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NewsCCTV issued in search after attempted robbery in Dumfries
Police in Scotland have released a CCTV image of a man they want to trace after an attempt to steal cash from a Dumfries filling station. It follows an incident at the Newton Gardens site on Glasgow Road at about 21:55 on Saturday 1 November. A man with a "deep ...
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NewsBlakemore combines Greggs and Subway at new Spar forecourt
Blakemore Retail has opened a new purpose-built petrol forecourt store in Louth, Lincolnshire. The store, situated on the Fairfield Industrial Estate, is the first of Blakemore Retail’s sites to combine a Spar convenience offer with both Greggs and Subway franchises. Blakemore Retail managing director Geoff Hallam said: “This new development ...
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Robbers attack assistant at Top 50 Indie site
An assistant at a Top 50 Indie forecourt has been attacked during a robbery. He was working at Brobot’s site at Egginton in south Derbyshire, when the robbers struck just after midnight on November 10. Police believe the raiders smashed the window of the service station and then punched the ...
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Walkout not affecting Humber Refinery operation says Phillips 66
Phillips 66 has moved to reassure customers that operations have not been interrupted at its Humber refinery after a walk out by contract workers. The company released a statement saying: “On 10th November at approximately midday, an estimated 450 contract workers left the Phillips 66 Humber Refinery site in unofficial ...
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ExxonMobil agrees recruitment deal with IGA
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has struck a deal with ExxonMobil to reward members who sign a supply deal for its Mobil 1 brand. The tie-up, a first for the IGA, will see Mobil 1 working with its UK distributor network to cover the cost of RMI membership for one ...
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Plans to stigmatise litter bug motorists
Motorists who throw rubbish from their cars could face prosecution as part of a campaign to make littering as “socially unacceptable as drink driving”. Government ministers want to clamp down on drivers who throw rubbish from their vehicles in a bid to lower the multi-million pound cost of picking up ...
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New guidance to reduce congestion
New guidance that is intended to help reduce congestion and speed up the completion of road works has been published by the Department for Transport. The seven Traffic Advisory Leaflets provide advice for utility companies and highway authorities who need to carry out work on roads. The leaflets are the ...
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NewsSainsbury’s hit by falling like-for-like fuel volumes
Sainsbury’s has admitted disappointing fuel sales and deflation in fuel prices have helped to depress its latest sales results. The supermarket giant said its retail sales for the 28 weeks to September 27 were down 1.4% to £13.8bn, compared with the same period the previous year, and on a like-for-like ...
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Asda takes unleaded petrol below 120ppl
Minimum supermarket prices for unleaded petrol have fallen below 120ppl, as predicted in the November issue of Forecourt Trader, after the big three all cut 1ppl off their fuel prices. Today Asda introduced its fifth price cut in less than six weeks, taking 1ppl off both unleaded petrol and diesel, ...
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Londis to run first above the line national media campaign
Londis UK is investing in its first above the line national media campaign to drive more shoppers into stores over Christmas and New Year. The campaign launches on 27 November and will run across national newspapers and radio, to support direct marketing and in-store promotions. John Pattison, Londis retail director, ...
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ACS welcomes investigation into lending to SMEs
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the announcement from the Competition Markets Authority (CMA) to conduct a full market investigation into lending to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) market. The investigation will look specifically at lending to SMEs and core products such as business current accounts. ACS ...
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Tobacco and alcohol seized from shops
More than one million cigarettes and 2,000 litres of alcohol have been seized after officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, and Trafford Council Trading Standards and Greater Manchester Police, visited 25 retail premises and self storage units this week. The visits, as part ...
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Sales of alternative fuelled vehicles surge
There has been a major rise in registrations of alternatively-fuelled vehicles (AFV), according to figures for October from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with the market up more than 50% in both month and the year-to-date. With two months still remaining in the year, registrations are already ...
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Cashier attacked during robbery
Masked robbers vaulted a counter and attacked a cashier during a raid on a Manchester petrol station. Three men pushed customers aside and then punched the cashier in the face several times before stealing money and cigarettes from the Shell service station on Eccles New Road in Salford. The offenders ...
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NewsPRA attacks Government stance on fuel prices
The PRA has attacked the Government’s stance on fuel prices following warnings by the Treasury to pass on cost savings to motorists. Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has vowed to write to all main fuel suppliers and distributors for “assurance” that they will pass on the benefits of ...
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Brookfield Group opens £2m service station
Top 50 Indie Brookfield Group has opened Pocklington Services Shell in East Yorkshire after a £2m investment. The opening was marked by a two-day event with a visit from a Ferrari Formula 1 racing car, giveaways and a wide range of in-store offers. The service station was officially opened by ...
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NewsMilford Haven refinery closes after sale collapses
The Murco refinery at Milford Haven in South Wales is being closed following the collapse of a deal to sell it. Its owner, Murphy Petroleum, said the agreement reached at the end of June to sell the refinery to Klesch Refining was no longer in effect. In a statement the ...
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Armed robber strikes at Plymstock
Police in Plymouth are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a service station in Plymstock. The incident occurred between 5am and 5.30am on Tuesday 4 November at the Morley Service Station on Billacombe Road in Plymstock. A man armed with a knife threatened a member of staff, and ...
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Man charged with arson and robbery at service station
Customers of a service station helped to detain a robber who is believed to have started a fire as a diversionary tactic. The incident at the Warren Service Station in Easington Road, Hartlepool, began when staff were alerted to a fire on the site at about 6.50pm on Tuesday November ...
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Raid on diesel laundering plant in Irish Republic
Customs and police officers have raided a diesel laundering plant at County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. The plant at Drumboat, Inniskeen, had the capacity to launder 20 million litres of diesel a year, equating to an annual loss to the Irish ...