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NewsApplegreen secures lease to new to industry site
Top 50 Indie Applegreen UK has agreed to take a lease on a new-to-industry petrol station and convenience store that is due to be developed in Ludlow. Work on the development, on the site of the former Burway Abattoir site in Bromfield Road, at the northern entrance to Ludlow, ...
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Summit discusses future of UK auto industry
Government and the UK automotive industry held a meeting on March 14 to discuss plans to position Britain as a world leader in electric and connected and autonomous vehicle technology.Attended by representatives of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), vehicle manufacturers, the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles ...
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Robbers threaten cashier with metal pole
Two men carrying a large rock and metal pole have robbed a petrol station in Blackburn, Lancashire. The incident happened at around 10.15pm on Sunday, March 12 when the men wearing dark clothing with their faces covered entered the Lock Mill Service Station on Bolton Road. They threatened the cashier ...
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Certas Energy launches food-to-go concept
Certas Energy has launched the Stone Willy food-to-go concept at its Carronvale Service Station in Larbert, Falkirk, with a view to rolling it out to its Gulf dealers. Following a major refurbishment, the Stone Willy kitchen has opened to the public, complete with high-speed ovens and a dedicated seating area, ...
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Euro Garages opens its first KFC drive-thru
Euro Garages has opened its first drive-thru KFC restaurant, and says it is aiming for 30-plus by 2020. The drive-thru restaurant is part of a £3.5m development by Euro Garages at Mill Farm in Wesham, Lancashire, which comprises a BP service station, and also features Euro Garages’ 100th Greggs store ...
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£110m investment in traffic hotspots announced
Traffic hotspots across England have been identified by transport secretary Chris Grayling to receive millions of pounds for junction upgrades, roundabout improvements and better traffic signalling. The schemes, worth about £110m, are intended to cut congestion and journey times for motorists and improve safety. They will be completed by spring ...
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Cost of c-store crime in 2016 estimated at £232m
Crimes against convenience retailers are estimated to have cost £232m last year, according to the Association of Convenience Stores’ Crime Report 2017. The report highlights the significance of shop theft, with more than half of the total cost of crime accounted for by theft from customers. Key findings from the ...
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ACS slams muddled business rates response
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to clarify its position on business rates appeals, after it published its response to a consultation on business rate reforms.In the consultation response, the Department for Communities and Local Government stated that the government “will not impose an arbitrary ...
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Burning ram raid van left lodged in forecourt shop
A van has been crashed into the front of a petrol station in Salford, Greater Manchester, before being set on fire during a ram raid. Police and fire crews were called to the Gulf petrol station in Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton, at about midnight on Monday March 6. The vehicle, ...
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Motorcycle sales slow down
The motorcycle industry has seen a significant slowdown in sales, according to latest figures covering February from the Motor Cycle Industry Association. “Following a surge in pre-registrations of Euro 3 machines in December, registrations were 21.6% down in February compared with the same period last year,” said Stephen Latham, head ...
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NewsRontec to add 40 more Morrisons stores at its sites
Top 50 Indie Rontec is extending its partnership with Morrisons with plans for a further 40 convenience stores across its sites, but Morrisons’ trial with a second Top 50 Indie, MFG, has been terminated. The new Morrisons Daily stores, which are due to open by the summer, are in addition ...
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Man charged after ATM is blown up
A man has been charged in connection with the attempted theft of an ATM in Oxted, Surrey, on Saturday March 4. The incident happened at the Esso petrol station in High Street, Oxted at 3.37am and a man was later arrested in Godstone Road, Purley. Mason Lyndsey, aged 21, of ...
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Applegreen buys Birmingham forecourt
Top 50 Indie Applegreen has acquired Circle Garage on Kingstanding Road in Birmingham. John Diviney, managing director of Applegreen UK, commented: “We’re pleased to have completed on our latest site acquisition through Christie & Co showing our continued appetite for the growth of our business. We continue to be keen ...
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Valero completes multi-million pound Avonmouth upgrade
Following the completion of its multi-million pound expansion, Valero’s Avonmouth fuel terminal is now delivering all fuel grades to customers in the South West. Capacity has been tripled, with kerosene and gasoil added to the range of Valero products available and increased storage capacity for gasoline and diesel. Valero’s vice ...
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NewsChancellor rebuffs calls for fuel duty cut
Chancellor Philip Hammond has rebuffed calls for a reduction in fuel duty in his Budget, and has stuck to the freeze that he announced last autumn. The PRA had given the Treasury a carefully calculated justification for a 3ppl cut in duty, and PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “It is ...
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Illicit tobacco campaign stepped up
Imperial Tobacco and trade industry body the Federation of Wholesale Distributors (FWD) have responded to the continuing illicit tobacco trade with a new, wholesale-focused instalment in the Suspect it? Report it! campaign. Set to appear imminently across the trade press and in cash and carries across the UK, the poster ...
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Diesel car sales declining
Diesel car sales continued a steady decline while the overall UK new car market dipped slightly in February, sliding 0.3%, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It said 83,115 vehicles were registered in what is traditionally one of the quietest months of the ...
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NewsChartman Retail reopens West Country forecourt
Residents of Winterbourne Abbas in Dorset, together with local commuters and passing drivers have been celebrating the re-opening of the village forecourt and shop by Top 50 indie Chartman Retail. Situated on the busy A35 between Bridport and Dorchester, the business closed last year and was subsequently sold to ...
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Prolific drive-off offender convicted
A Slough man has been convicted of a range of motoring offences including two counts of making off without payment for petrol, with a further 13 offences of making off without payment taken in to consideration. Stephen Olivieri, of Salt Hill Way, Slough, pleaded guilty at Slough Magistrates’ Court to ...
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PRA holds Live and Local meeting in Dartford
Forecourt operators in the South East are being invited by the PRA to a Live and Local meeting at the Hilton Hotel, Dartford, on March 15.The meeting will be taking place at the hotel at Crossways Business Park, Dartford DA2 6QF, with registration from 10am and is due to close ...