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NewsRontec extends Morrisons partnership
Morrisons is to extend its wholesale partnership with Top 50 Indie Rontec for a further 10 years with the Morrisons Daily offer being added to more stores. Morrisons currently provides its Morrisons Daily fascia and grocery offer, including its Market Street fresh food and food-to-go products, to more than 50 ...
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NewsThe energy network can cope with an EV future, says National Grid
There is enough clean energy to cope with an electric vehicle future, according to Graeme Cooper, project director – electric vehicles, at the National Grid. “Energy consumption in the UK peaked in 2002, and since then demand has fallen by 16% through various efficiencies. With the advent of electric cars, ...
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NewsMazda commits to diesel engines
Car giant Mazda has confirmed its commitment to diesel by announcing that it will launch an innovative diesel engine next year as it takes a broader approach than some other companies to reducing fuel consumption and emissions. Talking to Autocar magazine, Mazda’s Europe R&D, boss Christian Schultze, said: “We are ...
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NewsMotorists should take a break, as research shows increased dangers of winter driving
One in three motorists admit to compromising the safety of themselves or others while driving in the dark, tired, according to new research commissioned by motorway service operator Roadchef. With British Summer Time officially ending, Roadchef and road safety charity Brake have teamed up to raise awareness of the dangers ...
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NewsScottish forecourts warned to be vigilant over jet wash cash boxes
Tayside Police are advising forecourts with coin-operated jet wash machines to empty the cash boxes daily. The advice comes after thieves targeted a jet wash machine at the Jet site on Edinburgh Road, Perth for the second time in nine days. According to The Courier, the jet wash machines were ...
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NewsACS welcomes rates recommendations from Treasury Committee
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed a series of recommendations from the Treasury Select Committee on the future of business rates. The Treasury Select Committee launched the Impact of Business Rates on Business inquiry in February this year to assess how business rates policy has changed, including business ...
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NewsForecourts perform well in underage tobacco purchase tests
Forty per cent of shops in England failed underage tobacco purchase tests in 2018-2019, according to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI). However, while convenience stores recorded the most illegal tobacco sales (39%), forecourt stores fared much better accounting for just 3% of illegal sales. The 40% figure was a ...
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NewsSUVs are major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, says IEA
Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) were the second-largest contributor to growth in greenhouse gas emissions from 2010 to 2018, according to new analysis by the International Energy Agency. In emitting over 700 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide over the past decade, SUVs were second only to the power sector as the biggest ...
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NewsHalf of Brits unconvinced by electric cars
Less than half of people who drive would currently consider getting an electric vehicle according to new research from Lex Autolease, despite 61% of respondents saying they are aware of the government’s target for all new cars and vans to be zero-emission by 2040. The survey of 2,000 drivers found ...
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NewsBristol’s diesel-free city plan
Bristol could become the first UK city to ban diesel vehicles from part of its city centre. Bristol City Council’s Cabinet is being asked to approve a small area diesel ban for all privately owned vehicles and a charging zone for non-compliant commercial vehicles such as buses, taxis, HGVs and ...
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NewsGulf is driving change, says Billington, as new branding rolls out
Gulf is driving change in the industry with its innovative approach that puts dealer profitability at the top of the tree, according to Richard Billington, retail director of Certas Energy, as the roll-out of the new Gulf branding gets under way. “We are redefining the Gulf proposition and everything it ...
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NewsACS highlights crucial role of c-stores in local communities
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has responded to a call for evidence from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to help inform the National Food Strategy, highlighting the crucial role that convenience stores play in providing food to their local communities. The National Food Strategy is intended ...
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NewsSainsbury’s launches 10ppl-off fuel promotion
Sainsbury’s has launched another price promotion, offering its customers the chance to save 10ppl on fuel when they spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Wednesday, October 30 and Monday November 4, 2019. Qualifying customers will be given a coupon at the checkout or ...
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NewsLidl to install ’rapid’ EV chargers at 300 stores by 2022
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has announced £25 million plans to roll out fast-chargers at more than 300 stores - around one third of its network - over the next three years, as part of its commitment to install rapid EV charging facilities at all of its new stores. It will ...
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NewsEuro Garages owners win consent for development in Bolton
A development company owned by the founders of Euro Garages has won planning permission for a new petrol station, drive-thru restaurant and industrial units at a site in Bolton. Mohsin and Zuber Issa are the directors of Monte Blackburn, which had applied to Bolton Council for consent to develop a ...
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NewsDiesels rout petrol vehicles to top the best sellers list for used cars
Used diesel cars are defying the deep plunge in sales of new diesel cars, making up five of the top 10 fastest selling used car models. According to Auto Trader’s Fastest Selling Index as of 15 September, diesel cars took four of the top six spots, with electric vehicles in ...
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NewsTobacco smuggler brought back to UK to face justice
A man who went on the run before being convicted of a £579,000 illegal cigarette scam, has been jailed after he was caught in Poland and extradited back to the UK. Bartosz Lewicki, 41, fled the country before being convicted for his role in a tobacco smuggling fraud investigated by ...
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NewsOrganised crime gang who targeted ATMs jailed
An organised crime gang who targeted ATM machines in the Midlands have been jailed just days after another gang operating the South East were imprisoned for a total of 55 years. The gang would tie straps around freestanding ATMs before ripping them out using vehicles on cloned plates in 11 ...
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NewsACS welcomes Parliamentary report on Post Office network
A report on the Future of the Post Office Network from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee has been welcomed by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “We are pleased the inquiry has recognised that rising operating costs faced by ...
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NewsLorry driver uses out-of-date fuel card to steal £700 of diesel
Police officers from Derbyshire Constabulary investigating the theft of £700 worth of fuel from a service station in Markham Vale are asking the public for help to trace a man captured on CCTV. At 1.45pm on Monday 14 October an HGV pulled up at the Markham Vale service station. The ...