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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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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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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 ...
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IGA unveils ’Car Repair Plan’ to spread cost of repairs
The Independent Garage Association (IGA), the trade association representing the independent garage sector across the UK, is to launch its own ‘Car Repair Plan’ to help consumers spread the cost of repair work to their vehicles. The plan will allow consumers to regularly put money into a fund which can ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Government abandons plans for A14 tolls
Today’s news that the proposed A14 toll charging is to be abandoned has been resoundly welcomed by the Freight Trasnport Association (FTA), which declared that “common sense has at last prevailed.” The Chief Secretary to the Treasury – Danny Alexander MP said: “The A14 is a crucial link to the ...
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NewsExplosives experts called in after forecourt burglary
Seventeen houses were evacuated and explosives experts called in following a burglary at a Texaco petrol station in Warrington. Police were called to investigate a burglary at the site on Chester Road, which is currently being renovated, at 1.30am on November 30. Inside they found major damage to the roof ...
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Transport minister in EU talks over alternative fuels
Transport minister Stephen Hammond has made a written statement to Parliament about EU plans to encourage the development of alternative fuels infrastructure across Europe. Hammond will be attending a meeting of the EU Transport Council on December 5 and reported that alternative fuels would be on the agenda. He said: ...
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Beer smuggler jailed
A lorry driver from Greater Manchester who was caught four times with illegal loads of beer smuggled from France, has been jailed for a £131,000 fraud. Simon O’Hare, 29, was stopped on four separate occasions in London, Yorkshire and Cambridgeshire by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators as he was ...
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MPs call for fairer energy market for small shops
Priti Patel MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, has called for sweeping changes in the small business energy market to stop small shops being abused by their energy suppliers. She was speaking at the launch of a report by the group highlighting the problems in the ...
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Certas Energy rolls out HTEC GemPAY terminals
Certas Energy (formerly GB Oils) is rolling out new card payment terminals to its network of dealers. HTEC’s GemPAY terminals comply with the latest PCI DSS regulations and will also accept Allstar’s EMV card and the Shell and Gulf account cards. HTEC is working with Certas Energy on the roll-out ...
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Labour pledges to outlaw proxy sales of tobacco for children
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a pledge by the Labour Party to outlaw proxy sales of tobacco for children. Next Monday Baroness Angela Smith will propose an amendment to the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill specifying fines of up to £5,000 for anyone caught buying cigarettes ...
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Motorists warned over false economies on oil
Motorists have been warned about making false economies when it comes to lubricating their car engines by ExxonMobil and the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). They say that some drivers are buying the cheapest engine oil – or trying to save money by delaying routine maintenance – but they could ...
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Man dies after accident on forecourt
Police in Bournemouth are appealing for witnesses after a man died following an accident on a forecourt. The incident happened at around 4.20pm on Wednesday November 6 on the petrol station forecourt at the Co-op store on Castle Lane West. An 87-year-old Bournemouth man was in collision with a lorry ...
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Exhibition celebrates old forecourts
A photographic exhibition celebrating old independent petrol stations in the West Country is currently under way in Devon. Landscape photographer Andrew Parker has scoured Devon, Cornwall and Somerset for sites, some of which are still in use. Parker told the Daily Mail: “Small country garages remind me of a time ...
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Investment in c-store sector highest for two years
More local shop owners are planning to invest in their businesses than at any time over the past two years, according to the latest quarterly Voice of Local Shops survey by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) Retailers are more optimistic than in the summer, and this is reflected in ...