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Quarter of Scottish charge points not used
Usage of electric charging points in Scotland has doubled in the past year, and is up nine times over two years, but 25% of charging points were not used in the most recent month for which figures are available. Data from ChargePlace Scotland shows that Electric vehicle charging points in ...
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MP visits Blakemore service station
Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers has visited a new Blakemore Retail forecourt and convenience store at Laceby Lodge Services to discuss the opening of the store and its value in providing jobs for the local community, as well as business rates, employment costs and retail crime. The Laceby Lodge Services site ...
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ATM blown up on Bolton forecourt
Thieves have blown up a cash machine at a petrol station in Bolton, Greater Manchester, and stolen a significant amount of cash. Police were called to reports of an explosion at the Texaco Service Station, on Rishton Lane, Great Lever, at 12.15am on Monday November 14. They discovered the remains ...
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NewsSewell on the go opens third Subway
Top 50 Indie and current Forecourt Trader of the Year Sewell on the Go has opened its third Subway with more planned for 2017. It has created 12 new jobs with the opening of the new Subway at its Cottingham branch, and this is the third Subway sandwich franchise to ...
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NewsDouble win for Leicester couple
Husband and wife team Kalpesh and Meeta Raja, who run a forecourt shop in Leicester, are celebrating after winning an award at Bestway Wholesale’s annual Retail Development Awards for the fourth year running. And they added to this success with an award for another convenience store they took over last ...
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Cameron Forecourt extends police contract
Cameron Forecourt has won a three-year extension to its service contract with facilities management experts Kier Workplace Services, to provide support and maintenance services to the vehicle refuelling systems operated by Sussex Police. Kier Workplace Services operates a full facilities management service on behalf of Sussex Police, including managing the ...
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NewsRAC calls for pump price cut as wholesale costs fall
The RAC is calling on fuel retailers to cut prices at the pumps to reflect the falling wholesale prices of unleaded and diesel that have been triggered by a falling oil price and steadying pound. On November 9, RAC Fuel Watch data showed the average price of unleaded petrol in ...
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BP sells Belfast terminal to Puma
Puma Energy has bought a bulk storage fuel terminal in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from BP. According to Puma the addition takes its global network of bulk storage terminals to 100, with a total storage volume of 7.9 million m3. The company said the acquisition builds on its purchase of the ...
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Men jailed for forecourt ATM explosion
Two criminals who blew up a cash machine on a forecourt in Trafford, Greater Manchester, have been sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison. Mark Marfleet (25/10/1979) of Palatine Road, Sale, was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court on Friday 4 November to 11 and a half years ...
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NewsForecourt worker is Sales Assistant of the Year
The forecourt sector has provided the winner of the Sales Assistant of the Year Award 2016, which is organised by Forecourt Trader’s sister publication Convenience Store. Tracie Horner, of Spar Carrowdore, in Northern Ireland, was announced as the winner during a ceremony at the Dorchester London. Tracie was chosen because ...
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Oil sector calls for action from Chancellor
In advance of the Autumn Statement on November 23, the UK’s downstream oil sector has called on Government for recognition and to provide investor confidence. Chris Hunt, director general of UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association), said: “For too long, the UK’s oil refining and marketing sector, which provides 33% of ...
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Texaco signs up two more sites
Two service stations have switched to the Texaco brand, having both previously sold fuel under the Shell brand. Johnsons Retail’s Pentwyn Service Station in Cardiff and Central Convenience Stores’ Verwood Motors in Verwood, Dorset, both switched to the Texaco brand in the last few months. Family-owned Johnson’s Retail ...
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PRA stages Live and Local meeting at Swansea
Advice on ways to reduce incidents of crime on forecourts will be one of the subjects covered at the next PRA “Live and Local” meeting, which will be in Swansea on November 23. The meeting will be taking place at The Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea SA1 2FA, with registration from ...
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Coryton landmarks demolished
The redevelopment of the former Coryton refinery has reached another milestone, with the demolition of a chimney and two distillation columns. At over 300ft tall, about as high as Big Ben, the chimney could be seen from as far away as the Dartford Crossing. A second, taller chimney (367 ft ...
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New recruits for Knight Frank automotive team
Property consultancy Knight Frank has recruited Alastair Coates as a partner and Richard Syers as an associate to its specialist automotive team to further strengthen its position in the automotive markets. Alastair previously spent 14 years at CBRE where his roles included advising on global mandates for Shell and Esso, ...
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Man charged over ATM attacks escapes from prison
One of the two men who escaped from Pentonville Prison on Monday was on remand having been charged with a rash of offences against ATMs on forecourts in the South East. James Anthony Whitlock, 31, was on remand having been charged with 19 offences of theft from ATMs between December ...
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ACS urges reform of business rates
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to do more to reform the business rates system in a submission to the Treasury ahead of the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement on November 23. In the submission, ACS calls on the Chancellor to introduce measures that would allow businesses ...
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NewsCar crashes into forecourt shop on M6
A car crashed into the filling station shop at the north side of Forton Services, between junctions 32 and 33 on the M6 near Lancaster. Police were called by the ambulance service at 5.40pm on November 5 to reports that a black Peugeot coupe had gone into the petrol station ...
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NewsPRA calls for 3ppl cut in fuel duty in autumn statement
PRA chairman Brian Madderson has written to the chancellor saying there is now an “overwhelming case” for a 3ppl cut in duty in his Autumn Statement on November 23. Madderson said the cut was needed because consumers were paying £5bn more for fuel than a year ago. He said there ...
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The perils of parking in a supermarket
Supermarket car parks are the worst places for vehicle damage, according to RAC Insurance. In a survey of 1,464 RAC members carried out in August, more than a third (35%) of drivers reported that they had experienced damage at least once and 31% said they had had it happen on ...