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NewsGovernment relaxes competition rules for supermarkets
The government is temporarily relaxing elements of competition law as part of a package of measures to enable supermarkets to work together during the coronavirus crisis.The move allows retailers to share data with each other on stock levels, cooperate to keep shops open, or share distribution depots and delivery vans. ...
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NewsPRA chief confident fuel retailers can keep up supplies despite pandemic
PRA boss Brian Madderson has said he is confident there will be no fuel shortages as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, despite panic buying of other commodities. He said the PRA had been in contact with its equivalent in Italy, where the spread of the virus is some weeks ...
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NewsCNG Fuels more than doubles capacity of its Bio-CNG network
Two new biomethane compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) stations, including one claimed to be Europe’s largest, have been opened by CNG Fuels.The company claims demand for renewable Bio-CNG, as an alternative to diesel for HGVs, has soared 800% since 2017, and is set to more than double this year with the ...
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NewsACS calls for key worker status for convenience store staff
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Government to ensure that the UK’s 405,000 convenience store colleagues are provided key worker status so that they can carry on providing a lifeline to local communities. From Friday afternoon, March 20, schools will close and remain closed until further ...
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NewsFast-growing Top 50 Indie NTS Retail buys 15th site
Fast-growing Top 50 Indie NTS Retail has purchased its 15th site in a deal arranged for the vendor by specialist business property adviser Christie & Co.Oldbury Hill Garage in Didmarton, Gloucestershire, has been owned and operated by the Butler family since 1973, and comprises a forecourt, a convenience store and ...
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NewsAbbiecraig Services boosts trade after £1.2m funding for KDRB
Abbiecraig Services in Freuchie, Fife, has attracted additional customers and doubled the number of staff following a KDRB, enabled by a £1.2m funding package from Royal Bank of Scotland. Husband and wife team, Elaine and Steve Cunningham, used the funding to demolish their existing service station to make way for ...
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NewsFugitive thief caught and jailed for blowing up cash machines
A man has been jailed for the role he played in a string of attacks across Leicestershire and neighbouring counties in 2017 when ATMs, some of which were on forecourts, were blown up. Tom Connors, 41, of no fixed address, fled the country following the spate of attacks and the ...
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NewsEV charger grants continued for another year but at a lower rate
The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) has confirmed that grant schemes to support the installation of EV chargers will be continued for a further year, but at a lower rate.The announcement covers the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS), the Workplace Charging Scheme (WCS) and the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme ...
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NewsNorth Yorkshire Police appeals for witnesses after forecourt theft
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses following a theft from the BP petrol station on Lawrence Street in York. It happened on Tuesday 10 March, at around 8.49pm, when a man entered the store wearing a grey tracksuit, selected multiple items, and put them into a basket. He then ...
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NewsJames Hall unveils plan for site after it is sold by Euro Garages
Northern Spar wholesaler and retailer James Hall & Co has applied for planning permission to build a petrol filling station and convenience store at a site at Bacup in Lancashire.The site, the former Broadwater Hall on Burnley Road, was acquired by James Hall from Euro Garages, after the Top 50 ...
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NewsBill advocates harsher sentences for attacks on shop workers
The introduction of a Bill in Parliament calling for tougher sentences for those who assault retail workers has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS).The Bill seeks to make offences against retail workers aggravated, which would increase the options for more serious sentences for those convicted.Presenting the Bill ...
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NewsPRA welcomes additional support to help cope with coronavirus
The PRA has welcomed additional support for businesses announced by the Government to help them through the coronavirus crisis.PRA chairman Brian Madderson said: “With Government advice to avoid public transport, our road network and refuelling capacity becomes ever more vital, so we are pleased that the chancellor has introduced immediate ...
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NewsBudget rates relief could be worth £40m to forecourt sector
Rates relief announced in last week’s Budget could be worth £40m for the forecourt sector, according to property and planning consultancy Rapleys.It also suggested that forecourts may benefit from some of the new £500m funding to support development of rapid chargers.Stacey Jolly, surveying technician in the ratings team at Rapleys, ...
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NewsCOVID-19 prompts GripHero to offer free hand protection
GripHero - maker of the world’s only patented hand-protection dispensers permitted for use on fuel pump handles and in the refueling zone - is offering its dispensers free of charge to help stop the spread of COVID-19 at the fuel pump. The move follows the global spread of coronavirus ...
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NewsIsolate colleagues with COVID-19 symptoms, advises ACS
Retailers should change the way they support colleagues showing the main symptons of cornovirus, according to the Association of Convenience Stores, in response to the government’s decision to move to the “delay” phase of responding to Covid-19. “If colleagues show the main symptons of a cough and a temperature, regardless ...
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NewsPRA clarifies concerns over E10
The PRA has moved to allay fuel retailer concerns about misleading information following the government’s consultation on the proposals for the introduction of E10 fuel grade. Phil Monger, technical director of the PRA, said the Association had been working with the Department for Transport in a dedicated working party determining ...
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NewsEG Group buys biggest KFC franchisee plus Australian ’real’ food brand
EG Group has bought the largest KFC franchisee in the UK & Ireland from The Herbert Group, based in Belfast. It has also entered into a binding agreement to acquire ASX-listed Oliver’s Real Food Limited. The Herbert Group acquisition includes 146 KFC Restaurants and 1 Pizza Hut Store, as well ...
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NewsNational Convenience Show postponed to September due to coronavirus
The National Convenience Show, due to run at the NEC from March 30-April 1, has been postponed until later in the year due to the coronavirus. It will now take place at the NEC on 7-9 September, alongside Food & Drink Expo and Farm Shop & Deli Show. As there ...
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NewsSewell Group is named in Top Companies to Work For list
Hull-based Sewell Group, which includes the Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go, has been named in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For. The company has been given its eighth Best Companies accreditation and fifth appearance in the Sunday Times Top 100 list. Twenty of the team ...
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NewsChancellor freezes fuel duty for tenth successive year in budget
Fuel duty will be frozen for the tenth successive year, the chancellor has announced in his budget, despite pressure for change. Trade groups such as the PRA and Freight Transport Association had called for a cut in the rate to stimulate the economy, while environmentalists had urged an increase to ...