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NewsMurco terminal investigates contamination problem
The Murco fuel terminal at Milford Haven is investigating how contaminated fuel was delivered to two west Wales supermarkets. At least 17 cars broke down after motorists bought unleaded petrol from Morrisons forecourts in Carmarthen and Llanelli, and sales of unleaded petrol have been halted at the two stations. A ...
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P&H targeting growth in Northern Ireland
Palmer & Harvey is targeting significant growth in Northern Ireland, according to the company’s new sales and marketing director Jez Pegg. In the past year the company has invested in significant warehousing space and systems with which to target around 3,000 independents. “The deal with Costcutter gives us the scope ...
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Londis outlines strategy at meetings with members
Londis has outlined its vision to retailers in a series of nationwide meetings led by retail director John Pattison. Twelve cluster meetings were held across the UK last week, which brought together independent store owners to discuss opportunities for the symbol brand in the future. Pattison said: “The cluster meetings ...
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Honda reaches 300 millionth motorbike milestone
Honda has reached the milestone of producing its 300 millionth motorbike. A Gold Wing 40th Anniversary Edition produced at Kumamoto Factory became the 300 millionth motorbike the company has produced globally. The history of Honda’s motorcycle business began with the start of mass-production in Japan in 1949. Production outside of ...
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Man arrested after armed robbery at Wallsend
Northumbria Police have arrested a man after an armed robbery at a petrol station in Wallsend, Tyne & Wear. At just after 6.20pm, on Sunday, November 23, police received a report of the robbery at Blue Sign Service Station, on the Coast Road. A man entered the station wearing a ...
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Hand car washes raided in organised crime probe
Links between organised crime and hand car wash outlets in West Surrey have been targeted in operations by police and other agencies at six locations. The initiative, Operation Arras, is the first one of its kind in Surrey and aimed to target the problems of human trafficking, servitude, money laundering ...
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Nisa unveils new consumer website
Nisa has launched a new consumer website with the aim of driving consumer engagement and increasing brand awareness. The website has been designed to be impactful visually and includes new features for consumers to enjoy including a recipes page, information on its new Heritage range and a look into its ...
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Raid uncovers illegal tobacco processing factory
An illegal tobacco processing factory has been discovered at an industrial unit in Bishop’s Waltham, Hampshire. Officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) raided the tobacco factory on Wednesday 19 November where they found about a tonne of tobacco, along with counterfeit tobacco pouches, duty labels and processing machinery. The ...
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Sainsbury’s forecourt in Newcastle robbed
Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at a petrol station in Newcastle. It happened at 10.07pm on Friday, November 21, at Sainsbury’s Filling Station on Etherstone Avenue. Two men entered the premises and threatened staff. They stole an undisclosed quantity of cash and left on foot going towards ...
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RAC slams service on motorways
The RAC is keeping up its pressure on the motorway service stations with another critical opinion poll. It found that motorists believe motorway service stations are taking advantage by charging a premium for products but delivering a budget level service. The RAC research found the main reason drivers stop at ...
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NewsPipeline theft investigators uncover fuel laundering plants
Investigations into theft from oil pipelines in the south of England have led to the discovery of two suspected diesel laundering plants, capable of evading an estimated £12m in duty. The plants, in Essex and Merseyside, have been dismantled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The discovery of the plants, ...
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Man arrested after 1.37 million cigarettes seized
A man has been arrested after 1.37 million suspected smuggled cigarettes were seized by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in Manchester on November 19. HMRC officers, working in partnership with the North West Motorway Police and Greater Manchester Police, stopped a van on the westbound M602. It contained the foreign ...
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Petrogas parent reports 12% sales increase
The company that owns Petrogas UK has reported a 12% increase in sales for last year despite “tough trading conditions and tightening fuel margins”. In its annual results for 2013, Petrogas Global said turnover rose to €804.5m last year from €717.3m the previous year. Pre-tax profit rose to €10.1m from ...
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NewsAA defends retailers over prices
Petrol retailers are being unfairly criticised for not passing on savings to motorists as oil prices have plunged, according to the AA. Since mid October, the average price of petrol across the UK, has dropped 4.3p from 127.22ppl to 122.93ppl this week. Diesel has also fallen by around 4ppl, down ...
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NewsChartman hosts Highways Agency campaign launch
Chartman Group’s flagship Winning Post service station at Haldon Hill on the A38 outside Exeter has hosted the launch of the Highways Agency’s annual winter driving campaign. Chartman director Clive Sheppard said the request came out of the blue and the company was happy to help out. They were ...
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Autogas calls for Government re-think on bio-LPG
Autogas has called on the Government to revise its assumption that bio-LPG will not be sold in the UK between now and 2020. In its 2014 consultation on proposed amendments to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations Order 2007, the Department for Transport said that “biomethane will continue to be the ...
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Man ordered to stay away from Shell service station
Magistrates have ordered a man to stay away from the Shell service station on Easington Road, Hartlepool, after an incident which saw a fire break out. The order was made as part of bail conditions when Peter Cavanagh, 42, from Jute Grove in Hartlepool, appeared before Hartlepool magistrates charged with ...
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Legal setback for Government over diesel vehicles
Further restrictions on diesel cars could be introduced after the UK government lost a legal battle over clean air. Nitrogen dioxide in cities is illegally high and the European Court of Justice ruled judges must force ministers to clean up the air as soon as possible. The pollutant comes almost ...
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Investors pay more than £3m for forecourt site
Commercial property company Custodian REIT has paid more than £3m for a petrol filling station and convenience store site in Kent. The site, at Beechings Way, Gillingham, on the A289 dual-carriageway, is let to the Co-operative Group. Richard Shepherd-Cross, managing director of Custodian Capital, the company’s external fund manager, said: ...
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Regus opens first workspace on M6
Regus, the workspace provider, has opened its first Express location on the M6 motorway, at Sandbach South motorway service area. This will be followed by further Regus Express launches before Christmas at Strensham North (M5), Watford Gap (M1), Chester (M56) and Norton Canes (M6 Toll). Phil Kemp, global managing director ...