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NewsCo-op enters into exclusive talks with Nisa
An analyst has said a potential takeover of Nisa by the Co-op is a much better fit than a previously mooted deal with Sainsbury’s. Global Data says Sainsbury’s investors should be relieved that The Co-op has entered into exclusive talks with Nisa, thereby avoiding a CMA investigation, Nisa shareholder’s discontent, ...
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NewsKnifeman strikes at Asda petrol station in north Manchester
A staff member was threatened with a knife during a robbery at an Asda petrol station in north Manchester. Police said a man took cash from the till and fled in an unknown direction after the raid at Harpurhey Shopping Centre at 10.30am on Thursday (August 31). No arrests have ...
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NewsMRH opens first Hursts Grab & Go
MRH has opened its first Hursts Grab & Go site. The new format was officially opened on August 31 at Thetford West Service station on the A11. The BP-branded 7.6mlpa site had undergone a £1.2 million knock-down-rebuild since shutting its doors at the end of May. The new development - ...
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NewsUnleaded petrol prices to surge above diesel
The PRA is warning unleaded petrol prices could be hiked as a result of the impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Texan coast around Houston, with the RAC predicting they could move well above diesel prices. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “The wholesale price of petrol has increased by over ...
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NewsMFG to roll out rapid electric chargers
Top 50 Indie Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has signed a partnership deal with ChargePoint Services for the roll-out of forecourt electric vehicle charging across its UK network. The parties believe the roll-out is the first of its kind in the electric vehicle charging market. MFG is the second largest independent ...
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NewsParliamentary group formed to focus on tackling illicit trade
Parliamentarians at Westminster are forming a new cross-party group to raise issues around the illicit trade up the political agenda. The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which will be made up of peers and MPs from across the political spectrum, will look at some of the key issues and drivers ...
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NewsGovernment introduces tougher emissions testing
New models of diesel and petrol cars will have to pass a strict new emissions test before they are allowed on Britain’s roads from next week (1 September 2017). The tough standards come into force after an overhaul in the way emissions are measured. Under the old test, vehicles were ...
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NewsBP/M&S Simply Food opens at Aviemore in Scotland
Sixteen jobs have been created with the opening of a new BP service station with M&S Simply Food on Grampian Road, Aviemore, on August 30. Approximately £2m has been spent on the site, which in addition to the fuel and shop includes a toilet accessible to disabled people, a baby ...
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NewsATM thieves using stolen farm vehicles
Police in Devon have urged farmers to step-up security and warned their stolen equipment is being used in attacks on petrol stations. The warning comes after ram raiders used a stolen agricultural forklift vehicle to smash a cash machine from its moorings and steal it from the BP Totnes Cross ...
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NewsAssault leaves petrol station worker unconscious
Police in Rugby are appealing for witnesses after a petrol station worker was violently assaulted in the early hours of Wednesday (August 30) morning. A man described as white, with an Eastern European accent, targeted the Gibbetts Cross Service Station on the A5 in Rugby at around 4.30am. The man, ...
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NewsApproval expected for Co-op redevelopment
Plans by the Co-op to redevelop a Yorkshire Dales petrol station have been recommended for approval by planners. Co-op Estates wants to demolish the existing 108sq m kiosk and an empty bungalow at Three Peaks Filling Station, on New Road, Ingleton, and build a new 464sq m ground-floor shop, with ...
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NewsAdvertising watchdog rebukes Nissan over world leader claim
Nissan Motor (GB) has had a complaint against it upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after a national press advert it ran included the text “World leaders in 100% electric since 2010”. A complainant, who believed that a competitor had sold more electric cars, challenged whether the claim “World ...
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NewsEuro Garages submits plans for new filling station
Euro Garages has applied for planning permission for a filling station including drive-thru food retail in Bacup, Lancashire. The proposals comprise a five-pump petrol station, retail store with attached food retail drive-through, an electric charging point, and a total of 14 parking spaces. The current building on the site, a ...
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NewsRoadchef opens drive-thru Costa at Northampton
Motorway Service Area (MSA) operator Roadchef has opened a new motorway Drive-Thru Costa at its Northampton South site. The £500,000 development on the M1, located at junction 15A, adds to the range of services already on offer at Northampton South, which includes a sit-in Costa, McDonald’s, WH Smith, and Fresh ...
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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 ...