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Robbers steal cashbox on forecourt
A cash box has been stolen after a security worker was threatened at a service station in Middleton, Greater Manchester. At 2.25pm on Monday 14 September, the worker got out of the van after parking at Middleton Service Station on Oldham Road and she was approached by two men. One ...
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Chargepoint chain opens
Transport minister Andrew Jones visited the Eden Project in Cornwall on August 6 to open the first rapid plug-in car chargepoint at the site, part of 16 being installed across Devon and Cornwall this summer.The public will be able to use the new infrastructure to charge their plug-in cars in ...
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NewsRAC claims on diesel security rejected
Greenergy has reassured the industry about the security of diesel supplies after the RAC warned there is a possibility that pumps in the UK could run out of diesel because of the growing reliance on imports. The RAC pointed to UK’s increasing need to import diesel as diesel demand has ...
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Synergy rolled out to dealers
The roll-out of Esso’s new Synergy forecourt and fuel branding has continued with its first appearance on a dealership supplied by Greenergy under its branded wholesaler agreement with Esso. Shailesh Parekh said his Midland Link site in Birmingham had been an Esso forecourt for nearly five years and was coming ...
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Motorway services safety slammed
Too many motorway service areas are a mess of conflicting signs, worn-away road markings and bewildering road layouts, according to a survey by the Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA). The survey assessed the external layout of 85 motorway service areas, including two criteria for pedestrians: amenity (are walkways in place); ...
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Pair raid Wrexham service station
North Wales Police are appealing for information after a service station near Wrexham was robbed in the early hours of Saturday morning (September 12). The incident happened at around 3.30am at the Esso Service Station in Rhostyllen. Two men in their late twenties, one armed with a hammer, made off ...
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Research undermines Sunday trading plans
Research conducted for the Association of Convenience Stores by independent think tank the Social Market Foundation has found that the Government has failed to apply the family test to its plans to liberalise Sunday trading regulations. The family test was introduced in 2014 by the Prime Minister, who launched guidance ...
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£20,000 fine threat over immigration arrest
A site operator for MRH is being threatened with a fine of up to £20,000 after Home Office investigators arrested a man working at one of its sites. Acting on intelligence, Immigration Enforcement officers visited the BP petrol station, Dartford Road, March, Cambridgeshire, on 9 September at about 2pm. ...
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Rontec overcomes resistance to 24 hour drinks licence
Rontec has won an extension of a drinks licence on one of its sites to 24 hours, despite opposition from local police. The company’s Esso Town Hall Service Station at Crossgate, South Shields, is a 24-hour site and already had a licence to 2am, but applied to be allowed ...
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Cheddar forecourt sold
Cheddar Motors in the Somerset village of Cheddar has been sold in a deal brokered by specialist property adviser Christie & Co.The freehold interest in the forecourt and convenience store has been sold for an undisclosed sum. The buyer is an experienced Sri Lankan forecourt operator from Guildford who is ...
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Nisa to supply ex-Morrisons c-stores
The team that bought 140 Morrisons convenience stores earlier this week has announced it has signed a five-year supply deal with Nisa Retail worth up to £1bn. Fresh sales will make up a large part of the offer of the stores, which will be renamed My Local, with 45% ...
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NewsShell to site hydrogen refuelling on three forecourts
The first deal to fully integrate hydrogen refuelling stations (HRS) onto UK forecourts has been agreed by Shell. ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, has signed a strategic siting partnership with Shell for the delivery of HRS on three Shell sites in the UK. Oliver Bishop, ...
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Motorbike sales show strong growth
Motorcycle and scooter sales showed strong growth in August with sales up 13.9% compared with the the same month a year ago, reaching a total of 7.951 registrations. Stephen Latham, head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA), which represents motorcycle retailers across the UK, commented: “In what is ...
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Stewardess jailed for tobacco smuggling
An air stewardess who repeatedly smuggled shisha tobacco into the UK from Dubai, evading more than £57,000 in excise duty, has been jailed for 18 months after she was investigated by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Jade Kaur, from Stretford, was caught with 25kg of non-UK duty paid shisha tobacco ...
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£246m wasted on fuel due to underinflated tyres
Motorists in the UK are wasting £246m a year on fuel and putting lives at risk by driving on dangerously underinflated tyres, according to Michelin. The tyre manufacturer analysed results from more than 23,000 cars in the UK and found that 37% had at least one tyre classed as ...
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£25m funding for biofuel development
Three companies have been awarded a share of a £25m fund to help develop greener fuel technology transport minister Andrew Jones has announced. The projects will use waste products which would otherwise be disposed of and turn them into biofuels, fuelling cars and lorries. Jones said: “This is a great ...
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ACS publishes Local Shop Report
The ACS has published its 2015 Local Shop Report which will be sent to every MP to impress on them the value of the sector to communities and the economy. The report offers new information about the value that local shops provide their communities, as well as key information about ...
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Car sales still surging ahead
The new car market recorded its 42nd consecutive month of growth in August, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). New car registrations increased 9.6% to 79,060 for the month, taking year-to-date growth to 6.7%. Gains were made across all sectors and all fuel ...
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Palmer & Harvey increases profits
Palmer & Harvey has pushed pre-tax profit up 19% to £35m for the 52 weeks to 4 April, on a turnover up 6% to £4,466m. Commenting on the results Chris Etherington, chairman and chief executive officer, said: “This has been a year of transformation for P&H. Our financial performance ...
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Autogas calls for LPG powered London taxis
Autogas is urging Transport for London (TfL) to consider LPG options in new licensing proposals for taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) with regards to the Ultra-Low Emission Zone in central London. In order to tackle air pollution and emissions problems in central London, TfL is recommending a revised voluntary ...