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Land sale does not affect Thames Oilport plans
Plans for the Thames Oilport scheme at the former Coryton refinery site remain in place despite the decision to offer a large proportion of the land at Thames Enterprise Park for sale for development. Up to 403 acres of industrial development land on the Thames has been put on the ...
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HMRC seizes alcohol in crackdown
A six-week crackdown has resulted in more than 550,000 litres of beer, wine and spirits being seized, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced. The overnight operation, intercepting vehicles carrying alcohol, was carried out at the Port of Dover. The operation resulted in the alcohol being seized, protecting a potential ...
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ATM stolen from Penny Petroleum site
Police are investigating the theft of an ATM from Penny Petroleum’s Gulf-branded petrol station on Hull Road in the Dunnington area of York. The incident occurred at around 2am on Monday 29 June when vehicles smashed into the wall and the ATM was taken. Police are appealing for information about ...
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C-store owners investing in businesses
Convenience retailers have invested £177m in their businesses in the period between February and May 2015, according to new figures released by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). Overall, more than one in four stores (28%) surveyed said that they were planning to invest in their store, an increase on ...
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Minister highlights air quality issue
Transport minister Andrew Jones has emphasised the contribution ultra low emission vehicles make to improving air quality. Speaking at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) annual conference on Wednesday June 24, he said: “Ultra low emission vehicles not only help tackle climate change. They make our air cleaner too, cutting ...
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Defence of diesel over air quality
Central government and local authorities should think hard and look at the facts before making major policy changes in the name of achieving ‘green’ environmental improvements, according to the specialist motoring publisher Glass’s. It said that knee jerk reactions to studies showing the negative impact of diesel emissions on urban ...
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Trade criticises Scottish alcohol Bill
The Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) and the Association of Convenience (ACS) have submitted a joint response to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee’s call for evidence on the new Alcohol and Public Health Bill. The response opposes the provisions contained in the Bill to impose further restrictions on the advertising and ...
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P&H appoints chief operating officer
Palmer and Harvey has appointed Helen Buck as chief operating officer. Buck, who will take up the newly created role in November, will focus on supporting Palmer and Harvey’s long-term strategic development, as it looks to deliver a step change in the growth of the business. She joins Palmer and ...
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NewsTopaz site wins fresh food award
One of Topaz’s flagship service stations, Topaz Dublin airport, has won an award for its fresh food. The company’s new retail food and coffee offering, Re.Store, won the Best Food-To-Go Award at this year’s Best in Fresh Awards. Judges said: “Even though this is a forecourt, no shortcuts were taken ...
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Barnsley tobacco smuggler jailed
A Barnsley man whose haul of illicit tobacco was discovered after a break-in at his home has been jailed for 18 months following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). Dog food wholesaler Anthony Eden, of Meyrick Drive, was on a trip to Thailand in April 2013 when ...
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HMRC swoops on retailers in Bolton
Retailers were targeted in an operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol in Bolton, which uncovered more than 53,000 illegal cigarettes and over 223 litres of spirits. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and support agencies, including four tobacco dogs and their handlers, visited ...
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Second cars route to electric roll-out
Sparking the electric vehicle revolution could be achieved by flipping current thinking and homing in on the family second car, Edmund King, the AA’s president, told this week’s Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership conference. In his presentation ‘Can we electrify mainstream motoring?’, King made the connection between the realities of family ...
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NewsPRA welcomes vapour recovery consultation
The PRA has welcomed the decision by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), reported by Forecourt Trader last week, to consult on changes to its current practice regarding duty on petrol derived from vapour recovery. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “It is positive to see that following continued persistence from the ...
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Stanlow refinery returns to profit
Essar Oil UK, which owns and operates the Stanlow Refinery on the south side of the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool, has reported its highest ever profit. The company, which reports its results in US dollars, said it made a profit after tax of $70m for the year to the end ...
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DCC completes French acquistion
DCC plc, the parent company of Certas Energy, has completed the acquisition of the Esso Express unmanned retail petrol station network and the Esso Motorway concessions in France. The deal was announced on August 28 last year, but required approval from the European Commission, which was granted in March. The ...
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Tesla announces first motorway charging sites
Electric car manufacturer Tesla will be opening its first Supercharger stations at UK motorway sites. The company has revealed seven Supercharger stations will be added at motorway services with additional UK motorway locations in the works to be announced soon. It said that in one year, Tesla Superchargers throughout the ...
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George Hammond wins BP award
A member of Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies has scooped the Excellence in Customer Offer award at the BP UK Oil Awards 2015. Deal service station, part of the George Hammond plc retail group located on London Road in Deal, Kent, was recognised following its Spar store’s latest re-development, which ...
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NewsFuel prices causing drivers to cut back
Motorists are cutting back on car use because of fuel price increases, according to the AA. In its monthly Fuel Price Report it says average UK petrol prices have reached a six-month high after climbing above 117ppl for the first time since mid December. The motoring organisation said AA-Populus research ...
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Charging points barely used says report
The Government and local councils have invested millions of pounds on building thousands of electric car charging points that barely anyone uses, according to the Independent. It said ministers confirmed that public money had been used to construct a network of 57,567 publicly-funded charging points as of the end of ...
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Cigarette smuggler sentenced
A furniture importer from Brighton who allowed hollow statues of the religious icon Buddha to be used to smuggle more than 100,000 illicit cigarettes into the UK has been sentenced after pleading guilty. James Reber, 51, was questioned by officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in June 2013, ...