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NewsMilford Haven refinery sale confirmed
The sale of Murco’s Milford Haven refinery has been confirmed and a deal on its petrol station network is at an advanced stage. Murphy Oil Corporation announced today (July 31) that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Murco Petroleum has signed an agreement to sell its Milford Haven refinery and terminal assets to ...
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Valero expands capacity at Avonmouth terminal
Valero Energy is aiming to strengthen its supply position in the South West after announcing that Valero Logistics UK will triple capacity at its fuel terminal in Avonmouth, Bristol, making all grades of fuel available. The multi-million pound project will see the addition of three new storage tanks, which will ...
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Imperial Tobacco steps up anti-illicit trade campaign
Imperial Tobacco has produced a poster and a film as the latest phase of its anti-illicit trade campaign – Suspect it? Report it! – which was launched in April. To support the campaign message to the trade and wider public a number of materials have been designed to highlight locations ...
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Phillips 66 wins safety awards
Phillips 66 has received the RoSPA Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety, and was also presented with two ‘Guardian Angel’ awards at the recent awards ceremony. The RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) awards are open to businesses and organisations of all types and sizes from across ...
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West Midlands filling station robbed at knifepoint
Two men have been arrested following an armed robbery at a filling station in the West Midlands Police were called to the Esso forecourt on Willenhall’s Wolverhampton Road West just before 4.30am on Saturday 26 July following a 999 call from staff reporting a knife point raid. Officers raced to ...
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Pollution concerns won’t change DfT policy on diesel
The Department for Transport (DfT) says it has no plans to change its policy towards diesel cars following reports that up to 15 UK local authorities are considering charging diesel cars to enter city centres. Sales of diesel have been growing and have overtaken declining petrol as the biggest selling ...
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Government advisers concerned over plain packaging
Concerns about proposals for plain packaging for tobacco have been raised by a body which advises government on new regulations. The Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC), which provides the government with external, independent scrutiny of new regulatory and deregulatory proposals, has published its Opinion on the Impact Assessment for the introduction ...
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ACS attacks Asda claim over c-stores selling alcohol to minors
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has attacked Asda for suggesting that young people are obtaining alcohol from convenience stores. The supermarket giant has published results of third party test purchasing of alcohol at its stores and says they had a pass rate of 95.2%, which is higher than the ...
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New research confirms crucial role of c-stores
The crucial role that convenience stores are playing in the nation’s recovery has been highlighted in new research published today by Southampton University, as part of the work of the Future High Streets Forum and the Department for Communities and Local Government. The report suggests that despite pressure from out-of-town ...
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NewsSupermarkets lay down the gauntlet with 2ppl fuel price cuts
The major supermarkets are going toe-to-toe on the forecourt today (29th) as they drop fuel prices by two pence per litre. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda have all announced price cuts, with the strengthening pound against the dollar cited as the key driver behind the move. The cuts will also be ...
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HGV speed limit to be raised
Hauliers across England and Wales could see an £11m a year boost, according to the government, as it announced plans to raise the speed limit for lorries on single carriageway roads to 50 mph. Transport minister Claire Perry announced the move as part of a package of measures which she ...
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Fuel pipeline hacked into in Essex
A high pressure fuel line running from Canvey Island to the Buncefield refinery in Hertfordshire has been hacked into in an apparent attempt to steal fuel. Basildon Magistrates Court was told that damage costing £250,000 was caused to the pipeline by people who dug down to the pipeline at Bird ...
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NewsHMRC raids two petrol stations in southern England
Two petrol stations have been raided and seven men and two women from across southern England have been arrested for their involvement in a suspected £3m fuel fraud, during an operation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). About 170 HMRC officers, assisted by the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA) ...
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Man assaulted on York forecourt
York police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted on a forecourt in the city. It occurred at around 11.30pm on Tuesday 22 July, on the forecourt of the Jet garage in Lawrence Street. A group of around four or five people approached a group already at the ...
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New chair for All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group
Simon Danczuk, Rochdale’s MP, has been elected the new chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group (APPSSG), replacing Priti Patel. The APPSSG is a cross-party group made up MPs and Lords interested in small shops and the social and economic value they play in communities. Danczuk said: “I ...
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Fraudsters convicted after Welsh fuel scam
Two fraudsters have been convicted after a filling station in Denbighshire, Wales, lost more than £25,000 worth of diesel in just over a week. Mohammed Hussain and Haroon Rashid used a van with adapted large fuel tanks and were caught after staff at the Esso Services on the A55 at ...
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NewsPRA welcomes Treasury role for Priti Patel
The PRA has welcomed the appointment of Priti Patel to a role in the Treasury in the government reshuffle announced by David Cameron. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “Such changes are often not helpful to trade associations like the PRA where a good rapport has been built up with existing ...
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Regus extends workplace scheme with Roadchef
Regus, the global workspace provider, has extended its deal with Roadchef to roll out a further 12 drop-in business centres at motorway service areas across the UK. This follows the success of Roadchef’s first Regus Express site at M25 Clacket Lane services in Kent, which has seen strong demand from ...
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Spar claims it is top UK symbol group on social media
Spar claims its digital activity is leading the way in UK symbol groups, with its online domain attracting record visitors each month. Since Spar’s launch into social media in November, the number of the symbol group’s followers on Twitter have grown to more than 4,500 while Facebook fan counts has ...
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Forecourt canopy collapses onto two cars
A forecourt canopy has collapsed onto two cars at the Coalville BP site owned by the Leicester-based Top 50 Indie HKS Retail, Fortunately the occupants of both vehicles were in the site’s Costcutter store at the time and no one was injured, but both cars were badly damaged. The incident ...