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ACS urges politicians not to skew minimum wage
The ACS (Association of Convenience Stores) is calling for politicians not to undermine the decision making process of the Low Pay Commission after recent announcements on the minimum wage. At the Labour Party’s annual conference, Labour leader Ed Miliband pledged that the minimum wage would rise to £8.00 an hour ...
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NewsShell planning to sell up to 250 company owned sites
Shell has announced plans to sell up to 250 of its company owned sites to independent dealers. Retailers have been told that while the UK market is important to Shell and that it willl continue to grow its business in the UK to ensure it remains a leading retailer this ...
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Teesside upgrade includes petrol
Greenergy has completed the first significant milestone in the regeneration of a former refinery on Teesside, now called Greenergy North Tees, as part of its programme of investment in fuel infrastructure. This phase of regeneration has seen the facility, a top tier COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazards) site, upgraded ...
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Euro Garages opens even more Subways
Euro Garages has undertaken a cluster of Subway store openings with the latest one in Mackworth, Derbyshire, taking it to nine in the past fortnight, and 61 in total. The company said it was this level of investment that enabled Euro Garages to secure the ’Developer of the Year’ award ...
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Big deal at Woolley Edge
The largest single asset investment transaction in the forecourt sector has just been completed, according to real estate specialist Knight Frank. Its specialist property investment team and newly formed automotive team have advised a leading fund manager on the acquisition of Woolley Edge Services for over £35m. The facility, run ...
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Beacon makes a Nisa hat trick for Kenworth
Kenworth Ltd, which already operates two Nisa-branded forecourts in the North East of England, is moving its third site to Nisa after seeing "staggering increases" in fuel and shop sales at its other two sites. Located at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, Beacon Service Station has undergone major alteration over ...
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Kent petrol station robber jailed
A man who robbed a Shell service station in Kent has been jailed for almost two years. Rodney Grannum, 48, of Hayle Road, Maidstone snatched cash from the tills of the petrol garage and a Co-op store on April 25. Grannum first targeted the petrol station on the A229 in ...
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HMRC launches crackdown on VAT fraud in Midlands
Taskforces tackling fraudulent VAT repayments in the Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke and Wolverhampton area, and in the Nottingham area have been launched today by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The taskforce is expected to recover nearly £7m across the Midlands. Taskforces bring together various HMRC compliance and enforcement teams for intensive ...
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PRA seeking to increase contacts with Scottish Government
PRA will seek to develop further its already close contacts with the Scottish government following the outcome of the referendum on independence announced today. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “PRA made early preparations for whatever the outcome of the referendum by establishing a Scottish Regional Committee earlier this year, and ...
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MRH Retail extends membership deal with BOSS
MRH Retail has agreed a three-year membership deal with BOSS, the British Oil Security Syndicate, to maintain its use of the BOSS Payment Watch debt recovery scheme. MRH Retail joined BOSS in 2013 and the extended partnership will see more than 360 MRH Retail sites throughout England, Scotland and Wales ...
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Blakemore conference focuses on Spar ’mission battle’
Independent Spar retailers can thrive by focusing on their point of difference in the marketplace and the unique position that they are in to win the “mission battle”. That was the key message from this year’s Blakemore Trade Partners Spar Retail Show, entitled “Mission Possible”, on September 16th - 17th, ...
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NewsGarners win the big prize at spectacular awards
Mike and Tim Garner of the Garner Group are this year’s winners of the most prestigious prize in the fuel retailing industry - the Forecourt Trader Awards. Their new forecourt development in Portsbridge, which has recently been transformed from a low-volume traditional garage business into a state-of-the-art Jet-branded ...
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ACS welcomes proposals on miminim wage regulations
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a proposal to consolidate minimum wage regulations as an important step in ensuring that retailers understand how the laws on the national minimum wage affect their business. In its submission to the Government consultation, ACS has highlighted the importance of clear, concise ...
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Men more likely to ’misfuel’ than women
Men are more likely to run out of fuel and to put the wrong type of fuel in their car, according to research by the RAC. While one in five (23%) – an estimated 6.6m – UK motorists admit to having run out of fuel at least once, 61% were ...
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NewsPolice issue pictures of motorcyclist in search for fuel thief
Police investigating 13 petrol thefts across Hertfordshire have released images of a motorcyclist they would like to speak to in connection with their enquiries. The thefts occurred at petrol stations across Hertfordshire between September 2012 and June 2014. All the thefts involved either a black Honda CBR Fireblade or an ...
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Minister highlights growth in electric vehicle market
A transport minister has told the Electric Vehicle Summit that the government’s objective is a low carbon road transport system in which electric power is not only seen as a cleaner alternative to petrol and diesel, but also as a more viable, practical and affordable alternative for millions of motorists. ...
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Motorcycle sales continue steady growth
Sales in the motorcycle market have continued their steady growth during August with year-to-date market growth of 11.4% equating to 6,553 more motorcycles on the road in the first seven months of this year. “The motorcycle market in August remained stable as expected ahead of the September 14 plate change,” ...
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Boris Johnson criticised for overlooking LPG
London mayor Boris Johnson has been criticised for failing to include greater take-up of LPG Autogas in his plans to reduce vehicle emissions in London. In evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into air pollution he proposed a scheme to encourage drivers to scrap the most polluting diesel vehicles ...
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Four arrests after tobacco seizure
Three men and a woman have been arrested and tobacco worth an estimated £287,000 was seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) last Friday (12 September). HMRC officers searched three private addresses in the Glasgow and Fife areas where they seized over a tonne of hand rolling tobacco, tobacco shredding ...
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NewsNo rural fuel rebate extension before 2015
The extension of the rural fuel rebate scheme to more areas of the UK will not be enacted until early next year at the earliest, and could be delayed even longer, a Treasury official has warned. Replying to a query about the timescale from the PRA, Helen Dickinson, deputy director, ...