fuel cell vehicles, following its previous HRS Infrastructure Capital Grant Scheme. The new £23m Hydrogen Transport Programme (HTP) will ...
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NewsNational Grid suggests super charger solution
A network of up to 7,000 forecourts offering high power electric vehicle (EV) charging could be required by 2050, according to a Thought Piece, published by the National Grid. The authors say mass charging facilities for EVs will be required because for most users home charging will not work. They ...
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NewsBurglars break into cash machine in Ludlow
West Mercia Police officers are appealing for information after burglars broke into an ATM at the Co-op petrol station on Foldgate Lane in Ludlow. It is believed that the incident happened between 11pm on Saturday 19 August and 3:45am the following morning. The burglars forced entry into the premises and ...
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NewsMaxol adds eating options to site at Clonakilty
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has added three new eateries to Maxol, Western Road, Clonakilty, as part of a refurbishment. The latest additions to the station are Abrakebabra, Bagel Factory and O’Brien’s Sandwich Café, to complement Maxol’s own Moreish deli in-store. The recently refurbished Maxol station follows an investment ...
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NewsACS and SGF welcome proposals for Scottish business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) have welcomed recommendations on making the business rates system in Scotland fairer for retailers, especially those looking to invest or expand their property. The review, chaired by former RBS chairman Ken Barclay, makes 30 recommendations for change in ...
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NewsAA reports that pump prices vary by up to 24ppl
Petrol and diesel pump prices varied by as much as 24ppl on the UK’s busier roads last week, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report. They varied from the 107.7ppl at Tamworth supermarkets to 131.9ppl at a motorway service area. The latest report shows that, across the board, average ...
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NewsFord introduces scrappage scheme offering up to £7,000
Ford has announced a car and van scrappage scheme offering incentives up to £7,000 for customers, of any brand, to trade-in and scrap their old petrol or diesel cars or vans for a new Ford vehicle. Applicable to any pre-Euro 5 vehicle, registered by 31st December 2009, the Ford scrappage ...
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NewsRobbers threaten forecourt staff member with a hammer
Staffordshire Police officers investigating a robbery that occurred at a petrol station at Burntwood in the early hours of Saturday morning (12 August) are appealing for witnesses. The incident happened just before 1am at the Esso petrol station on Cannock Road. Two men forced entry into the store, threatened a ...
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NewsRontec redevelops sites in deal with Sainsbury’s
A new Sainsbury’s service station in Brixham, Devon, on which Rontec acted as development manager, is now open for business. It is one of three Rontec sites where the Top 50 Indie has managed the redevelopment but then let the site to Sainsbury’s on a long lease. The Premier Group ...
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NewsNFRN welcomes decision by Payzone to rethink contract
The newsagents federation NFRN has welcomed a decision by Payzone to reconsider key points in a new contract it was trying to introduce with its retailer customers. The NFRN and Payzone met formally on Wednesday August 16 to discuss Payzone’s proposed new terms and conditions for their new tablet technology, ...
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NewsGulf filling station provides fuel for cars competing in rally
Central Garage, the Gulf filling station in London Road, Newport, Essex, provided fuel for a wide range of vehicles competing for the Layer Marney Cup. On hand to assist with the fuelling were Central Garage owner Jon McGee and his father Tony, who managed the requirements of participants on and ...