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NewsShell’s electric vehicle (EV) charging arm NewMotion agrees fleet support deal
Shell’s electric vehicle (EV) charging arm NewMotion has signed a partnership deal to provide a charging solution for Alphabet (GB), which manages more than 138,000 fleet vehicles in the UK.
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NewsACS calls on Chancellor to help local stores in summer statement
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the Chancellor to use his summer statement to help local shops invest in their businesses in the future.
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NewsCo-op forecourt’s fire-damaged store re-launches
The Co-op’s petrol station and food store in Liversedge is set to re-launch tomorrow (July 3) following a £1.1m investment to extend and improve the store to better serve the community.
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NewsMan arrested on suspicion of human trafficking offences connected to a hand car wash
A 41-year-old man has been arrested by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) on suspicion of human trafficking offences connected to a hand car wash.
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NewsPolice carry out raids in investigation into nationwide frauds against petrol stations
Police investigating a series of frauds against petrol filling stations across the country have raided properties in Burton-on-Trent and Bedfordshire and made five arrests.
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NewsMcDonald’s partners InstaVolt to roll out network of rapid chargers in its car parks
InstaVolt is partnering with McDonald’s to roll-out electric vehicle (EV) rapid charging points across its drive-thru restaurants in the UK.
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NewsApplegreen secures additional funding for Welcome Break during Covid-19 crisis
Applegreen has announced that it has secured additional funding for its motorway services subsidiary Welcome Break to enhance its liquidity during the Covid-19 crisis.
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NewsHydrogen producer signs deal with transport company to supply London buses
A significant step has been made in fuelling hydrogen buses in the UK with Ryse Hydrogen signing a three-year contract with Suttons Tankers to transport bulk hydrogen gas to different locations in the UK, starting with London.
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NewsElectric vehicle charging network Engenie to change its name to Osprey
The electric vehicle (EV) charging network Engenie, has announced that it has begun the internal process of re-naming to Osprey as it gears up for rapid expansion.
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NewsACS welcomes move to give Scottish shopworkers greater legal protection
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed steps to give shopworkers greater legal protection form violence and abuse in Scotland.
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NewsHockenhull’s new £2m site construction back on track after pandemic delay
Construction of a new leading-edge forecourt in Leicester by Hockenhull Garages is back underway following a three month break due to the pandemic.
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NewsRoad fuel sales at filling stations reach 71% of pre-lockdown levels
Last week saw a 7.1% increase in average road fuel sales at filling stations compared with the previous week, but volume is still nearly 30% down on pre-lockdown levels.
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NewsFour unions back campaign calling for hydrogen strategy
Four of the UK’s biggest trade unions are calling on the government to bring forward a hydrogen strategy to create and sustain thousands of green jobs.
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to build biomethane gas filling station
The John Lewis Partnership is planning to build a dedicated biomethane gas filling station to enable its largest heavy goods vehicles to use a low-carbon alternative to diesel.
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NewsCo-ops call for better protection in law for shop workers
Central England Co-op is calling on the Government to introduce new legislation to better protect key workers in its stores following big rises in incidents of staff being threatened with being coughed on and given coronavirus.
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NewsEngie signs deal to provide electric chargers for Biffa
Engie has agreed a partnership with the waste management company Biffa to provide electric vehicle charging facilities across its UK sites.
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NewsUK car manufacturing output declines by 95.4% in May
UK car manufacturing output fell 95.4% in May, compared with the same month last year, with just 5,314 vehicles rolling off production lines, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manu
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NewsForecourt crime increasing according to latest BOSS report
The level of forecourt crime has increased in the first quarter of 2020, according to the latest Forecourt Crime Index from BOSS – the British Oil Security Syndicate. After falls in the previous two quarters, the index covering the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 has increased by 13% to 189 ...
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NewsACS welcomes proposals to improve crime victims code
Proposals to restructure the government’s Victim’s Code have been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The Victims’ Code sets out the minimum level of service that victims of crime can expect from criminal justice agencies, and the Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation on proposed updates. The ...
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NewsMan who attacked stranger on forecourt jailed for four years
A man who used his car to mow down a stranger on a forecourt, and then struck his unconscious victim with a crow bar, has been jailed for four years. On Thursday 28 May, at Manchester Crown Court, Aqeel Ahmed of Queensgate, Bolton, pleaded guilty to attempted Section 18 assault, ...