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Armed robber strikes on forecourt
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery on a forecourt in Luton on Sunday 10 July. At around 11.45pm a man was sitting in a car on the forecourt of the Shell filling station on Eaton Green Road when he was approached by a man with a ...
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MFG makes food services appointment
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced the appointment of Jackie Ledwich as its new food services development manager. She has joined MFG from the Kout Food Group where she was responsible for rolling out the Little Chef, Subway and Burger King brands across 30 of ...
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NewsPRA gears up after Cabinet reshuffle
PRA is well placed to press its case in the wake of new appointments to head all the government departments that have most impact on fuel retailers, according to PRA chairman Brian Madderson. He said: “I’m pleased that earlier this year RMI, with PRA, appointed new political lobbyists Pepper Public ...
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McColl’s buys 298 Co-op stores
The convenience retail chain McColl’s has announced the conditional acquisition of 298 convenience stores from the Co-operative Group for £117m in cash. McColl’s chief executive Jonathan Miller commented: "I am delighted to announce the acquisition of 298 quality convenience stores in a transformational deal for McColl’s. This opportunity substantially accelerates ...
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James Hall upgrades web service
James Hall & Co, the Spar wholesaler for the north of England, has made a host of changes to its WebSpar system, to provide a better digital experience for Spar retailers. Introduced over 10 years ago, WebSpar is the company’s own internet network specifically for the Spar retailers it supplies. ...
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Euro Garages recruits international experience
Euro Garages has made a key appointment as the company gears up for international expansion, with Michael Hughes becoming group chief financial officer. Hughes has joined from Ausurus, parent company of European Metal Recycling, and played a key role in Ausurus’s international expansion, embedding over 50 acquisitions and raising more ...
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RAC urges retailers to cut price of petrol
The RAC is urging retailers to cut the forecourt price of petrol to reflect the falling price of unleaded fuel on the wholesale market. The price of oil is currently on the slide, and this helped to cancel out the declining price of Sterling and depress wholesale fuel prices. A ...
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Consultation begins on driverless cars
A major consultation to help pave the way for automated cars to be used on British roads is being launched by the government, with all drivers invited to have their say. Under the proposed measures, rules will be changed so automated vehicles can be insured for use on the roads. ...
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NewsSuspected fuel thieves crash after police pursuit
Two suspected fuel thieves have been arrested after a car ploughed into a wall at the end of a police chase in the West Midlands. Pictures of the crash scene posted on Twitter by Bilston Fire station showed a number of fuel containers in front of a crumpled Vauxhall Zafira. ...
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ACS presents evidence on National Living Wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has presented evidence to the Low Pay Commission on the impact of the National Living Wage, urging the Commission to consider how sustainable the Government target of 60% of median earnings by 2020 is. Responses from the 2016 ACS National Living Wage survey have ...
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NewsTop 50 Indie Platinum Retail adds to estate
Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail has purchased The Kings Lane Garage in St Neots in Cambridgeshire, taking its total estate to 21 sites. Mark Frostick, associate at property and planning consultancy Rapleys LLP, explained: “On behalf of a private operator Rapleys was appointed to sell a petrol station in my ...
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Plug-in grant for motorbikes still in pipeline
The Department for Transport (DfT) has responded after The National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) contacted it about concerns that the promised plug-in motorcycle grant scheme had still not been delivered. In March 2015 under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, the then business minister Matthew Hancock announced that motorcycles ...
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Pret a Manger opens first motorway outlet
Foodservice chain Pret a Manger is set to launch its first motorway service shop. The new branch will open its doors at the end of the summer at South Mimms Services on Junction 23 of the M25 in Hertfordshire, as part of a trial partnership with service station operator Welcome ...
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Two fuel laundering plants discovered
Police and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers have uncovered two fuel laundering plants in Northern Ireland. They were discovered at Draperstown, County Londonderry, last week, but details of the operation have just been released. A police spokesperson said: “While on regular patrol on Wednesday, June 29th, police officers along ...
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NewsCentral Convenience Stores adds to forecourt estate
Oval Motor Company, an established forecourt business in Bradford-on-Avon, has been sold by the Bristol office of specialist business property adviser Christie & Co to Central Convenience Stores for an undisclosed sum. The site, previously owned by Heritage Automotive, is situated close to Bradford-on-Avon train station and golf course to ...
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ACS welcomes business rates proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed recommendations from the Department for Communities and Local Government for a more transparent, streamlined appeals process for the business rates system. The proposals came in the ministry’s response to a consultation on reforming business rates. ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We ...
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Ecotricity abandons free charging for cars
Free charging on Ecotricity’s Electric Highway network of 300 car charging points is being phased out with a fee of £5 being introduced for a rapid charge of up to 20 minutes. However, the network will remain free for Ecotricity domestic energy customers. The change will be manually implemented at ...
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Electric car sales at tipping point says AA
The UK is at a tipping point, with electric car sales set to soar, once drivers overcome the many myths or misconceptions, according to new AA research. Based on AA members’ car buying intentions and future trends, the AA expects there will be more than 500,000 electric and plug-in hybrid ...
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NewsReport reveals growing importance of forecourts
A new report released today by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has revealed the essential part that petrol forecourts play in the UK retail landscape. The 2016 Forecourt Report has shown that UK consumers are increasingly flocking to their local petrol station to refuel themselves and their families, not ...
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New funding for low emission freight vehicles
Transport minister Andrew Jones has announced £19m funding to help freight industry cut vehicle emissions and unveiled an accreditation scheme. The money will help fleets of commercial vehicles access the latest in innovative low and zero emission vehicle technologies. The funding will be available for applications from small local delivery ...