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Tesco forecourt canopy blows down in high winds
Strong winds blew the roof off a Tesco Extra petrol station in Hull yesterday, according to local press reports. Witnesses near the site on Park Street, behind St Stephen’s shopping centre, heard a loud bang at around 1.15pm and looked up to see the roof crashing down onto the forecourt. ...
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Supermarket fuel volumes drop 0.9%
Total retail fuel volumes show a continuing trend of decline, PRA chairman Brian Madderson told an audience of forecourt and convenience retailers and suppliers at last week’s Forecourt Forum at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. Madderson said he had been working more closely with the Oil & Gas Statistics section ...
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Retailer demand prompts hotline back to Nisa
Nisa has been swamped with retailer enquiries following the completion of its split with Coscutter, according to the company’s CEO Neil Turton. It has launched a dedicated helpline and fast-track support service to deal with more than 30 enquiries a day from retailers that Nisa claims are struggling to source ...
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Euro Garages achieves 50th Subway milestone
Euro Garages has chalked up its 50th integrated Subway store, following its latest opening at Leamore Service Station in Walsall last Friday (July 4). The opening, which will create 15 new jobs in the local area, marks the mid-point of Euro Garages’ strategic growth plans to invest in and open ...
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HMRC operation recovers sizeable illegal tobacco haul in Peterborogh
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in Peterborough has recovered more than 145,000 illegal cigarettes and 24 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco. Around 50 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from Peterborough Trading Standards, Wagtail UK and Cambridgeshire Police, visited around 30 retail ...
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Motorway fuel prices slammed
Ninety eight per cent of motorists canvassed by research company Viewsbank reckon motorway petrol and diesel is too expensive, with 60% saying they never buy it. Based on responses from 1,030 drivers, the poll also showed 28% always fill up before going on a motorway and 5% leave the motorway ...
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Four cigarette smugglers jailed
Four Polish men who attempted to smuggle nearly two million cigarettes into the UK hidden in furniture boxes have been jailed. The men were arrested in September 2013 after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) raided a warehouse on an industrial site in Selby, North Yorkshire. Officers found 24 pallets of ...
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Police issue CCTV of robbery in Reading
Thames Valley Police has issued a CCTV picture of a man it would like to speak to in connection with a robbery at a petrol station in Reading on Wednesday July 2. At about 10.15pm a shop assistant was closing the Shell garage in George Street, when a man threatened ...
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Traditional filling stations losing out in north America
Drivers in the US and Canada prefer to fill up with fuel at grocery stores and wholesale clubs rather than at traditional filling stations, according to a study by Market Force Information, a customer intelligence specialist. The annual poll of more than 5,300 consumers found that Kroger is the favourite ...
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NewsPeugeot trials car that runs on air
Peugeot has carried out the first test drives of a prototype car that runs on air. The vehicle has a conventional petrol engine for higher speeds but energy from the engine, wheels and brakes is used to compress air which is then used to power the vehicle at lower speeds ...
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ACS chief hails new primary authority partnership
Association of Convenience Stores chief executive James Lowman has heralded the benefits of ACS’s new primary authority partnership at a conference of business groups and local authorities. The ‘primary authority’ scheme, one of the first to be established in the country, is a new partnership between Surrey County Council and ...
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Burglars steal cigarettes from forecourt shop
Derbyshire police are appealing for witnesses after four burglars broke into a petrol station and stole cigarettes. The offenders forced open the door to the Spar shop at Loggins petrol station, in Derby Road, Heanor, at 1.20am on Monday, June 30. Once inside, two of the burglars removed a large ...
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Maxol launches its first 24-hour automatic site in Irish Republic
Irish forecourt convenience retailer Maxol has officially launched its first 24-hour fully automated pay-at-pump service station in the Republic of Ireland. Marketed under its Maxol auto24 brand, the new site is located on the Dublin Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, and has six pay-at-the-pump fuelling dispensers, which accept payment by debit ...
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£12.5m Cornwall Services opened
A £12.5m service station has opened in Cornwall at the Victoria Interchange junction on the A30, less than 10 minutes from Bodmin. Cornwall Services comprises a BP-branded petrol filling station, a main amenity building with food and drink concessions, some retail outlets including WH Smiths, a cash point, Wifi, car ...
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Euro Garages hosts UK’s 1,800th Subway store
Euro Garages has opened the 1,800th Subway store in the UK and Ireland at its Eye Green Service Station in Peterborough. The store, located on the A47 in Eye Green, Peterborough, is the 47th Subway store opened by Euro Garages. The fuel retailer, which is ranked third in the Forecourt ...
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Jet announced as official fuel partner of Silverstone Classic
Jet has announced a three-year sponsorship package that will see the fuel brand appointed as the official fuel partner of Silverstone Classic, as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations. The deal means Jet will also take on the title sponsorship of the two iconic HSCC Super Touring Car Championship races. ...
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NewsMurphy Oil agrees refinery sale
A deal to purchase Murco’s Milford Haven Oil Refinery has been agreed in principal over the weekend between refinery owner Murphy Oil and oil entrepreneur Gary Klesch, according to media reports. In a BBC interview, Wales office minister Stephen Crabb said: “We’ve had a real breakthrough in the negotiations between ...
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PRA reinforces opposition to plain tobacco packs
The PRA has reinforced its opposition to plain packaging for tobacco with meetings with health officials in Scotland and promises of a robust response to the Westminster government’s new consultation announced on Thursday June 26. Last week PRA chairman Brian Madderson together with two members of the PRA’s Scottish Regional ...
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NewsCostco opens first UK filling station
American giant Costco claims it is selling the cheapest fuel in the UK after it opened its first filling station in this country on Thursday June 26. The filling station is in the car park of its site in Liverpool and is only available to Costco members. Costco UK managing ...
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Talks nearing conclusion on Murco sale
Negotiations about the sale by Murphy Oil of its Murco business in the UK, including its Milford Haven oil refinery, are in the final stages according to a number of reports. According to Reuters oil entrepreneur Gary Klesch was in the final stages of exclusive talks with Murphy Oil and ...