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NewsHarvest Energy opens partner store with Morrisons
Harvest Energy has become the latest forecourt operator to partner Morrisons with the opening of a Morrisons Daily store at one of its sites. Rontec already has more than 50 sites with Morrisons stores while MPK has converted 18 of its sites to Morrisons Daily or Morrisons Select stores. Harvest ...
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NewsACS urges police chiefs to make tackling violence a top priority
Police chiefs and the government are being urged by The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) to make tackling violence a top priority.ACS has also warned that new figures from the Office for National Statistics’ annual Crime Survey for England and Wales vastly underestimate the level of shop theft - which ...
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NewsMinimum unit pricing for alcohol in Wales set to change market
The introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Wales, due to take place on March 2, has the potential to radically alter the shape of the market, according to Robert Botkai, partner of law firm Winckworth Sherwood.The new law is similar to legislation introduced in Scotland in 2018, ...
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NewsRetailers warned to prepare for menthol cigarette ban in May
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is reminding retailers about the upcoming ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes, which comes into force in less than four months.The European Union Revised Tobacco Products Directive (2014/40/EU) makes it an offence for manufacturers to produce menthol cigarettes and retailers to sell menthol ...
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NewsGang of burglars breaks in to petrol station with crowbar
Warwickshire Police are appealing to the local community for information after a burglary at a petrol station in Southam. Police are investigating the burglary which occurred at 9.30pm on Tuesday January 21 in Northfield Road at the Kineton Road Industrial Estate. The petrol station was unmanned at the time and ...
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NewsMcColl’s sells off six of its forecourt sites
Six petrol forecourt sites have been sold off by the neighbourhood retail giant McColl’s. With just seven forecourt sites among its 1,550 managed convenience stores and newsagents, the fuel side of McColl’s operation was a tiny part of its overall business. Six of the sites sold Gulf Fuel with ...
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NewsAcademics warn of need for recycling of EV batteries
Recycling for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) is not keeping pace with the rapid rise of electric vehicles, storing up a potentially huge waste problem for the future, a new study has warned.A review of lithium ion battery recycling led by the University of Birmingham suggests that, while electric vehicles (EVs) ...
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NewsACS urges convenience store workers to engage in survey
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on people working in convenience stores to provide their views on employment in the sector as part of its 2020 Colleague Survey.The survey explores colleagues’ experiences of working in the sector, looking at the pressures they face, career paths, other commitments and ...
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NewsSainsbury’s reveals proposal to add petrol station to scheme
Sainsbury’s has revealed that it is considering adding a petrol station to a supermarket development that has already won planning permission.Planning consent was awarded for a food store and parking at a site in Hook, Hampshire, in 2014, but although demolition of an existing building on the site was carried ...
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NewsMan jailed after running over girl during drive-off
A man who knocked a 12-year-old girl off her bike as he sped off to avoid paying £17.90 for fuel has been jailed for three-and-a-half years.Jacob O’Dell, 24, filled his blue Ford Fiesta up at a petrol station in Coldhams Lane, Cambridge, on 28 September but drove off without making ...
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NewsPolice warning after major scam hits two forecourts
North Wales Police are warning petrol station owners and employees to be vigilant after a two forecourt stores lost substantial amounts of stock in a complex scam.A petrol station on London Road, Valley, was targeted over the weekend and a forecourt in the Wrexham area is recently believed to also ...
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NewsEuro Garages wins consent for development in Bridgnorth
Euro Garages has won planning permission for a petrol filling station and convenience store next to a business park in Bridgnorth in Shropshire. The site already had planning permission for a petrol station, but the developer, Lancroft Developments, then brought in Euro Garages, which suggested improvements could be made to ...
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NewsGovernment to double funding for EV chargers on residential streets
The Government has announced it will double funding for the installation of chargepoints on residential streets to £10m next year. The transport secretary Grant Shapps said this could fund up to another 3,600 chargepoints across the country and make charging at home and overnight easier for those without an off-street ...
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NewsACS reiterates call for action over violence against shopworkers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has reiterated calls to the Government to take urgent action to tackle violence and abuse against shopworkers, highlighting the human impact that these incidents have.In a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday January 14 the Prime Minister called for Whitehall departments to focus on tackling crime, ...
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NewsForecourt market remains buoyant, says Christie & Co
The petrol filling station market remained robust in 2019, showing a strong ongoing interest in the sector among investors, according to the latest Business Outlook from property specialist Christie & Co. The report said fuel margins had remained buoyant and there had been a general upwards gross profit margin trend ...
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NewsThree men arrested on suspicion of slavery offences at car wash
Lincolnshire Police officers investigating allegations of forced labour at a hand car wash have arrested three men on suspicion of modern-day slavery offences. The men, all from the Grimsby area, were arrested on Thursday January 16. They are aged 49, 27 and 19 and are currently in police custody. The ...
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NewsPolice in Staffordshire investigate break-in at petrol filling station
Staffordshire Police are investigating a break-in at Kingsley Moor filling station at around 2am on Saturday January 11. The raiders got into the property but didn’t steal anything. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “The offenders are described as two white males, one wearing a fawn/beige coat with EA17 on the ...
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NewsIonity introduces new pricing for its network of EV chargers
Ionity has announced a new pricing structure across its European network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers.Instead of the flat fee it currently charges, Ionity will be introducing a kilowatt hour (kWh) based pricing structure, effective from January 31.In the UK this means it will change from a flat fee of ...
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NewsTrial of wireless charging for taxis unveiled in Nottingham
A £3.4m investment in trials for wireless charging of electric taxis in Nottingham has been announced by the transport secretary.Wireless charging at taxi ranks would provide an alternative to plugs and chargepoints, meaning multiple taxis can recharge at once, enabling drivers to charge up more easily.The technology could also be ...
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NewsWestmorland extends Esso supply deal with Greenergy
Top 50 Indie Westmorland has signed a new agreement with Greenergy for Esso fuel supply to its Gloucester Services North site on the M5, and renewed contracts for five of its other six sites.The deal means Gloucester Services North will switch from Texaco, and that five of its sites – ...