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Cigarettes stolen in Shropshire forecourt burglary
Cigarettes were targeted by burglars who broke into a Shropshire garage overnight through the roof. The break-in was discovered this morning when staff arrived at the Shell garage in Sutton Maddock, near Shifnal. Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the offenders on the roof top or spotted ...
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NewsBlaze at Morrisons petrol station
Firefighters had to rush to an emergency at a Morrisons petrol station when a blaze broke out on a coach on the forecourt. They found the coach “well alight” when they responded to reports of the blaze at the East Yorkshire petrol station. Humberside Fire and Rescue Service was called ...
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UK cars hit CO2 reduction target ahead of schedule
Average new car CO2 emissions fell 3.6% in 2013 compared with the previous year according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) latest report. The average new car sold in 2013 emitted 128.3g per km CO2, almost 30% down on 2000. The average new car sold is now ...
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Roadchef put up for sale
The owner of the Roadchef motorway service station business is preparing to sell it for about £350m, according to Sky News. It says Delek Group, an Israeli conglomerate with interests in energy, financial services and infrastructure assets, is appointing bankers to oversee an auction of the company. Roadchef owns 20 ...
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PRA to hold forum in Durham
The PRA’s next regional forum is being held in Durham, at Ramside Hall Hotel, Carrville, on Wednesday 19th March. Coffee will be available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. It will include an introduction by Richard Chadderton, head of petrol, PRA, on the outlook for 2014, ...
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Disappointment over increase in national minimum wage
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has expressed disappointment after the Government confirmed the 3% increase in the adult National Minimum Wage to £6.50 recommended by the Low Pay Commission. In a speech this morning, Business Secretary Vince Cable confirmed that the Government had accepted all of the Low Pay ...
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Cigarette smuggler jailed
A businessman has been jailed after more than 5.5 million smuggled cigarettes were discovered at a an industrial unit in Huyton, Merseyside. Stephen Nicholas Riozzi, 53, of The Park, Huyton, was found at the industrial unit in December 2011 by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators. The unit contained 20 ...
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Man charged with armed robbery at petrol station
A man has been charged in connection with an armed robbery at a North Lincolnshire petrol station. Stefan Pavlik, 40, of Dale Street, Scunthorpe, was arrested along with two other men and a teenage boy on Friday following the robbery at Barnetby Top petrol station on Sunday, March 2. He ...
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NewsTesco launches promotion offering up to 20ppl off fuel
Tesco has today launched a new style of promotion enabling customers to save up to 20ppl off fuel, as predicted in the March issue of Forecourt Trader. The supermarket giant claims Clubcard Fuel Save is the only scheme of its kind in the UK, because it will operate over a ...
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Baby boy born on forecourt
Seven-pound Mason Cox was born on the forecourt of Alby Service Station near Norwich early on Monday morning. According to the Eastern Daily Press, his mum Chelsea Nelson was being driven to hospital by her mum when she said she need to “push”. Chelsea’s mum Julia Macklan quickly pulled up ...
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NewsParkfoot Garage wins top convenience retailer award
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Parkfoot Garage was crowned Convenience Retailer of the Year 2014 at last night’s Convenience Retail Awards, organised by trade magazines Convenience Store and The Grocer. The national competition celebrates the very best convenience stores that the UK has to offer in terms of ...
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NewsAshcroft volume gathers Pace
Shaji Thomas, owner of Ashcroft Service Station, St Helens is growing his business with impressive results. Since 2012, fuel volumes have almost doubled and both in the shop and on the forecourt the positive trend continues. Improvements have been made to both the presentation and range of products within the ...
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Police seek armed petrol station robber
Police are looking for a man with a gun who is wanted in connection with an armed robbery at the BP petrol station on the A18 at Barnetby Top in North Lincolnshire. Just after 4am on Sunday, a man approached the shop assistant, who was outside on the forecourt sorting ...
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Free attendant service at Alderley Edge
A Texaco forecourt in Alderley Edge, Cheshire is launching a free attendant service. Every Wednesday, between 1pm and 4pm, from next week, a forecourt attendant will be available to fill up cars with fuel, as well as check oil and water levels. Owner Stephen Higham said the free service is ...
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ACS index reveals optimism among independent c-store retailers
Independent retailers are positive about their prospects on 2014, with the latest ACS Optimism Index showing its third consecutive quarter of improvement. However, the Index is part of a mixed set of results from the ACS Voice of Local Shops survey, conducted with over a thousand retailers in February 2014. ...
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Independent sells services
A motorway service area (MSA) on the A1(M) in North Yorkshire has been sold to Moto Hospitality in a deal brokered by Colliers International. The sale of the family-run Leeming Bar Services at Bedale will result in investment in the site and generate additional jobs for the area, according to ...
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HMRC taking out illegal sites in Northern Ireland
Customs officers have revealed three major victories in the battle against illicit fuel in Northern Ireland. In the space of a single day they announced they had shut down three fuel laundering plants, discovered suspected illicit fuel on three forecourts and seized 20,000 litres of suspected laundered fuel being transported ...
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Sites leap in value due to a shortage
The number of forecourt sites that were sold or let in 2013 was less than a quarter of the previous year, but there was a 14% increase in values over the same period, according to Barber Wadlow’s Forecourt Property Market Update. It reports that there were 240 transactions involving forecourts ...
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Number of dealer sites stages recovery for first time
The number of dealer sites in the UK has increased for the first time since Experian Catalist began monitoring the figures in 2000. In its report for the end of 2013 it says the overall total was 8,613, compared with 8,608 at the end of 2012. But the total for ...
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Jet enhances its card offering with Fleetone
Jet has announced a significantly enhanced fuel card offering for its network of more than 300 independently-owned forecourts. As well as continuing to offer its well-established JetCard for local customers, Jet has strengthened its card offering with Fleetone through UK Fuels Ltd, enabling its dealers to offer a much more ...