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NewsMRH opens new convenience pilot scheme
Top 50 indie MRH has collaborated with Spar and Greggs as part of the renovation of the Landmark petrol station and forecourt site at Forder Valley, Plymouth, which reopened this week. The busy BP branded commuter site, which was originally acquired by MRH in 2010, has seen a total rebuild ...
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NewsPolice seek three armed men who robbed petrol station
Three armed men who robbed a petrol station in West Lothian, Scotland, are being sought by police. They held up the Glendevon Service Station in Winchburgh on the B9080 and threatened staff with weapons at about 10:45pm on Thursday July 6.They stole cash from the till before leaving the shop ...
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NewsRefuel & Go creates theatre with Wacky Races theme
Top 50 Indie Refuel & Go featured Wacky Races’ Dick Dastardly on its forecourt for the Shell Lucky Pump Day at its Whitecourt Service Station, Black Notley, Braintree in Essex. Managing director Andrew MacDonald explained: “Shell does a lot to promote V Power and has sent a number of brand ...
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NewsPetrol stations worst in proof of age tests
Petrol stations were the least likely retail category to ask for proof of age in a test purchasing operation for alcohol and tobacco. Retailers sold alcohol to nearly one in six teenage mystery shoppers in 2016 without asking for proof of age, according to new data from retail age check ...
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NewsPolice arrest man after ATM theft wrecks forecourt shop
A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a cash machine from a BP petrol station in Humberside, on Tuesday 4 July. The 28-year-old man is in police custody and is being questioned by detectives. Enquiries are continuing into the incident during which a stolen digger was ...
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NewsAsda apologises after fuel makes cars break down
Asda has apologised after customers’ cars broke down when diesel was accidentally put into an unleaded tank at a fuel station in Anglesey. A number of drivers broke down after filling up their cars with the wrong fuel at the Asda garage in Llangefni. Asda confirmed the mistake led to ...
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NewsACS calls for restraint from Low Pay Commission
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to do more to help with the rising cost of employment and to ensure that wage rates do not have a negative impact on job prospects.In its annual submission to the Low Pay Commission, ACS has raised concerns about ...
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NewsApplegreen to buy 34-forecourt group in the US
Applegreen has reached agreement to buy a 34-forecourt group based in Columbia, South Carolina, in the US. Under the terms of the deal, Applegreen will acquire the trade and certain assets of the Brandi Group for $5.4m (inclusive of working capital), and a US institutional real estate investor will acquire ...
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NewsTransport secretary unveils new strategy for local roads
Local roads are set to benefit from a share in a multi-billion pound improvement fund as part of an investment strategy unveiled by transport secretary Chris Grayling. The Transport Investment Strategy sets out a new long-term approach for government infrastructure spending – meaning cash will be targeted at projects that ...
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NewsCertas Energy installs new tanker fleet controls
Certas Energy has selected Systal Technology Solutions to provide a network monitoring service for its fleet of 1,000 tankers, working out of 150 plus depots throughout the UK. The system will provide the tankers with their daily schedule of work to ensure they reach more than 800 independent retailers. Systal ...
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NewsDeclining diesel sales depress new car market
Sales of diesel cars have continued to fall sharply, causing the third monthly decline in the UK new car market, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Overall registrations fell by 4.8%, a lower decline than in the previous two months, to 243,454 new ...
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NewsBreak-ins on successive nights on sites in north-east Scotland
Two petrol stations in north-east Scotland have been broken into within 24 hours. The Gulf Strathbogie Filling Station, in Huntly, was targeted over night between the evening of Wednesday June 28 and the following morning, and Buckie Service Station, on Buckie’s high street, was broken into the next night. Nothing ...
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NewsBooker Group reports increased sales for latest quarter
A sales increase of 4% in the most recent quarter was revealed in a trading update from Booker Group, the cash and carry and delivered food wholesaler which also owns the Premier, Londis and Budgens brands. Speaking at its AGM, chief executive Charles Wilson said: “Group sales rose by 4.0% ...
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NewsApplegreen Dublin terminal deal cleared by competition authority
Applegreen plc has received the approval of the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission to acquire a 50% share in the Joint Fuels Terminal in Dublin port from the Topaz Energy Group for a consideration of about €15.7m. The deal was announced in January 2017 and is now expected to ...
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NewsEmergency services close Morrisons site after leak
A supermarket service station in north Cornwall had to be closed at the weekend over safety concerns due to a car leaking fuel. Emergency services said Morrisons petrol station on Stucley Road off the A3072 at Bude was closed off on July 2 during the incident. Firefighters were called to ...
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NewsVolvo goes all electric with new models from 2019
Volvo Cars has announced that every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor, marking the end of cars that only have an internal combustion engine (ICE) and placing electrification at the core of its future business. It said the announcement represents one of the most significant moves ...
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NewsFuel prices fall 2ppl for second month during June
Fuel prices have fallen by 2ppl for the second month in a row, data from the latest RAC Fuel Watch report reveals. A litre of unleaded petrol now costs an average of 114.71p compared with 116.69p at the start of June. Diesel has fallen slightly more, by 2.2ppl, from 117.77ppl ...
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Hollywood star drops in at Esso forecourt
A-list actor Tom Hardy cheerfully posed for selfies at the Esso service station in Whitestone, Nuneaton where he’d stopped while preparing for his motorcycle test. A group of fans approached him at the garage, asked whether he was really the actual Tom Hardy, and then asked if they could take ...
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NewsRAC welcomes latest supermarket price cuts
The RAC has welcomed the latest round of fuel-price cuts, which has seen the major supermarkets cut up to 2ppl on petrol and diesel. RAC fuel spokesman Simon Williams: “This is great news for motorists and we hope it will spark a price-cut frenzy on forecourts across the country. Supermarkets ...
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NewsRoadchef boosts food offer with Leon signing
Roadchef has signed a franchise deal with fast food chain Leon that will see the first roadside Leons open this summer, with many more planned to open over the next five years. Roadchef, one of the largest motorway service area (MSA) operators in the UK, has picked two of its ...