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Warning over pack sizes in Tobacco Directive
Members of the European Parliament are being urged to support a lower limit on the size of packaging for roll-your-own tobacco as part of the Tobacco Products Directive. MEPs are currently debating whether to increase minimum sizes to 20g or 30g and Priti Patel MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary ...
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Armed robbery at Sainsbury’s filling station
A Sainsbury’s forecourt appears to have been the fourth victim of an armed robber preying on retailers in North Lincolnshire. The latest robbery occurred at 9.47 pm on Sunday 8 December at the Sainsbury’s Petrol Station on Doncaster Road, Scunthorpe. The man was wearing a ‘Chucky’ style mask, an Adidas ...
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Government consults on advanced fuel industry
A consultation on how to develop the advanced fuel industry in the UK has been launched by the government. Advanced fuels is a term used to describe a variety of carbon-cutting fuels including the next generation of biofuels, hydrogen, synthetic fuels made in high-tech facilities and methane harvested from effluent ...
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NewsMystery problem affecting diesel across UK
A mystery problem with diesel is causing a wave of breakdowns across the UK, according to the RAC. The issue is more prevalent in eastern parts of England and Scotland, with the greatest concentration of breakdowns occurring in the North East, and can arise from diesel purchased from any type ...
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7,800 litres of diesel stolen from forecourt
Police are appealing for information after more than £10,000 worth of diesel was stolen from a forecourt in Norfolk. Between 7am on Thursday 5 December and 7am on Wednesday 11 December 2013 approximately 7,800 litres of diesel were taken from a diesel tank at the Martin Service Station on the ...
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NewsPRA follows lead from down under in call for curb on supermarket fuel discounts
The PRA is to follow Australia’s lead in seeking a voluntary agreement to curb the fuel discounting practices of the supermarkets, which have been so damaging to the independent petrol retailing sector. It is also calling for the OFT to re-open its investigation into the UK market. “As Australia’s largest ...
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Australian Commission brokers voluntary curbing of supermarket fuel discounts
In a landmark move to curb the fuel discounting practices of the supermarkets, and its damaging effect on other fuel retailers, Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has brokered a voluntary ceasefire by the two biggest grocery chains. It has accepted undertakings from Coles and Woolworths that they will each ...
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Planning policy failing on out of town stores
A review of the planning system commissioned by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has revealed that the Government’s Town Centre First policies are failing, as councils across the country approve millions of square feet of new out of town retail development. The report analysed a national sample of 50 ...
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Kay Group invests in energy saving measures
North-west forecourt operator The Kay Group, which is ranked 24 in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has agreed a roll-out program with food retail energy reduction specialists, Enviroglow. After a three-month trial at one of its sites in Blackburn, Lancashire, the forecourt group has committed to running the program at ...
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Households cutting expenditure on road fuels
UK households have been cutting their expenditure on road fuels, according to a new report published today by the Government’s Office of National Statistics (ONS). In its report on Household Expenditure 2010-2012 ONS says the average household spent £23.70 per week on petrol, diesel and motor oils, and petrol and ...
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NewsCertas Energy makes Londis preferred supplier
Certas Energy has announced a preferred supplier arrangement with Londis that will provide Certas-supplied filling stations with a fast track to Londis for expert business advice and consultancy as they look to grow revenues. “We see this as a very positive addition to the range of benefits already available to ...
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MPs urged to include small shops in carrier bag levy
Local shops should be included in the forthcoming plastic bag charge in England in 2015, the Association of Convenience Stores has told MPs. In its submission to the Environmental Audit Committee’s inquiry into plastic bags, ACS called on the Government not to exclude small shops from charging for single-use carrier ...
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Government gives long-term backing for alternative fuels
Supporters of low carbon vehicles have welcomed a long-term commitment from the government to maintain the differential between the main rate of fuel duty and the rate for road fuel gases such as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) and biomethane. In the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement last ...
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ACS welcomes new Victims Code
A statutory code has come into power this week which recognises businesses as victims of crime, and has provisions for ‘business impact statements’ to allow retailers to report the wider implications of crime on their stores. Justice minister Chris Grayling said: “Victims deserve the best possible support to cope and ...
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Tonnes of toxic waste at illegal fuel plant
Almost 30 tonnes of toxic waste have been recovered after the discovery of a diesel laundering plant in South Armagh by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) on December 4. Officers from HMRC, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) discovered the laundering plant, ...
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RMI welcomes confirmation of fuel duty freeze
Changes to the business rates regime and the widely expected freeze on fuel duty announced in the Chancellor’s autumn statement, have been welcomed by the PRA’s parent body RMI. RMI director Sue Robinson commented: “The RMI is pleased to see the extension of the small business rate relief scheme. The ...
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NewsWorld first claim for Sainsbury’s forecourts
The makers of components in the new canopies for two Sainsbury’s forecourts are claiming a world first in that the forecourt roof not only contains photovoltaic (PV) glass to generate electricity but is also transparent. Hamish Watson, managing director of Polysolar, said: “These canopies use Polysolar’s laminated PV glass that ...
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Cigarette smuggler sentenced
A serial tobacco smuggler has been sentenced for repeated attempts to smuggle illicit cigarettes into the UK, for sale on London streets. Abderrahmane Mehidi, a security guard from Kennington, London, was stopped when he arrived on a flight at London City airport from Iraq, via Geneva, on 22 January 2013. ...
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Police release CCTV of racially motivated crime
Police in Manchester have released CCTV footage of a man they want to question about a racially motivated crime at a service station. The man ran into Pemberton Service Station on Ormskirk Road, Pemberton, Wigan and threw a large piece of raw bacon at the attendant. The incident happened at ...
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New car sales continue to rise
New car sales figures, released today, show month on month sales were up 7% compared with November last year. Private registrations have risen 11.6%, while fleet sales increased by 3.4%. Sue Robinson, director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) said: “It is extremely encouraging to see that the new ...