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NewsPolice appeal for information after forecourt burglary
Officers from Merseyside Police are appealing for information following a burglary at a St Helens petrol station reported on the morning of Saturday 16 November.At 5.55am, officers were called to Caldo Service Station, on Jubits Lane, to reports of a burglary in which cigarettes and cash were stolen. It is ...
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NewsMFG applies for consent for major overhaul of site in Telford
The UK’s largest independent forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG), has applied for planning permission for a major overhaul of its Walkers Clock Service Station, at Donnington, Telford.The development would involve demolition of the 146sq m Londis store on the Shell-branded site and its replacement at the east of the ...
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NewsBungling raiders demolish canopy in attempt to steal ATM
A canopy has collapsed onto a forecourt after raiders using a stolen bulldozer bungled an attempt to steal a cash machine in Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland. Detective inspector Richard Thornton of the Police of Northern Ireland (PSNI), said police received a report at 5:28am that a bulldozer was being used in ...
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NewsBP Chargemaster claims to be UK’s most-used operator
Electric vehicle charging company BP Chargemaster claims it is now the most-used public charging infrastructure operator in the UK. It has revealed that the public charging points it operates in the UK are regularly supplying more than 60 MWh (60,000 kWh) of energy per day, equating to around 1.5 million ...
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NewsThieves steal cash machine by ripping it from its moorings
A cash machine has been stolen from a service station in Cheshire by thieves who ripped it from its moorings.The theft was carried out two men, who arrived at Wardle Service station on the A51 near Nantwich at 1.15am on Monday November 18.They placed a rope around the ATM and ...
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NewsCo-op completes £1.7m revamp of North Yorkshire forecourt
The Co-op has reopened its petrol filling station and food store on Darlington Road in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, following a £1.7m overhaul which has seen replacement of tanks, pumps and signage.The filling station and store, which runs on 100% renewable electricity, now offers a range of fresh foods, hot food, ...
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NewsSewell on the go celebrates 30th anniversary with promotion
Top 50 Indie Sewell on the go is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a promotion at the store where it all started. When Sutton Service Station was opened in 1989 it was the group’s first store and also the first 24-hour petrol station in the region. Thirty years on the ...
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NewsACS welcomes pledge to increase business rates discount
A commitment from prime minister Boris Johnson to increase the business rates discount for small businesses next year if re-elected, has been welcomed by the ACS.The commitment, made as part of an announcement of a package of measures to support businesses would mean that for businesses with a rateable value ...
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NewsATM ripped from forecourt after eight police cars are disabled
A cash machine was ripped out of a forecourt in the Cotswolds minutes after eight police cars at a nearby police station had their tyres slashed.At about 3.30am on Saturday November 9 Gloucestershire Constabulary was alerted that thieves had smashed the cash machine at the Euro Garages Service Station, in ...
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NewsShell opens hydrogen refuelling station at Gatwick Airport
A hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) has been opened at the Shell Service Station at Gatwick Airport, and the company has pledged to open three more in the next year. Mike Copson, hydrogen business development manager at Shell, commented: “We are pleased to be expanding our network with the opening of ...
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NewsEuro Garages schemes approved at both ends of country
Euro Garages has been granted planning permission for a petrol station development in East Lothian in Scotland, while a company owned by its founders has also won conditional approval for a larger development at Bridgwater, Somerset, comprising a petrol station and business units.The Scottish scheme is at Haddington on the ...
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NewsVape brand opens concessions inside Euro Garages sites
Vape brand Vape Dinner Lady has opened its first chain of concession stores inside Euro Garages service stations.The first phase of the new store formats have opened in more than 14 locations and provide consumers with a full range of vape e-liquids, devices and accessories.Vape Dinner Lady chief marketing officer ...
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NewsSpar retailer spends £250,000 on Texaco forecourt expansion
A family-run Dorset business is making a significant investment in the future with a £250,000 expansion of the forecourt completed and work soon to get under way to increase the size of its Spar forecourt store. Work at Maiden Newton Service Station has so far seen the installation of new ...
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NewsACS supports campaign calling for respect for shopworkers
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is supporting USDAW’s Respect for Shopworkers Week, highlighting the need for urgent action to tackle violence and abuse towards shopworkers.Taking place between 11-17 November, this year’s theme is ‘Keep Your Cool’, reminding the public that there is never an excuse for violent or abusive ...
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NewsCNG Fuels to source biomethane from manure to power HGVs
CNG Fuels has announced plans to become the UK’s first supplier of carbon neutral fuel for HGVs, using manure to help fleet operators achieve net zero emissions.The company is also consulting on how its network of refuelling stations can best accommodate low-carbon hydrogen and battery electric technologies for HGVs, so ...
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NewsDiesel upturn helps to push used car market into growth
The UK’s used car market increased by 0.9% in the third quarter of this year after nine straight quarters of decline, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).A total of 2,076,382 transactions took place between July and September, 18,925 more than ...
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NewsPlatinum Retail pre-tax profits treble as it invests in estate
Pre-tax profits trebled at the Top 50 Indie Platinum Retail, reaching £2.43m compared with £0.81m for the previous year, according to its latest results.Its accounts for the year to April 30, 2019, show turnover was also substantially up at £52m, compared with £41m the previous year.In his strategic report, director ...
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NewsTuffins Supermarket signs up for five further years with Nisa Retail
The independent retailer Tuffins Supermarket has signed a new contract with Nisa Retail, committing its future to the buying group.The fourth-generation convenience retailers in mid-Wales, who operate three sites – the Craven Arms supermarket, Builth Wells forecourt and mini-supermarket and Welshpool forecourt and supermarket – have pledged their business to ...
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NewsKay Group opens new-to-industry site in north Wales
The Kay Group has opened its latest new-to-industry site on the southern outskirts of Ruabon in north Wales, and sold 100,000 litres of fuel in its first week of trading.The Shell-branded petrol filling station features a Spar convenience store, with two Costa Express machines, a WH Smith stationary section, and ...
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NewsACS raises concerns about tobacco track and trace with EU
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has raised retailers’ concerns about the tobacco track and trace system to the European Commission with the support of Independent Retail Europe.The tobacco track and trace regulations were introduced by the European Union in the Revised Tobacco Products Directive and came into effect on ...