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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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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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NewsHMRC seizes tobacco from shops in Manchester and Liverpool
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco across Greater Manchester and Merseyside uncovered nearly two million cigarettes and more than 80 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco, all believed to be illicit. Around 120 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from local council trading standards, ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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NewsJet forecourt gets in on the Scottish Rally action
JET’s Cot House Services in Dunoon was right at the heart of the action on Saturday (24th June) when it welcomed a number of rally drivers and their cars taking part in the ’Dunoon Presents Argyll Rally’, the fifth round of the ARR Craib MSA Scottish Rally Championship. As the ...
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NewsEight arrests in fuel-fraud raids in Kent
Eight men have been arrested and a large amount of toxic waste removed, as part of an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a suspected £3 million fuel laundering fraud. Around 150 officers from HMRC carried out simultaneous searches of 20 business and residential addresses in the Hayes, ...
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NewsSewell on the go directors become shareholders
Two directors at Sewell on the go have further cemented their commitment to the company by becoming shareholders. Katherine Batch and Alex Mortimer have been familiar faces at Sewell Group for several years and became directors on the business’ retail board last year. Alex, who has worked for the company ...
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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 ...
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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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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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NewsMurder investigation following forecourt attack
Surrey Police have launched a murder investigation following the death earlier today (June 28) of a man involved in a serious assault on the Shell Service Station at Cobham Services on the M25. According to the Surrey Police website, officers were called to the petrol station forecourt at Cobham Services ...
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NewsEssar Oil UK Refinery to receive RoSPA award
Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow Manufacturing Complex is among the winners in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) 2017 awards, for its commitment to Occupational Health and Safety. The refinery achieved the Order of Distinction (21 consecutive Golds) award in the prestigious annual scheme run by the national ...