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NewsCentral England Co-op unveils plans for £3m investment in site
Central England Co-op has applied for planning permission for a £3m redevelopment of its Boley Park food store and petrol filling station in its home town of Lichfield.The scheme would involve creation of a new store, a large unit that will house a gym and two further retail units.It will ...
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NewsSainsbury’s offers 10ppl discount in fuel promotion
Sainsbury’s will be running a promotion offering savings of 10ppl on fuel when customers spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 12 December and Friday 20 December.Customers will receive a coupon at the checkout or when they receive their online groceries order and ...
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NewsForecourt staff threatened by knife-wielding robber
A robbery in which forecourt staff where threatened with a knife is being investigated by West Mercia Police. The attack took place at the Applegreen petrol station, on the Bargates, Leominster, at around 10pm on Tuesday 3 December. A man entered the petrol station and threatened employees with a knife, ...
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NewsCrackdown on criminality at hand car washes in Northern Ireland
A crackdown on slavery and other criminal activity harboured by hand car washes in Northern Ireland is being led by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), and has resulted in some sites being closed down. Detective inspector Mark Bell from PSNI’s Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Unit (MSHTU) said: ...
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NewsDiesel decline continues to depress new car sales
The UK new car market fell 1.3% in November, with 156,621 models registered, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Sales of petrol and alternatively fuelled cars (AFV) were all up but could not offset a fall of 27.2% in diesel cars, from 50,750 ...
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NewsLancashire Police release CCTV image after theft from forecourt
Lancashire Police have released a CCTV image of a man wanted for questioning after a large amount of stock was stolen from a petrol station at Preston Docks. The theft happened at the Morrison’s petrol station in Mariners Way at around 4.30pm on Tuesday, November 12. Staff reported that a ...
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NewsAFC Energy launches EV charger powered by hydrogen fuel cell
Hydrogen power company AFC Energy has launched a zero emissions electric vehicle (EV) charger based on hydrogen fuel cell technology.The self-contained charging system overcomes issues associated with poor grid coverage to provide rapid EV charging anywhere it is needed.In the UK, a recent study commissioned by Scottish Power found that ...
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NewsACS reports fall in investment by convenience store owners
Convenience retailers have been delaying and scaling back on investments in their stores over the last year. Figures from the Association of Convenience Stores’ Investment Tracker show that in the 12 months to November 2019, the UK’s 46,000 local shops have invested £558m in their businesses, down from £737m in ...
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NewsAppleby Westward adds two forecourts as part of acquisition
Appleby Westward, the regional distribution company servicing Spar convenience stores in the South West, has bought the forecourt and c-store group Denovo Retail for an undisclosed sum.The acquisition of Southampton-based Denovo will add 15 convenience stores and two forecourt shops to Appleby Westward’s portfolio of company-owned Spar stores, taking the ...
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NewsCo-op signs supply deal with Valero Energy for 115 sites
Valero Energy has won a long-term agreement to supply fuel to 115 Co-op petrol filling stations.The contract extension includes the supply of fuel to 31 new-look Co-op branded locations from mid-2020.Valero, which has worked with Co-op since 2005, will manage the supply of fuel to Co-op forecourts through auto-replenishment, with ...
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NewsPetrol price down for the fourth month in succession
The price of petrol in the UK has fallen for the fourth successive month, according to RAC Fuel Watch. It reported that the average price of a litre of unleaded petrol fell by half a pence (0.48p) to 125.93p in November, while diesel fell by a similar amount from 130.27ppl ...
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NewsBig fall in battery prices bringing cost of EVs lower
Battery prices have fallen dramatically, but it will still be 2024 before electric vehicles (EVs) reach price parity with internal combustion engine vehicles, according to a report by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF).Prices, which were above $1,100 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 87% in real terms to $156/kWh in 2019. ...
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NewsForecourts among the winners at Appleby Westward annual awards
Forecourt stores were among the winners at the annual Retail Awards staged by Appleby Westward, the regional distribution company for Spar stores in the south west.Olly Andrews’ Spar forecourt store at Maiden Newton won the best neighbourhood forecourt store award, while the Totnes Cross filling station at Halwell, Devon, was ...
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NewsImperial Tobacco removes gantry after magistrates convict retailer
A London-based retailer has had his tobacco gantry removed by Imperial Tobacco after violating the terms and conditions of his contract, and he will no longer receive any sales support from the company.Karson Mepani, of Mepani News Kings News, 527 Kingsbury Road, London, was convicted by magistrates for possession of ...
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NewsACS report highlights important role played by c-stores in Wales
The important role that convenience stores play in both the economy and local communities in Wales has been revealed by new research by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The 2020 Welsh Local Shop Report revealed that 62% of local shops in Wales operate in rural locations, providing essential services ...
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NewsPhillips 66 pledges to continue investing in its Humber refinery
The UK head of Phillips 66 has pledged to continue investing in the business to equip it for the future as its Humber Refinery in North Lincolnshire reached it half century.The company, at that time operating as Conoco, first entered the UK in 1960 as a fuel distributor and acquired ...
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NewsStudy finds EV drivers could save £300 by sharing electricity
Electric vehicle (EV) drivers could save up to £300 a year by storing and sharing electricity in their car’s battery a research project has found. But the technology faces significant roadblocks, with fresh policy needed to enable its future.The study was designed to examine the value of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, ...
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NewsEV owners could get 1,000 free miles a year from supermarkets
The average supermarket shopper could get enough free charging to power an electric vehicle for more than 1,000 miles a year, according to research by Volkswagen. The motor manufacturer has partnered Tesco and Pod Point to install charging points in Tesco car parks, which EV owners can use for free ...
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NewsEV drivers could store and share electricity, says new report
Drivers of electric vehicles could save up to £300 a year by storing and sharing electricity in their car’s battery, according to a new report on vehicle-to-grid technology, released by Good Energy, Honda Motor Europe, The University of Salford and Upside Energy. The study was designed to examine the value ...
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NewsDrunks hold darts match in forecourt shop
Two drunken men set up a dartboard at the Esso petrol station on Knutsford Road in Latchford and began playing a game of darts before being moved on by police. According to the Warrington Guardian, officers were called shortly after 4pm on Thursday, November 21, after receiving reports of the ...