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NewsNew car market records its worst start to a year for half a century
The UK new car market fell by 39.5% in January with 59,030 fewer registrations compared with the same month last year, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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NewsWelcome Break partners Too Good To Go app to reduce food waste
Motorway services operator Welcome Break has partnered with Too Good To Go, the surplus food app, to reduce food waste.
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NewsSewell on the go helps to keep Yorkshire’s air ambulance in action
Yorkshire’s air ambulance charity has thanked Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go for helping its helicopters remain in action.
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NewsAppeal for witnesses after attempted armed robbery at Cleveland forecourt
Officers from Cleveland Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted armed robbery at a forecourt in Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, between 9.25pm and 9.35pm on Saturday January 29.
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NewsPolice release CCTV of two men after spate of drive-offs in Norfolk
Police officers in Norfolk are appealing for help to identify two men in connection with a rash of incidents in which a blue Ford has driven off from petrol stations without paying for fuel.
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NewsTop 50 Indie NTS Group expands its estate to 16 petrol stations
Top 50 Indie NTS Group has increased its estate to 16 petrol stations with the acquisition of a former Esso and Tesco Express site at Barnes Hill, six miles from the centre of Birmingham. The site has been closed since a fire damaged the shop in July 2019 and NTS plans to invest £250,000 to completely refit the store with bakery, Costa Coffee and Freal, with a reopening scheduled for April 2021.
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NewsBill to protect shop workers from violence and abuse ratified by Scottish Parliament
The Federation of Independent Retailers (NFRN) has welcomed the news that a Bill to protect shop workers in Scotland from violence and abuse at work is set to become law.
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NewsJailed shopkeeper has sentence extended for failing to pay confiscation order
A jailed shopkeeper, who smuggled, stored and sold thousands of illegal cigarettes, must serve a further three-and-a-half years in prison for failing to repay a £494,000 confiscation order.
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NewsPolice release CCTV images after armed robbery at forecourt in Eastleigh
Hampshire Police has released CCTV images of a man its officers want to identify following an armed robbery at a petrol station in Eastleigh.
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NewsACS calls for rates relief to be extended in the next Budget due in March
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has submitted evidence to the Treasury ahead of the 2021 Budget, calling on the Chancellor to extend the business rates discount in 2021/22 to avoid a sudden shock of high rates bills while stores are still dealing with the impact of the pandemic.
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NewsTraffic flows greater than during first lockdown, according to RAC data
Car use by drivers in the UK has not fallen to the same extent as it did during the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020, according to an analysis of RAC data.
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NewsCashier injured during armed robbery at petrol station in Warrington
Cheshire Police detectives are appealing for information and CCTV footage after a cashier was injured during an armed robbery at a petrol station at Culcheth in Warrington.
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NewsWelcome Break introduces new vegan choices for Veganuary
Welcome Break is getting behind Veganuary this year, with new vegan choices joining the existing 150 vegan products available at Welcome Break brand partners across its 39 motorway service areas.
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NewsCity of London sets up logistics hub to take delivery vehicles off its streets
The City of London Corporation has approved its first Last Mile Logistics Hub to consolidate deliveries across central London and reduce traffic in its streets.
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NewsElectric car sales surge despite a 29.4% plunge in the overall market in 2020
New car sales in the UK in 2020 hit their lowest level since 1992, but it was the best year for electric cars with battery and plug-in hybrid vehicles market share up to 10.7%.
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NewsHarvest Energy reveals plans to rebuild site destroyed by fire
Harvest Energy has applied for planning permission to replace its petrol station in Richmond, North Yorkshire, which was destroyed by fire in August.
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NewsRobber brandishes bladed weapon in raid on South Shields petrol station
Northumbria Police has launched an investigation after staff at a petrol station in South Shields were threatened with a weapon during a robbery.
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NewsMaxol announces a two-year renewal as principal sponsor of Carrickfergus RFC
Irish forecourt and convenience retailer Maxol has announced a two-year renewal as principal sponsor of Carrickfergus RFC.
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NewsThieves steal thousands of litres of fuel from depot in North Wales
North Wales Police is appealing for information following the theft of thousands of litres of fuel from a depot in Flintshire.
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NewsKnifeman jailed for seven-and-a-half years for armed robbery at forecourt store
A man from Ellesmere Port has been jailed after carrying out an armed robbery at a petrol station in the town.