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Suspected armed robbery in Middlesbrough
Detectives are investigating a suspected armed robbery at a BP service station in Middlesbrough. The BP Tudor Lodge garage, on the corner of Ladgate Lane and Marton Road, near Stewart Park in Middlesbrough, has been closed this morning and was taped off by police investigating the incident. A police car ...
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Falcon Sharma takes up Certas invitation
A delegation from Falcon Sharma Group have become the first operators to accept an invitation to visit Certas Energy’s network of company-owned forecourts. The invitation was extended at the recent Forecourt Seminar organised by the ACS, when guest speaker Ramsay MacDonald, retail director, Certas Energy offered a ‘warm Scottish welcome’ ...
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Thames Oilport potential "exceeds expectations"
The potential of the site of the Thames Oilport exceeds the original expectations when it was purchased in 2012, according to Greenergy, one of the joint venture partners in the terminal with Shell and Vopak. Writing in the company’s annual report, chief executive Andrew Owens said work was continuing on ...
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ACS welcomes new HMRC crackdown on illicit trade
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a new crackdown on the illicit trade in tobacco and alcohol announced by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We believe that any retailer who sells non-duty paid alcohol or tobacco should be subject to the full ...
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Blaze at Sainsbury’s forecourt in Greenwich
Twelve people were evacuated from a Sainsbury’s petrol station forecourt in Bugsbys Way, Greenwich, in south-east London on Saturday morning (August 23), after a car and petrol pump caught alight. The car and a petrol pump were destroyed by fire and part of a second car and petrol pump were ...
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Calls for clampdown on e-cigarettes criticised
Calls by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for stricter controls on the selling and use of e-cigarettes have been criticised by doctors who have developed their own brand of e-cigarette. A report by WHO suggests that restrictions should be placed on the marketing of the devices, their sale to minors, ...
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Morrisons cuts 2ppl off fuel prices
Two days after the big three supermarkets said they were cutting their fuel prices Morrisons announced that it too was cutting the price of both unleaded and diesel by up to 2ppl. Mark Todd, petrol director for Morrisons, said: “Prices at Morrisons have been coming down steadily and we have ...
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Attempted break-in at Shell site in Aberdeen
Police Scotland is appealing for information after a break-in at the Shell Northern Lights service station on the A90 Stonehaven Road, Aberdeen. The break-in and attempted theft occurred overnight between Friday 15 and Saturday 16 August, and is believed to have occurred at around 4am. Police are also keen to ...
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ACS welcomes decision to end rollover contracts
ACS has welcomed an announcement from energy company Opus on plans to stop the use of rollover contracts. In an announcement posted on the company’s website, Opus stated that it will cease offering the automatic rollover contracts to all new customers as of October 2014. All existing customer contracts will ...
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Asda and Sainsbury’s adding new forecourts
There has been a flurry of activity from Asda and Sainsbury’s with the supermarket giants developing new filling stations and upgrading existing ones. Demolition work has started on the site of a former Shell service station and Londis store on Nags Head Hill in St George, Bristol, to clear the ...
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Spate of burglaries in North Wales
North Wales Police are appealing for information after a spate of burglaries at service stations. Rhydymwyn Service Station on the Denbigh Road, near Mold, was broken into just after 2am on August 19 and burglars also tried to break into The Roundabout Service Station on King Street, Mold, at about ...
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Cigarettes stolen from Hampshire forecourt
Detectives are appealing for witnesses after cigarettes were stolen from a service station in Botley, Hampshire. The theft occurred at Botley Service Station on Station Hill between 11.20pm and 11.40pm on Wednesday, August 20. A burgundy Subaru car was seen in the area at the time of the incident. At ...
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Diesel thieves flee crime scene
Thieves who attempted to steal diesel from underground storage tanks at a service station in Great Horkesley, Colchester, Essex, fled after being disturbed. Essex Police have just released details about the incident that took place at the Gulf-branded Great Horkesley Garage on August 9. A spokesman for Essex Police said: ...
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NewsPetrol and diesel prices hit three-year low
Average petrol and diesel prices have fallen to a three-year low following a new spate of price cuts by the major supermarkets. Yesterday, petrol averaged 129.12ppl at the pump while the cost of diesel averaged 133.5ppl. The last time petrol was lower than yesterday’s price was on 23 February 2011, ...
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£35m motorway service area deal completed
The largest single asset investment transaction in the motorway service area sector has just been completed, according to real estate specialist Knight Frank. Its specialist property investment team and newly formed automotive team have advised a leading fund manager on the acquisition of Woolley Edge Services for over £35m. The ...
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Nisa partners digital agency to enhance online activity
Nisa Retail has partnered with an award-winning digital agency in order to maximise its online engagement with shoppers and retail members. Extreme Creations will closely work with Nisa’s expert digital team to develop a digital marketing strategy through social media, website development, apps, email marketing and in-store technology. Etienne Botha, ...
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Exhibition highlights night-time beauty of forecourts
An exhibition to highlight the beauty of isolated rural petrol stations when they are lit up at night is opening at a Portsmouth gallery today. Andrew Hayward’s photographs were commissioned by aspex gallery after he won the ‘best graduate in show award’ while a student at University of Portsmouth. Andrew ...
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Forecourt supplier placed into liquidation
Northern Forecourts Ltd, a supplier to the forecourt sector whose principal trading address was Unit 11 Grange Lane Industrial Estate, Stairfoot, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S71 5AS, and which was set up in October 2001, has been placed into liquidation. The registered office address is care of insolvency practitioners Bridgestones, 125/127 ...
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HMRC raids fuel laundering plant
A man has been arrested after a laundering plant capable of producing nearly 13 million litres of illicit fuel a year, and evading over £9m in duty and taxes, was discovered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) during a search of industrial premises in the Meigh area of south Armagh. ...
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Supermarkets announce latest fuel price cuts
Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda have cut fuel prices by up to two pence per litre and diesel by up to one pence per litre across their networks in time for the forthcoming Bank Holiday. Avishai Moor, Sainsbury’s head of fuel, said: "We always aim to offer our customers the very ...