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Crimewave hits Manchester forecourts
Three men have been arrested after thieves used a specially-adapted van to steal fuel from 16 petrol stations across the Greater Manchester region. The yellow Renault Kangoo vehicle was rebuilt so 100-litre fuel tanks could be fitted in the back to hold the siphoned-off stolen petrol. Eight of ...
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Petrol sales down despite lower prices
UK petrol consumption has fallen compared with a year ago, despite it being 14ppl cheaper. UK fuel consumption figures released by HM Revenue and Customs show that petrol consumption flat-lined at around 1.475 billion litres a month from May to July. This is lower than last summer when ...
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NewsFirst Jet and Spar dual-branded site opens
The UK’s first Jet and Spar dual-branded site has opened following the April launch of a new convenience partnership between the fuel brand and the symbol group. Jet Maybole in South Ayrshire is the first in a number of Jet sites that have chosen to take up the dual branding ...
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Motorway services slammed over safety
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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NewsSupermarkets cut 2ppl off unleaded petrol
Unleaded petrol prices are being cut by 2ppl across supermarket forecourts, but the price of diesel, which has plummeted 9ppl in the past month, has remained unchanged. After Asda announced it was cutting unleaded petrol by 2ppl today (August 21), Tesco rapidly responded with a cut with effect from 1pm, ...
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ACS report highlights value of high streets
New research released by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has revealed how the public, retailers and local councillors feel about their high streets. The Community Barometer shows that convenience stores and post offices were seen to be the services which had the most positive impact on their local community, ...
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Oil company veteran linked with Morrisons c-store bid
Oil company veteran Mike Greene is heading the proposed acquisition of Morrisons’ M Local stores, according to press reports. Greene, who headed Jet’s retail offer and also worked with Shell during his career, is said to be leading a team to launch a new convenience chain, backed by Greybull Capital, ...
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Tobacco smugglers hit with confiscation orders
The ringleader of a gang that used an airline’s staff discount travel programme to smuggle cigarettes through UK airports has been handed a confiscation order for £348,705. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) found that flight attendant Dennis Connolly, 44, of Southport, had organised over 130 smuggling trips for himself and ...
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Crimewave on Cumbrian forecourts
An upsurge of crime against petrol stations has been reported by police in south Cumbria, and they are urging the public to report any suspicious activity they may notice at car parks and petrol stations. In the last 90 days there have been 13 incidents of thefts from car park ...
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Robbery at Oxfordshire forecourt
Thames Valley Police is appealing for information after a robbery at a filling station in Witney, Oxfordshire. At around 9.50pm on Saturday August 15, a man entered Cannon Pool service station in Hailey Road, threatened staff with a bar and demanded money. He then took cash from the till and ...
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Asda sales slump by 4.7%
Asda has unveiled its second quarter financial results for 2015, posting a 4.7% fall in like-for-like sales for the 11 weeks to June 30. President and CEO Andy Clarke described the quarter’s number as “disappointing, but a short-term picture”. He said: “We continue to navigate a steady course ...
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Toyota about to launch hydrogen cars in UK
The first hydrogen powered Toyota Mirai cars have arrived in the UK ahead of their official launch next month. Toyota is billing the Mirai as the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell saloon, and is launching it in selected European markets – the UK, Germany and Denmark – where a hydrogen ...
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Car wash set alight in Scotland
Police in Midlothian, Scotland, are hunting for five males after a car wash was set on fire in the early hours of Sunday August 16. Fire crews from Dalkeith and Newcraighall rushed to the blaze at Tesco Hardengreen, after reports were received at around 4am. They said they ...
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NewsArmed robber raids Dudley filling station
Police have released CCTV images following an armed robbery at a Dudley petrol station on Thursday August 13. The robbery took place at the Shell petrol station on Brettell Lane, Brierely Hill just before 8.30pm. A man, described as Asian around 5’8” tall and wearing a zip up ...
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NewsEsso Synergy branding rolls 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 has been an Esso forecourt for nearly five years, and he has ...
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Footballer charged over collision with petrol pump
A Premier League footballer crashed his car into a petrol pump on a Shell forecourt and hit a cyclist while over the drink-drive limit, it has been alleged. Everton midfielder Darron Gibson, who has played 25 times for the Republic of Ireland, was reportedly driving a black Nissan Skyline ...
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Health report says e-cigs help reduce smoking
E-cigarettes are around 95% less harmful than tobacco, do not act as a gateway to smoking and they can help smokers quit cigarettes, a report by government health body Public Health England has concluded. It found that about one in 20 adults use e-cigs and they were used almost ...
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Applegreen adds noodle bar
Applegreen has opened a Chopstix Noodle bar at its site at Jobstown, in the suburb of Tallaght, in the Republic of Ireland, taking the total on Applegreen sites to five. The opening means there are now 51 Chopstix Noodle Bars across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ...
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NewsGovernment to trial roads that will wirelessly charge electric cars
Electric and hybrid vehicles would have no need to stop and charge during long distance journeys if a new initiative by the Highways England is successful. It has announced that trials to equip roads to charge electric and hybrid vehicles wirelessly as they travel along them are to take ...
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MOT change proposals criticised
Bridgestone’s managing director Robin Shaw has warned roads will be more dangerous if proposals to change MOT testing laws on new cars go ahead, and has urged the government to have a rethink. In his position as Bridgestone’s north region managing director – as well as chair of the ...