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Maxol opens second new site in a month
The Maxol Group has opened its third-largest development in Ireland, at Ballycoolin. Located on the N3 on a 2.5-acre site, the new services have been constructed using a contemporary design, similar to the state-of-the art facilities opened last month at A26 Tannaghmore Services, in Northern Ireland.After an investment of more ...
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NewsRAC urges pump price reduction
The RAC is calling on fuel retailers to cut the price of fuel after a sudden drop in the price of oil has brought wholesale costs down. Oil dipped well below the $50 a barrel mark last Friday and has stayed there since leading to a significant reduction in the ...
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NewsIGD predicts 18% growth for c-store sector by 2022
The convenience channel will grow by almost 18% between now and 2022, to £47.1bn, according to figures unveiled at IGD’s Convenience Retailing Summit. IGD’s research found that more than nine out of 10 (91%) UK grocery shoppers visited a convenience store in April and that time is of the essence ...
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NewsSales of new diesel cars plunge by 20%
Sales of new diesel cars have plummeted, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New diesel car sales were 81,489 in May, 20% down on the corresponding month last year when 101,844 were sold. The market share of diesel cars also declined ...
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NewsElection candidates visit Stockton forecourt
Independent forecourt retailer John Stevenson has hosted visits to his Nisa store from his prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs) in advance of the General Election. The site is in the Stockton South constituency in Cleveland and PPC Paul Johnson attended from the Labour Party as well as Liberal Democrat candidate Drew ...
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NewsRaiders steal cash machine from Scottish petrol station
Police Scotland have launched an appeal for witnesses after raiders stole a cash machine from a Borders petrol station. The suspects forced entry to Harrison’s Petrol Station on Edinburgh Road in Peebles, stole the free-standing ATM with a four-figure sum of cash in it, and made off in a red ...
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NewsEssar’s Stanlow refinery makes donation to local charity
Wirral-based charity Sundowns recently received a donation of £3,000 from Essar at Stanlow, in recognition of the refinery reaching one million hours without a recordable injury. The donation was made through Essar’s Let’s Give programme, which links safety milestones to charitable giving. Employees nominate the charities they would like ...
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NewsPump prices follow wholesale prices down
The average price of petrol fell by nearly 2ppl in May while diesel tumbled by 2.5ppl after retailers passed on savings in the wholesale price of fuel, data from the latest RAC Fuel Watch report shows. Unleaded finished the month at 116.72ppl, down 1.83ppl from 118.55ppl at the beginning of ...
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NewsValero rolls out relaunch of Supreme fuel
Valero is rolling out the relaunch of its Supreme fuel across the rest of the UK, after its success in the North West earlier this year. The ‘Save 10p per Litre on Supreme Fuel’ promotion is starting in Yorkshire and the Midlands in June, with other regions including Wales, the ...
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NewsTerrorist suspect arrested on forecourt
A Texaco petrol station in Manchester found itself on the front line in the fight against terrorism when armed police swooped on a customer and briefly closed down the site. The incident occurred on Saturday June 3 an hour before three terrorists launched their murderous attack on London Bridge, and ...
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NewsUnion ballots for industrial action at Stanlow refinery
Staff at Essar UK’s Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port are being balloted for industrial action in a row over pensions. Unite, the country’s largest union, started balloting over 350 of its members who are members of the Essar final salary pension scheme on Tuesday 30 May, in a consultative ballot ...
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NewsDurham police release CCTV image after robbery
A CCTV image has been released of a man police would like to speak to in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in County Durham. The incident happened at around 9pm on Tuesday, May 30, at the BP Garage in Alma Place, Dragonville, and a small number of ...
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NewsInternational recognition for Blakemore chief’s Spar role
Peter Blakemore, managing director of AF Blakemore and Son, has been presented with a prestigious award in recognition for his outstanding contribution to Spar International. AF Blakemore and Son was founded in 1917 when Arthur and Harriet Blakemore opened a counter-service grocery store in Wolverhampton. Peter joined the family business ...
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NewsCamelot revamps National Lottery support
The newsagents federation (NFRN) has welcomed news that Camelot is reinstating a free retail hotline for retailers to use for day-to-day help and advice from Tuesday (June 5). In autumn 2015 the national lottery operator enraged NFRN members by transferring its previously free retail hotline to an expensive 0844 number. ...
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NewsHigh-profile campaign to track down violent robbers
Police in Sussex have launched a high-profile campaign to track down two violent criminals, one of whom was armed with a Samurai sword, who attacked forecourt staff during a robbery. They have released CCTV film of the attack and it has been the lead item on local TV news programmes ...
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NewsNissan partners power company in electric vehicle development
Nissan and electricity distribution company Northern Powergrid have announced that they have signed an agreement that will see them co-operate over the next six years on a series of innovation projects to explore how electric vehicles (EVs), batteries, and smart technologies can support energy networks. Many experts warn that one ...
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NewsThree men jailed over illegal tobacco factory
Three men have been jailed for a total of 16 years for a £17m tax fraud after an illegal tobacco factory was discovered. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officers found that a Poland-based criminal network used several sites in the North West and Essex to process raw tobacco into illegal ...
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NewsApplegreen has added 16 sites this year
Applegreen has reported that it has added 16 sites to its estate since the start of January and that it has a strong pipeline of new sites both in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. At the company’s AGM, Daniel Kitchen, chairman of Applegreen, said it had a positive ...
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NewsOpec extends oil output restriction deal into 2018
OPEC, the oil exporters’ group, has decided to extend output restrictions until March 2018 at its meeting in Vienna on May 30. The group was discussing whether to extend the oil production reductions agreed last year and due to expire at the end of June, alongside delegates from some oil ...
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NewsWelcome Break secures £440m funding package
Motorway service station operator Welcome Break has secured a £440m funding package from a banking syndicate jointly-led by Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to enable further investment in its hotel and retail offering. Welcome Break is the second largest motorway service station operator in the UK, managing 27 sites across the ...