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NewsAsda buys 15 sites from Rontec
Asda has purchased 15 petrol stations from Top 50 Indie Rontec in the latest move towards its aim of opening 100 standalone petrol stations by the end of 2018. Asda intends to close and convert the 15 petrol stations over a number of weeks and will re-open the sites under ...
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Fake wine and spirits seized
Nearly 2,500 litres of fake wine and spirits were seized as part of a pre-Christmas enforcement campaign, it has been revealed. UK Trading Standards, working with international enforcement agencies, also closed down an illegal distillery that would have posed a threat to public safety. The crackdown on fake alcohol came ...
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Robbers force forecourt staff to empty tills
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a robbery at a petrol station in Bourne End, High Wycombe. The robbery took place at 8.30pm on Sunday February 15 at the BP garage in Bourne End, High Wycombe. Two men made forecourt shop staff empty cash tills before leaving on ...
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Scheme to combat fuel stretching in Irish Republic
A quality assurance scheme to combat adulteration of fuel in the Irish Republic has been expanded. The Irish Petrol Retailers Association (IPRA) has extended its scheme for petrol retailers into Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. David Blevings, spokesperson for the IPRA, said: “We launched a quality assurance (QA) scheme in ...
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NewsThree new Budgens forecourts opening
Three new forecourt stores will have joined the Budgens group before the end of the first quarter. The first is in Stadhampton in Oxfordshire, which opened on 12th February, the second will be in Kingsclere in Hampshire and is due late February, and the third will be in Wellington in ...
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More car makers back low emission drive
Three new car brands have joined the campaign to boost awareness of the benefits of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs). Audi, Mitsubishi and Volkswagen have pledged their support for the government’s Go Ultra Low campaign, which is increasing the take-up of ‘plug-in’ cars and vans. Go Ultra Low is a one-stop ...
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Armed robber strikes at Murco site near Falkirk
Scottish Police are appealing for witnesses following an armed robbery at a petrol station near Falkirk. The robbery occurred at around 9.45pm on Friday February 13, when a man entered the Murco garage in Bowhouse, Maddiston, threatened staff with a weapon and demanded money. He made off with a number ...
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ACS calls for business rates reform
In its submission to the Treasury ahead of the final Budget before the 2015 General Election, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has highlighted long-term business rates reform, tackling the £1.3bn annual cost of duty fraud, and minimising the negative impact of employment costs as the issues where local shops ...
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Topaz announces €20m investment in network
Irish fuel and convenience brand Topaz Energy, which runs more than 330 forecourts including nearly 40 in Northern Ireland, has announced a €20m investment programme in its the network as it published its lastest annual accounts. Emmet O’Neill, who took over as CEO of the company earlier this month, said ...
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NewsMFG averts full inquiry into Murco deal
MFG has averted a full inquiry into its takeover of Murco’s retail business, after concerns were raised that the deal would damage competition in the Hythe area of Kent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted undertakings from MFG to sell the Murco petrol station (Seapoint Filling Station) in ...
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NewsSmartphone payment at pump to be rolled out
Shell has unveiled two major initiatives at its annual dealer conference. The oil company announced that it was partnering with PayPal to become the first fuels retailer in the UK to offer payment via smartphones nationwide. Mobile payment via apps on smartphones is scheduled to be available later this year ...
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NewsThief runs over man with own van on forecourt
Police have released CCTV of a man being run over by a thief who stole his van from a petrol station forecourt in Rochdale. It happened at about 12.15pm on Monday 29 December 2014, when the 43-year-old man pulled up at Dean Service Station on Oldham Road. He got out ...
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New-style PRA regional forum makes its debut
The first of the PRA’s new-style regional forums will be held at Milton Keynes on Thursday February 26. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “After listening to members’ views, we have changed the format of these events in 2015 so that the focus is more on networking and interactive exchange of ...
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Grant claims for plug-in vehicles surge
The popularity of ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs) continues to rise sharply, according to the Department for Transport (DfT), with more than 25,000 plug-in car and plug-in van grant claims submitted since the scheme began in 2010. During the traditionally quiet January market there were nearly 2,000 claims and total ULEV ...
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Total to halve capacity at Lindsey oil refinery
Total is halving capacity and cutting jobs at its Lindsey refinery at North Killingholme, Lincolnshire. UK refineries have been struggling to cope with weak demand for fuel in Europe and rising competition from overseas, and Total’s move follows last year’s shutdown of the Murco refinery at Milford Haven, and the ...
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High Noon Stores buys Welsh filling station
An award winning forecourt and retail chain has bought The Halt at Doldowlod in Llandrindod Wells. The forecourt with Mace branded store, Post Office and restaurant had been successfully operated by the Lawrence and Zamroz families for over 17 years. The sale will now allow the families to focus on ...
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Fire fighters tackle burning tanker at Tesco forecourt
A petrol tanker on fire at a Tesco forecourt has been successfully tackled by fire fighters in Somerset. Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service reported that they were called to the incident just after midday on Wednesday February 11. Fire appliances from Shepton Mallet, Wells and Castle Cary were ...
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Cash snatched from Boston service station
Police are appealing for witnesses in connection with theft from a petrol station in Boston, Lincolnshire. At approximately 8.30pm on Tuesday 10th February, a man entered the Harvest Energy Filling Station, in High Street, and grabbed cash from the till. T/DC Goffe, from Boston CID, is appealing for any witnesses ...
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NewsShell boss predicts market will remain volatile
National press reports claiming the Shell boss would forecast prices would remain low for the rest of the year have proved wide of the mark. In previews of his speech to the Energy Institute on Thursday evening, some of the press claimed Ben van Beurden, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, ...
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Police helicopter searches for robber
A police helicopter was scrambled on Sunday after a man armed with a knife fled with several hundred pounds cash after robbing a petrol station in Scorrier, near Redruth, in Cornwall. The man entered Scorrier Filling Station at around 1pm and threatened a member of staff with a knife, before ...