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NewsEuro Garages company lodges planning application
A development company set up by Euro Garages bosses Zuber and Moshin Issa, Monte Blackburn Ltd, has applied for planning permission for a petrol station, coffee shop and restaurant on a site north of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire. The site is east of the A650 at Snowhill, in an area ...
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NewsMember of public grapples with armed raiders
Nottinghamshire detectives are appealing for witnesses and information to help their investigation into an armed robbery at a petrol station in Warsop. It happened at the Castelle Service Station on Sherwood Street at about 7.20am on Saturday August 5, when two men threatened staff and demanded money from the till. ...
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NewsForecourt Trader Awards finalists revealed
The finalists have been announced for the 2017 Forecourt Trader Awards. Judges have travelled the length and breadth of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to assess all the shortlisted sites from a bumper crop of entries, and have now whittled them down to three finalists in each category. In ...
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NewsPayzone pulls back from imposing new contracts
Payzone has backed down from imposing new contracts on retailers after the legality of the move was questioned. Last week solicitors representing the newsagents federation, the NFRN, wrote to Payzone challenging the legal basis of its attempt to impose new contracts on retailers. NFRN said the new contracts significantly change ...
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NewsAcquisition adds to BP / M&S Simply Food sites in South West
BP has acquired a forecourt in Devon with the intention of redeveloping it into one of its growing estate of BP M&S Simply Food sites. Specialist forecourt adviser Christie & Co has completed the sale of Barley Grove Service Station in Torrington, North Devon, to the oil company. The forecourt, ...
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Few companies changing water supplier after deregulation
Less than 1% of businesses have switched their water supplier since the market was deregulated on April 1, according to consultancy Utilitywise. Market Operator Services Limited (MOSL) has released switching figures for the first quarter of 2017/18 showing that 36,301 supply points have switched water retailer since the business market ...
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NewsApplegreen buys seven sites from Carsley Group
Applegreen has reached agreement to acquire a network of seven sites from its fellow Top 50 Indie Carsley Group, consisting of six service areas and one petrol filling station in the UK. The service area sites are predominantly located on the major arterial route of the A1 (M). Under the ...
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NewsBP in talks over installing electric chargers
BP is the latest oil company looking at installing electric car charging points on its forecourts. The company is in talks with electric vehicle (EV) makers on partnering to offer battery re-charging docks at its global network of fuel service stations as it seeks to benefit from the move away ...
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NewsDeclining diesel sales depress new car market
Diesel car sales in July plummeted by 20.1% compared with the same month last year, helping to depress overall sales in the UK new car market by 9.3% for the month, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 161,997 new cars ...
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NewsMaxol rolls out Freshly Chopped to more sites in Northern Ireland
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol is investing £1m to roll out Freshly Chopped, the healthy fast food franchise, across more of its service stations in Northern Ireland, following its launch at Maxol A26 Tannaghmore in May. The next two new Freshly Chopped franchises are planned for Rosepark Service Station ...
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NewsPost offices and c-stores top survey of favourite shops
Post Offices and convenience stores are the nation’s favourite high street shops and services for the third year running, according to the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The survey of UK consumers and local councillors across the UK showed that the top three services which have the most positive impact ...
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NewsFuel prices edge up for first time in three months
July saw the first increase in the average price of petrol and diesel for three months following a late surge in the cost of oil, according to the RAC. RAC Fuel Watch data shows a litre of unleaded increased by nearly a penny (0.7p): having begun July at 114.47ppl it ...
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NewsSewell on the go offers vulnerable people safety
People who feel lost, confused or frightened can now seek help from Sewell on the go staff after the business gave its backing to a new scheme supporting vulnerable members of the community. Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go, the current holder of the Forecourt Trader of the Year ...
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Law could cost £250m
Property expert Rapleys has warned that proposed legislation in the Queen’s Speech could heap costs of £250m on operators of petrol filling stations.The proposed Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill is intended to encourage innovation and investment, and will require ’large’ fuel retailers and motorway service stations to install electric charging ...
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Ram raiders run off after unsuccessful ATM raid
Ram raiders in balaclavas attempted to steal a cash machine from a petrol station in Essex using a stolen flat-bed lorry.They struck at about 1.50am on July 20, at Whitecourt Service Station in London Road, Black Notley, which is one of 11 sites owned by Top 50 Indie Refuel & ...
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Chartman gets go ahead for HGV facility
West Country Top 50 Indie Chartman Group has won planning permission for a new HGV forecourt at its flagship Winning Post site on the A38 at Haldon Hill in Devon. The proposed development will enhance the existing facility by utilising spare land and adding additional filling points. Chartman has worked ...
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Shell and Allego unveil their first fast charging sites
Shell and Dutch charging point operator Allego have revealed Greater London and Derby in the UK, and Randstad in the western part of the Netherlands, as the locations where the first fast chargers for electric vehicles will be installed at selected Shell service stations.Anja van Niersen, CEO of Allego, said: ...
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Make motorway service areas better says minister
Transport minister John Hayes has reiterated his call for better designed motorway service areas (MSAs) and called on them to display more local character and food.Speaking at the Backing Beauty reception, he said: "It is my firm belief that MSAs should support local independent businesses, source locally produced food and ...
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Topaz unveils investment in its new Miles brand
Topaz has unveiled its new Miles fuel brand in Ireland at an official launch event at its flagship service station at Junction 5 on the M9 Dublin/Waterford Road, Rathcrogue in County Carlow.At the same time, the firm announced an investment of 26m across its network of over 430 service stations ...
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two new m&s simply foodsBP has opened two new service stations with M&S Simply Foods. On July 26 a new-to-industry site opened at Aylsham, in Norfolk, and earlier in the month a former Shell site in Wadebridge, Cornwall, reopened. The fuel station has been closed since February 26 while the ...