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Couple arrested over 500 litres of diesel in car
Thames Valley Police officers have arrested two people on suspicion of theft after they discovered with a huge quantity of fuel in the vehicle the suspects were travelling in. The officers stopped a car on the M40 near Beaconsfield on Tuesday 5 May. The vehicle was carrying 500 litres ...
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NewsJos Richardson & Son chairman dies
Jos Richardson & Son Ltd has announced the death of its chairman, Tim Richardson, who passed away suddenly on 10 May. Tim started working for Jos Richardson & Son Ltd in 1966 aged 17 delivering coal. In 1978 he bought Glews Garage and worked hard to build the business ...
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NewsAssistant threatened with machete
A forecourt shop worker was threatened by a man wielding a machete half a metre long during a robbery in Pemberton, Wigan in Greater Manchester. At about 11.10pm on Thursday 14 May 2015, a member of staff at Pemberton service station on Ormskirk Road was crouched behind the counter ...
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Three men jailed for smuggling cigarettes
Three men who were caught unloading more than three million illegal cigarettes that had been hidden in air conditioning units, have been jailed for more than 11 years. The gang, who were under surveillance by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators, were arrested as the smuggled cigarettes were delivered ...
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NewsRam raiders smash JCB into forecourt shop
A member of staff has had a miraculous escape after a ram raid attack smashed the front of the service station shop where they were working. Police in Waverley, Surrey, are appealing for witnesses following the attack at a petrol station in Eashing in the early hours of Friday ...
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NewsTop 50 Indies picking up Shell sites
Top 50 Indies HKS, Golden Cross Group, Synergie and Spring Petroleum are all expected to be successful bidders when Shell confirms the final details of its sell-off of company owned sites next week. Last month the oil company revealed it was selling 90 sites to MFG and a further 68 ...
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BP appoint former MI6 chief to board
The former head of MI6 has joined the board of BP plc as a non-executive director. The company announced it had appointed Sir John Sawers as non-executive director with immediate effect. He spent 36 years working for the British Government in international affairs and security, and completed his five-year tenure ...
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ACS steps up guidance on tobacco display ban
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is encouraging retailers to follow Assured Advice on the tobacco display ban to ensure compliance with the regulations. By signing up to Assured Advice, which is free of charge for ACS members, retailers cannot be challenged by local enforcement agencies if they are following ...
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LPG industry lobbies air quality minister
The UK’s Liquefied Petroleum Gas trade association (UKLPG) is calling on the incoming air quality minister to support new research indicating that automotive LPG could play a significant role in the transport sector to 2050. The report, commissioned by UKLPG from Millbrook Proving Ground, Millbrook Evidence Report: The Future of ...
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Lorry drivers petition for better loos
Blue Arrow, one of the UK’s largest recruiters of lorry drivers, has warned that poor toilet facilities are making it difficult to recruit new drivers, and could even be compromising road safety. The company has released an online petition aimed at the Department for Transport, challenging it to set and ...
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Massive cigarette robbery during delivery
Sussex Police are searching for three men after robbers stole tens of thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes at a service station. Police are appealing for witnesses after the robbery which occurred at 7.05am on Thursday 14 May at the BP service station forecourt in South Road, Hailsham, as a ...
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Judge surprised by high cost of forecourt’s sausage roll
A judge has expressed surprise at the high cost of a sausage roll in a forecourt shop while hearing a theft case. Maidstone Crown Court was told that Daniel Howe, 19, was arrested after stealing the sausage roll from the BP service station at London Road, Westerham, in Kent. Ian ...
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Perfect your entry
Deadline for entry in the Forecourt Trader Awards is today but if you need more time to perfect your entry you can contact Rebecca George on 01293 610422 or email her at rebecca.george@wrbm.com. The awards are the showcase for the petrol retailing industry - recognising and rewarding those businesses at ...
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Fuel theft costs each forecourt £3,600pa
Theft of fuel from Britain’s forecourts cost retailers an estimated £31.4m during 2014 according to the latest Forecourt Crime Statistics Survey from BOSS (British Oil Security Syndicate), which was revealed at the Forecourt Show at the NEC last month. Since the last BOSS survey for 2012, losses attributable to drive-offs ...
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Earthquake appeal to raise funds
An appeal for funds to help the survivors of the earthquake in Nepal has been launched by South West-based Chartman, one of the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies. Chartman director Clive Sheppard has contacted the group’s nine forecourts saying: "In the past we have teamed up most successfully to raise ...
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NewsPolice release CCTV of Leeds attackers
Police in Leeds have this week released CCTV stills following a robbery at the Shell Filling Station on Wakefield Road, Stourton. Detective constable Darren Young, from Leeds District CID, said: “The incident occurred in the early hours of Good Friday (3 April) when two male suspects, who were both wearing ...
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Attempted robbery at Northampton forecourt
Northamptonshire Police are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery at the BP Service Station, Grange Park, Northampton, in the early hours of Tuesday 5 May. At about 1.50am, three men entered the shop and demanded staff give them access to the safe. After trying to force open an ...
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Pembrokeshire site wins UK Best Forecourt Loo award
Welsh forecourt retailer Brian Llewelyn a’l ferched, in Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, was announced as the winner of the UK’s Best Forecourt Loo award at the Forecourt Show held at the NEC in Birmingham. Asif Ayub, managing director of pump-top promotions specialist Fast Trak, which sponsored the competition, presented the award and ...
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Blakemore expands team supporting retailers
Blakemore Trade Partners has announced new investment in its development team to help recruit new retailers. Six new members of staff have joined the business’s store development team since the beginning of January, increasing numbers from 15 to 21. Blakemore Trade Partners development director Louis Drake said: “Blakemore ...
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News in brief
MFG profits recognised Top 50 Indies forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has been ranked 9th in a league table of British private companies with the fastest-growing profits, in the 16th annual Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100. Forecourt arsonist jailed A man has been jailed for 15 months after ...