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NewsRam raiders smash their way into Essex site
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 Thursday July 20, at Whitecourt Service Station in London Road, Black Notley, which is one of 11 sites owned by Top 50 ...
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NewsBank of England unveils new design for £10 note
The Bank of England has unveiled the design and security features of the new £10 note featuring the author Jane Austen, which will be issued on 14 September 2017. It is printed on polymer and is the first Bank of England banknote with a tactile feature to help blind and ...
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NewsRapleys warns plans in Bill could cost sector £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 and motorway services. The proposed Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill is intended to encourage innovation and investment, and will require ‘large’ fuel retailers and motorway service stations ...
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NewsTopaz to spend €26m on rollout of miles fuel
Irish fuel and convenience retailer 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, County Carlow. In doing so, Topaz also announced an investment of €26m across its network of ...
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NewsACS calls for stronger sanctions on illicit trade
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the publication of the Government’s new Tobacco Strategy, calling for more powers to tackle the illicit trade locally in addition to the national measures set out in the document. The strategy commits to the following measures at a national level: ...
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NewsApplegreen buys site in Leicestershire
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has acted for Applegreen in its acquisition of Gibbetts Cross Service Station in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. This is the second site in the Midlands that Applegreen has bought in recent months from Jon Nathwani, a high profile name in the fuel and petrol filling ...
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NewsMinister urges motorway service areas to serve local food
A transport minister has reiterated his call for better designed motorway service stations and called on them to display more local character and source locally produced food. Speaking at the Backing Beauty reception, hosted by the think tank ResPublica, the Woodland Trust and the National Trust, transport minister John Hayes ...
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NewsGulf runs car-crazy promotion in conjunction with Disney Pixar
A Los Angeles Car-Crazy Adventure is on offer to one family as Gulf launches a forecourt promotion in conjunction with Disney Pixar and its new animated sequel film, Cars 3.Free to all customers who spend £25 or more at any participating Gulf Service Station before 30 August, the competition is ...
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NewsShell identifies sites for its first electric fast chargers
Shell and Dutch charging point operator Allego have revealed the locations where the first fast chargers for electric vehicles will be installed at selected Shell service stations. The two companies are working together to install and operate the fast chargers, and the project will include sites at Shell stations in ...
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NewsLorry driver jailed for three years for smuggling tobacco
A lorry driver who smuggled more than nine million cigarettes into the UK hidden inside air filter units, evading £2.5m in duty, has been jailed for three years after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation. Andrzej Krasnodebski, 45, was arrested by Border Force officers at Dover Eastern Docks on ...
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NewsGreenergy moves into Ireland with acquisition
Greenergy, the UK’s largest supplier of road fuels, has agreed to purchase 100% of the shares of Inver Energy, an Ireland-based independent fuel supplier, giving it a presence in the growing Irish market for the first time. Inver’s business activities include import and storage facilities and fuel supply operations in ...
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NewsACS calls for input into plastic bottle recycling plans
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to a question in the House of Lords about plastic bottle recycling and a deposit return scheme, urging the government to listen to the views of convenience store retailers by including them in the DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) ...
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NewsMan arrested after climbing onto roof
A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after spending more than six hours on the roof of a petrol station in Wokingham, Berkshire. Thames Valley Police officers were called to the Shell Garage in London Road at around 10.50pm on Wednesday, July 12, after reports of concerns ...
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NewsNew BP/M&S site opens in Wadebridge
A former Shell site in Wadebridge, Cornwall, has reopened with a new BP-branded forecourt and an M&S Simply Food outlet. The fuel station has been closed since February 26 while the redevelopment was carried out. The site, which is Wadebridge’s only filling station, was sold to BP by Tregoning Limited, ...
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NewsInspectors close hand car wash over hazardous electrics
A hand car wash site in Devizes, Wiltshire, had its power cut off by health and safety inspectors last week after they deemed it unsafe. Devizes Car Centre on New Park Street was closed this week for repairs after being visited on Friday, 7 July, by the Health and Safety ...
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NewsCertas Energy launches new uniform range for Gulf
Gulf has launched a new heritage-inspired uniform range that will be rolled out across its 500-strong network from August. Almost 12 months in the planning and design phase, according to Certas Energy the collection is both stylish and contemporary, not something usually associated with staff clothing. “We believe it is ...
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NewsGovernment delays roll-out of digital tax changes
The government has announced that it is putting back plans to change the rules on digital tax returns. Mel Stride MP, financial secretary to Treasury, confirmed that the Government will delay plans for the roll out of its Making Tax Digital tax reforms by one year to 2019. Under the ...
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NewsGovernment invests £20m to back smarter energy systems in EVs
The government is investing £20m to support development of electric vehicles (EVs) capable of returning electricity to the grid. The new investment will support vehicle-to-grid projects as part of the government’s Industrial Strategy and create a smarter energy system, while increasing the numbers of electric cars on UK roads. The ...
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NewsSupermarket fuel sales slumped at start of 2017
The AA says motorists punished the supermarkets for hiking their prices in the first quarter of 2017, after the government’s latest official statistics showed a slump in their fuel sales. Between January and March this year, the big four supermarkets achieved sales of 1.388 million tonnes of petrol, down 6.2% ...
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NewsWoman dragged across forecourt during robbery
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses to a robbery in High Wycombe when a woman was dragged across a busy petrol station forecourt. At around 2.30pm on Sunday July 9, at Morrison’s petrol station, Bellfield Road, the victim parked her vehicle, a light blue Fiat 500, on the forecourt ...