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Two armed robberies in Shropshire
West Mercia Police are investigating two, possibly linked, armed robberies at service stations in Telford and Much Wenlock on Saturday 27th September. At around 9.15pm, three men entered the Shell Garage on Holmer Farm Road, Stirchley in Telford. They were masked and wearing their hoods up. One of the men ...
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MRH Retail extends its partnership 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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Breakdowns lead to Tesco site closure
The forecourt of a Tesco filling station in Dorset has been dug up after drivers reported engine problems after buying diesel. Local press reported that up to 100 vehicles broke down shortly after filling up at the site in Branksome, Poole. It has now been closed and an excavator was ...
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News in brief
Girl killed on forecourt A teenage girl has died after she was hit by a car while filling up at a petrol station. Police Scotland said Eilish Herron, from Paisley, was on the forecourt of the Asda garage in Linwood, Renfrewshire, when the crash happened on September 9 at 2.30pm. ...
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PRA builds on Scottish contacts
PRA will seek to develop further its already close contacts with the Scottish government following the vote rejecting independence in the referendum. PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: "PRA made early preparations for whatever the outcome of the referendum was by establishing a Scottish Regional Committee earlier this year, and members ...
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Gas leak causes lock down at Grangemouth
The Unite union is calling for a commitment to “World class safety” at the Ineos Grangemouth plant in Scotland after a gas leak caused a lock down of the oil refinery and chemical plant and the surrounding area. Roads were closed around the Ineos site as the police and fire ...
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New task force looks at decarbonising fuel
A new Transport Energy Task Force has been established to look into ways to decarbonise fuels. The Task Force will help the Government to examine and formulate options for meeting the 2020 RED renewable transport fuel target and determine how low carbon fuels can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ...
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Greenergy delivers Esso fuel
Leading UK fuel supplier Greenergy has confirmed the start of its supply of Esso fuel to independent dealers in the Midlands, the South of England and South Wales. Greenergy has been a branded wholesaler for Esso since February 2013, when it took over fuel supply to Esso- branded dealers in ...
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Rural rebate extension in hands of EU
The extension of the rural fuel rebate scheme will not be enacted until early next year at the earliest, and could be delayed even longer. Replying to a query from the PRA, Helen Dickinson, deputy director, environment and transport tax at HM Treasury, said: "The extension requires EU approval before ...
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NewsQuentin Willson and MP film meeting at forecourt
The Simply Fresh forecourt at Weare in Somerset hosted a filmed meeting between local Lib Dem MP Tessa Munt and Quentin Willson of FairFuelUK. Simon Lunn, who runs the site together with his wife Sarah, said the proposal for the meeting came out of the blue. He said: “Tessa is ...
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HKS Retail opens its first Spar store
HKS Retail, number nine in the Forecourt Trader Top 50 Indies, has embarked on a joint venture with Spar and Blakemore Trade Partners launching its first Spar forecourt store in Ibstock, Leicestershire. Standing at 1,000sq ft on a BP fuel site, the store has been completely refurbished and relaunched. Blakemore ...
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Security van robbed at Waitrose forecourt in Lincoln
Officers investigating a robbery at a Waitrose petrol station on Friday 26th September are appealing for information from members of the public in the area at the time. Just after midday Lincolnshire Police received reports that a security van had been robbed at the supermarket service station on Searby Road, ...
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Fuel theft info reward
A forecourt in Alrewas, Staffordshire is so fed up with fuel theft that it’s put up a reward of £100-worth of fuel for the first person who comes forward with information that leads to an arrest. The reward relates specifically to two recent fuel thefts by one man. The garage ...
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Great night for the Garners as Portsbridge shines
The Garner Group’s Portsbridge Service Station took top honours at last month’s Forecourt Trader of the Year Awards ceremony at the London Hilton Hotel Park Lane. Michael O’Loughlin, managing director of Petrogas was voted Palmer & Harvey Retailer Champion. The awards report starts on page 49. Pictured are (l-r): awards ...
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Man stabbed in Spar store on MRH site
A man was seriously injured after being stabbed at a MRH-owned BP service station in Downfields, near Soham, Cambridgeshire. Police were called to the site in Fordham Road at around 2.20pm on September 5, after receiving reports that a man had been stabbed inside the forecourt’s Spar store. It is ...
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Armed robbery at Shell service station in Chesham
A gun was pointed at staff during a robbery at a Shell service station in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man entered the Shell service station in Nashleigh Hill at 10.15pm on Monday September 29, and pointed what is believed to be a gun ...
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NewsSale of Murco’s retail business completed
The acquisition of Murco’s retail business by Patron Capital Partners has been completed, after the deal was agreed in August. The retail business was acquired via Motor Fuel Group, the forecourt business owned by Patron in partnership with Alasdair Locke. The price was not disclosed but is believed to be ...
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Jet supports disability campaigners’ journey
Fuel brand Jet has supported two disability campaigners as they took on the challenge to travel from John O’Groats to Land’s End in the world’s first high performance motor trikes designed for wheelchair users. Dave Burdus from Northumberland and Carl Brunning from Humberside met 30 years ago in Hexham General ...
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PRA to hold forum in Carlisle
The PRA’s next Regional Forum is being held at Carlisle, Cumbria, on Thursday 16th October. The event is taking place at Carlisle United FC, Brunton Park, Warwick Road, with coffee available from 10am, and a free buffet lunch will be provided. Topics on the agenda are: * PRA – outlook ...
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Fuel sales depress Sainsbury’s results
The falling price of fuel helped to depress sales figures released by Sainsbury’s. In a trading statement for the second quarter of its financial year, covering the 16 weeks to September 27, it revealed that total retail sales for the second quarter were down 0.8% excluding fuel, when compared with ...