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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Worker steals £450,000 from Asda petrol kiosks
An Asda worker has been jailed after she stole more than £450,000 from the company’s petrol kiosks over a four-year period. Wendy Clements, who worked in the cash office of the South Bank supermarket in Middlesbrough, discovered that the electronic records on the tills were not linked to the “smart ...
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ACS issues advice over snow clearing
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has advised retailers to follow the Department for Transport’s Snow Code when moving snow and ice outside their stores. Under Health and Safety law, businesses are required (so far as is reasonably practicable) to keep routes into the store free from anything that may ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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NewsLeaders of £2.6m fuel scam jailed
The leaders of an organised crime gang, which operated a filling station as part of a £2.6m fuel scam, have been jailed. Nine people, including the owner of a Belfast-based fuel supply company, have been sentenced for their part in the laundering, concealing and distribution of an estimated 4.5 million ...
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Law firm applies for class action against VW
Harcus Sinclair UK, a law firm specialising in large group litigation, has applied for a group litigation order in claims against VW, Audi, SEAT and Skoda arising out of the Volkswagen emissions scandal. A total of 1.2 million cars in the UK are believed to have been affected. A group ...
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AF Blakemore holds profits steady
AF Blakemore, the family owned food retail, forecourt, wholesale and distribution business, which celebrates its centenary in 2017, recorded annual sales of £1.31bn with pre-tax profits up from £7.59m to £7.60m for the 2015/16 financial year. Net Assets have also grown by 7.6% to £80.8m. AF Blakemore chairman, Peter Blakemore, ...