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NewsPolice officer shot twice on service station forecourt
A man has been arrested after a police officer was shot twice on a filling station forecourt in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In a statement the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said: “Around 7.30pm on Sunday, 22 January, a number of shots were fired at a filling station. A police ...
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Strike threat to Morrisons fuel supplies
Morrisons petrol stations in London, the South East and East Anglia could run dry within days if a threatened strike by delivery drivers goes ahead, according to their union. A total of 19 drivers, employed by DHL Supply Chain and based in West Thurrock, who deliver petrol and diesel to ...
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Maxol revamps Moreish fresh food range
Irish family owned forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has announced its 2017 plans for Moreish, the company’s fresh food offering, based on growing trends in the food industry and consumer feedback. This includes the launch of a new Moreish signature sandwich range with a greater focus on healthier foods, gluten-free ...
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Council to fine stationary drivers who don’t switch off engine
Westminster City Council is about to start issuing penalty charge notices to motorists who do not switch off their engines while stationary, in a bid to cut air pollution. Leaving a vehicle’s engine running (idling) while stationary for more than a minute is an offence which can result in an ...
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Certas Energy opens HGV site at Port of Liverpool
Certas Energy, working in partnership with Peel Ports Group, has opened a new state-of-the-art HGV refuelling site at the Port of Liverpool. Following 12 weeks of construction, the site will now provide diesel, gas oil and AdBlue for port users. High-speed pumps that deliver 120 litres of fuel per minute ...
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NewsGovernment dismisses call for fuel price regulator
The government has given a curt dismissal to a petition calling for an “independent pump-watch body to monitor and regulate vehicle fuel pricing”. The petition was launched on the government’s petitions website at the end of October last year by Quentin Willson and Howard Cox, founders of the FairFuel campaign, ...
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NewsPolice investigate racially aggravated assault
Avon and Somerset police have released images of a man they want to identify in connection with a series of incidents including a racially aggravated assault of a petrol station assistant. On 30 November, two men filled a car with petrol at Courtfields Service Station in Mantle Street, Wellington, before ...
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ACS calls for greater support for rural shops
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to help secure the future of the UK’s 19,128 rural shops and petrol stations in a new report. The report reveals that rural shops are often the only place where customers in their local area can get essential goods ...
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NFRN partners Imperial Tobacco to fight illegal trade
Imperial Tobacco has teamed up with the newsagents association NFRN to help educate independent retailers and UK smokers about the growing trade in illegal tobacco. Fifty thousand anti-illicit trade (AIT) packs branded with Imperial’s Suspect it? Report it! campaign are being distributed to all retailers throughout the UK during January. ...
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Euro Garages tight-lipped over Little Chef reports
Euro Garages has declined to comment on reports in The Sun that it is in advanced talks to buy the Little Chef chain of roadside restaurants. According to the newspaper, the Little Chef brand could disappear as the Top 50 Indie is likely to replace it with its partner brands ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV footage in robbery appeal
Northumbria Police has released CCTV footage in an appeal following a robbery at a service station in Newcastle. Between 6:25am and 6:33am on Wednesday, December 28, a man entered the Gulf service station on Hillhead Parkway in Chapel House and bought items. When the sales assistant opened the till the ...
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Valero extends supply deal with James Hall & Co
Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has extended its agreement with Valero to continue selling Texaco fuel across all its Texaco-branded sites, with a new site in Threshfield, Yorkshire, due to open in early 2017. This will bring the total number of sites that are Texaco-branded to 11. ...
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Hydrogen initiative agreed at Davos
A global initiative to drive use of hydrogen has been agreed at the World Economic Forum in Davos.Thirteen leading energy, transport and industry companies launched the initiative to “voice a united vision and long-term ambition for hydrogen to foster the energy transition”.The ‘Hydrogen Council’ aims to position hydrogen among the ...
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ACS urges rethink on digital tax reporting
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a report from the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, which calls on the Government to delay the implementation of mandatory digital tax reporting. In the report, the Committee states that the proposed timetable of April 2018 for most businesses to be ...
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NewsAdvisers seek buyers for stricken Top 50 Indie
Business advisers to the stricken Top 50 Indie High Noon Stores are trying to find buyers for the company’s assets, but have said reports that the company has gone into administration are not strictly accurate. Greg Palfrey, head of restructuring and recovering and partner at Smith & Williamson, said ...
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Approval for new filling station in Gloucester
Asda has been granted planning permission for a petrol filling station (PFS) at its supermarket in the centre of Gloucester after it said it hoped to bring low priced fuel to residents of the city. The PFS will take space from the supermarket car park and will consist of six ...
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Government announces road improvements
Multi-million pound plans to improve journeys for drivers on some of the East of England’s busiest roads will be launched over the next three months, transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced. The work on the A12, A428 and A47 will be carried out by Highways England and is due to ...
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NewsForecourt sales at record levels for Christie & Co
Sales of petrol stations hit a post-recession record last year, as retail property prices bounced back to 2007 levels – buoyed by an increase of 8.8% on 2015 - according to Steve Rodell, head of retail at Christie & Co, which claims to have sold more petrol stations than ever ...
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Funding for alternative fuel schemes
Vans will go electric and lorries will run on hydrogen dual-fuel under a £20m government programme to cut emissions and improve air quality, transport minister John Hayes has announced. The funding, announced at the Sustainable Road Transport Conference, in central London, is being given to 20 firms who set out ...
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Pharmacy added in redevelopment
Lincolnshire Co-op is carrying out a £750,000 redevelopment of its Winning Post filling station in Lincoln, which will involve the addition of a pharmacy. The work will also include a new canopy, pumps and equipment being installed and a more accessible layout, and will require closure of the filling station ...