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This year finds the UK refining sector facing the same extremely testing conditions that it has faced for the past decade, but the pressure on refining has increased dramatically. Towards the end of 2014, we saw the closure of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery as an operational facility following four long ...
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Duty rebate plan clears major hurdle
Plans for a 5ppl fuel duty rebate for 17 rural areas have cleared a major hurdle, chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has announced. The European Commission (EC) has given its approval and, although it still requires agreement through the Council of the European Union, the minister said he ...
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MFG puts site up for sale to resolve competition issue
The Seapoint Filling Station in Hythe, Kent, which MFG is selling to resolve competition authority concerns over its acquisition of Murco’s retail business, provides a rare opportunity for a buyer, according to the property adviser working on the sale. Adam Wadlow, director of Barber Wadlow, said: "For a single site ...
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Good outlook for property
Specialist property adviser Christie + Co is predicting a buoyant market in the forecourt sector in its Business Outlook 2015, report. Director and head of retail Steve Rodell predicted the convenience sector would grow in value, and that there would be further oil company disposals over the coming year, and ...
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Plain packaging vote sparks trade protests
The Government has caused uproar among tobacco companies and trade associations with its confirmation that a vote on the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging will take place before Parliament breaks ahead of the General Election. Health Minister Jane Ellison announced during an evening adjournment debate on January 21 that the ...
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Three arrests of £12m tobacco fraud
Three men have been arrested in connection with a suspected £12m tobacco fraud as part of an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). HMRC officers, assisted by Essex Police, raided three private addresses in the Nazeing area of Essex early on January 27, where they seized documents, computers and ...
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NewsBarber Wadlow advises MFG on Hythe divestment
The Seapoint Filling Station at Hythe, Kent, which MFG is selling to resolve competition concerns over its acquisition of Murco’s retail business, provides buyers with a rare opportunity, according to the property adviser working on the sale. Adam Wadlow, director of Barber Wadlow, said: “For a single site in the ...
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Armed robbers strike at Greater Manchester garage
Robbers armed with a large knife have stolen money from a petrol station in Flixton, Greater Manchester. At 7.45pm on Wednesday 28 January, two men ran into Village Service Station on Flixton Road and jumped over the counter. They demanded money while threatening the cashier with a knife. She was ...
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Tesco filling stations avoid the axe
Tesco has said that none of its 500 filling stations are involved in the store closures that were confirmed this week. Earlier this month Tesco said it planned to close 43 loss-making stores, and on Wednesday January 28 it published the list of the sites it was closing. In total, ...
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Morrisons trials BOSS Payment Watch scheme
Morrisons has begun trials with BOSS (The British Oil Security Syndicate) and its Payment Watch scheme. Morrisons is running a trial of the BOSS Payment Watch scheme over several forecourts within its estate. Fuel service stations within Morrisons’ trial group have become individual members of BOSS’s debt recovery scheme that ...
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HMRC raids shops in Midlands and London
Shops in the West Midlands and west London have been raided in operations to clampdown on illegal tobacco and alcohol. More than one million suspected illicit cigarettes have been seized during an operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco in Birmingham and Smethwick. Officers from HM Revenue ...
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P&H raises £80,000 for GroceryAid with Burns Night
Palmer and Harvey raised more than £80,000 for welfare charity GroceryAid at its annual Burns Night at The Grand Hotel, Brighton. The black-tie event was attended by around 230 of Palmer and Harvey’s suppliers and their guests including representatives from the event’s main sponsors Mars Chocolate, Mondelēz, JTI, Nestlé UK, ...
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ACS campaigns over planning for c-stores
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged MPs to support the development of new convenience stores ahead of a debate on pub conversions. In a statement, the Department for Communities and Local Government said that it plans to “bring forward secondary legislation at the earliest opportunity so that in ...
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New alliance to fight tobacco crime
JTI has joined forces with the independent crime fighting charity Crimestoppers to work together to stamp out the illegal tobacco trade across the UK. The partnership, which begins in February, will see the Crimestoppers anonymous helpline number publicised as the primary “call to action” across all of JTI’s illegal tobacco ...
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Assistant threatened during robbery in Somerset
Police have appealed for witnesses after a shop assistant was threatened and cash was stolen during a robbery at a petrol station in Burnham-On-Sea, Somerset, late on Monday, January 26th. The incident occurred after two men entered the Esso garage in Burnham Road at about 11.25pm. They threatened a cashier ...
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Petrol station assistant fights off robber
South Wales Police are investigating an attempted robbery at a petrol station in which a shop assistant fought off the attacker. The incident occurred at the Murco petrol station on Newport Road, Cardiff, in the early hours of Monday January 26. A man entered the shop and attempted to access ...
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Call to change guidelines on sentencing for robbery
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on robbery guidelines, calling for operation disruption in store to be included in the harm factors for sentencing. The Sentencing Council is consulting on which factors should be considered when dealing out sentences for offenders, with a ...
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DSL extends reach on contract with MFG
DSL Group, the specialist in petrol pump top promotions and distributions, has secured a further 228 forecourts across the UK as a result of an agreement with Motor Fuel Group (MFG) to supply its Murco branded sites. The deal strengthens a relationship between MFG and DSL which was established in ...
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NewsLake District services get Shell rebrand
Auk Ltd, an independent dealer in the North West, has revamped its Prizet Services sites northbound and southbound on the A591 near Kendal at the gateway Lake District National Park, and switched its supply contract to Shell. Simon Hockings, one of Auk’s three directors, said: “We are very pleased with ...
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Budgens signs up for offers via O2 mobile phones
Budgens has signed up to take part in the O2 Moments initiative, which sends O2 members targeted offers to their smart phones. The retailer is now live on the O2 Moments platform which claims around five million active users in the UK. Budgens started the relationship last week by offering ...