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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 ...
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NewsGang attempts to steal ATM from motorway service area
Leicestershire Police detectives are investigating after thieves tried to steal an ATM in Castle Donington. The attempted theft took place at around 12.20am on 13 August at the Moto Services at junction 23A of the M1, when several men described as being masked were seen trying to gain entry to ...
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NewsChristie & Co completes sale of site in South Wales
Specialist forecourt property advisors Christie & Co have successfully completed the sale of Bryn Gelli Service Station, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. The forecourt, located close to the Llanelli Scarlets Rugby Stadium, has the benefit of a large residential catchment with a popular school close by. Although there is some local competition it ...
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NewsMRH expands in Channels Islands with acquisitions
MRH has expanded its presence in the Channel Islands with the acquisition of two businesses. Roberts Garages, part of the MRH Group, has acquired Petroleum Distributors (Jersey) Limited (PDJ) and Guernsey Petroleum Distributors Limited (GPD) from their parent company NGI. MRH said that the acquisition was consistent with its strategy ...
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NewsLorry crashes into Top 50 Indie site
A site owned by a Top 50 Indie had a lucky escape when an HGV crashed into its forecourt, just missing the pumps, after a head-on collision with another lorry. The smash occurred early in the morning on Wednesday August 16, on the A27 in East Sussex, in front of ...
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NewsStrong demand for secondhand diesels cars
Demand for second-hand diesel cars has remained stable, but a decrease in petrol car sales led to an overall fall in UK used car transactions, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In the first six months of 2017, demand for diesel cars remained ...
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NewsSecurity van robbed while it is on Asda forecourt
Three robbers stole cash from a G4S security van on Monday August 14 after attacking it with a hammer while it was parked at a Leeds petrol station. West Yorkshire Police say the men carried out the attack at the Asda petrol station on Killingbeck Drive at around 12.40pm. The ...