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Bungling burglar has to be rescued by police
A bungling burglar had to be rescued by police after he was caught by a security device at a petrol station and was left dangling from the ceiling by his leg. Paul Davies, 43, has been jailed for six months after he was caught red-handed when he broke into ...
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London Mayor welcomes zero emission cars
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has welcomed news that some of the world’s most advanced new hydrogen cars are coming to London, as part of his work to pioneer the use of the cleanest, greenest technology for the future of transport and infrastructure in the capital. Manufacturer Toyota ...
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Spar distributor recruiting forecourts
Appleby Westward, the regional distribution company for Spar stores in the south west, is reporting increasing interest from forecourt retailers impressed by the experience of Top 50 Indies the Chartman Group and Euro Garages. The news came as the company announced its highest new store recruitment figures in over ...
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Transport secretary updates MPs over VW
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has given an update in the House of Commons on government action over the VW emissions fixing scandal. He said: “I wish to inform the House of the latest developments on vehicle emissions testing, following the revelations of Friday 18 September (2015) that Volkswagen Group ...
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Suspects held over £2,000 drive-off flurry
Police have arrested a pair of suspected fuel thieves believed to be behind at least 19 filling station drive-offs across Greater Manchester in the last two weeks, with an estimated value of around £2,000. The men, aged in their 20s, were held after a Mazda Premacy people carrier was stopped ...
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NewsTopaz invests €11.4m in fast food roll-out
Topaz, which has 330 forecourts across Ireland, has announced a €11.4m investment to introduce Rocket’s fast-food outlets to 40 of its forecourts. The rollout will take place over a seven-year period, and will result in the creation of 45 direct jobs in 2015. The first Rocket’s at Topaz concept has ...
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Commission operators warned about proposed law
Businesses operating on a commission operator basis could be particularly vulnerable if proposed legislation currently before Parliament becomes law, a top licensing expert has warned. Solicitor Robert Botkai, a partner at Winckworth Sherwood, said the Immigration Bill would give police officers the power to close down premises with a drinks ...
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North Wales car washes being used as brothels
Car washes in North Wales are being use as brothels, according to an anti-slavery campaigner. James Coy, the North Wales anti-slavery co-ordinator, told the Daily Post that customers at three sites across the region had been approached by workers offering them girls for sex. The incidents are being probed by ...
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Retailers caught in HMRC crackdown
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of suspected illegal tobacco and alcohol in Manchester and Bolton uncovered over one million cigarettes and over 74 litres of alcohol, all believed to be illicit. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and support agencies visited 50 retail premises and 12 ...
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UK starts new emission tests
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has revealed that the UK has started a new emissions testing programme in the wake of the admission by VW on its use of devices to mislead tests. At a meeting of European transport ministers in Luxembourg he pressed the European Commission to introduce real-world driving ...
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New sentencing guidelines welcomed
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed new guidelines for judges and magistrates when sentencing offenders for shop theft and drive-offs. The Sentencing Council’s new sentencing guidelines emphasise the emotional distress and the effect on the business when sanctioning offenders. The guidelines, used by judges and magistrates to decide ...
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NewsRobbers wield nailed planks of wood
Greater Manchester Police have released CCTV images after two men, armed with planks of wood, robbed a petrol station shop in Wigan. At about 5.45am on Wednesday 7 October two men burst into the Co-op shop at the Texaco petrol station on Manchester Road in Astley. Both were carrying planks ...
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Irish Car Wash Association welcomes police raids
The Irish Car Wash Association (ICWA) has welcomed recent raids by police in the Irish Republic investigating claims of slave labour at car washes. The recently formed industry body represents petrol retailers operating car washes in Ireland and is an offshoot of the IPRA (Irish Petrol Retailers Association). Spokesperson David ...
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Cash machine attackers flee empty handed
Thieves who tried to break into a cash machine on a forecourt in Northamptonshire fled empty handed after damaging the device. Sometime between 1am and 3am on Monday, October 5, thieves targeted the cash machine at the BP garage in Watling Street, Weedon, about seven miles west of Northampton. They ...
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NewsPRA slams Osborne’s rates bombshell
An announcement by chancellor George Osborne that he would abolish the current system of business rates and replace it with a system which allows local authorities to set business rates themselves has been slammed as “another bitter blow to business pragmatism" by the PRA. Speaking at the Conservative Party conference ...
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Monthly cars sales hit new record high
New car registrations in the UK reached their highest September total last month, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). A total of 462,517 cars were registered in September as buyers took advantage of a range of competitive deals on the latest 65-plate, making ...
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MFG recruits Harvest Energy director
Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has appointed Simon Davis as its new fuel operations director.Davis, who was most recently head of sales and logistics for Harvest Energy, will be responsible for the on-going business relationships with MFG’s fuel suppliers, all fuel operations and for the implementation ...
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Rontec sells Esso site in Somerset
A property specialist is predicting prices for forecourt sites are likely to rise in the light of its latest deal in the sector. The Esso petrol station on Townsend Road in Minehead, Somerset, has been sold by property and planning consultants Rapleys. The site was deemed surplus to requirements by ...
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Tobacco smugglers jailed
Four men who smuggled 2.7 million cigarettes and over 774kg of tobacco into the UK, most of them hidden in a cover load of frozen chickens, have been jailed. In May 2013, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) stopped a refrigerated lorry at business premises in Mitcham Road, Croydon, which had ...
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NewsSeven sites join Jet network
Seven new sites have joined the Jet network during the past couple of months adding a combined volume of more than 13mlpa. In Scotland, Jet has welcomed Restalrig Road in Edinburgh and Inverinate Service Station in the Kyle of Lochalsh, with Inverinate now Jet’s most westerly site in the UK. ...