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NewsCo-op invests £2.5m in north Wales petrol station revamp
The Co-op is about to embark on a £2.5m investment in its petrol filling station in Coedpoeth, north Wales. The site will close during the afternoon of Saturday, 27 July, and undergo an 18-week programme of works which will see replacement tanks, pumps, forecourt and canopy, along with an extended ...
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NewsEsso Nectar reaches nearly two million users since June 1 launch
Esso’s Nectar promotion has reached nearly two million users since its nationwide launch on June 1. At a celebration to mark its launch, Pat Rutherford, Esso’s UK retail sales manager, thanked everyone involved in its delivery, and the “tremendous effort that’s taken place throughout the Esso network in a short ...
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NewsSite reopens in Lancing with Welcome franchise store
A new Welcome franchise store opened on 10 July in Manor Road, Lancing, West Sussex. The site has been redeveloped and extended during a six-month refurbishment with a new forecourt, tanks and pumps. The new BP-branded forecourt features eight fuel pumps, jet wash and air and vacuum machines.The Welcome store ...
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NewsRam raiders smash into store on Shell forecourt
Ram raiders have caused severe damage to the store on a Shell forecourt in Warwickshire.Police received a call at 1.59am on Saturday, July 13, reporting a burglary at the petrol station on the Fosse Way near Stretton-on-Fosse.Police reported that an unknown number of suspects rammed the premises at the garage ...
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NewsFire destroys Simply Food store at BP site in Oxfordshire
An M&S Simply Food store on a BP forecourt in Oxfordshire has been destroyed in a fire. The blaze broke out at the filling station on Thame Road in Stadhampton at about 17:30 on Monday July 15, and firefighters said they were at the site within 14 minutes of the ...
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NewsDowning Street summit agrees chargepoint changes
Prime minister Theresa May has confirmed that Jaguar Land Rover will receive a £500m loan guarantee from government export credit agency UK Export Finance to support the design and manufacture of the company’s next generation of electric vehicles and its export activities. The commitment came as the prime minister chaired ...
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NewsACS calls for rethink on bottle deposit return proposals
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has urged environment secretary Michael Gove to re-think his support for an “all-in” deposit return scheme in England and Wales. This week Gove outlined his support for an approach that could require retailers to take back plastic, glass and metal bottles and other containers ...
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NewsSainsbury’s repeats promotion offering 10ppl discount on fuel
Sainsbury’s has launched its second promotion in three weeks offering customers a discount of 10p per litre on fuel when they spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 18 and Tuesday 23 July. The last promotion ran from Thursday June 27 to Tuesday ...
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NewsMPs urge Government to bring in E10 without delay
The Government has been urged to publish its consultation on the introduction of E10 without delay by the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Bioethanol. The call comes after the APPG held its own inquiry into the introduction of E10 and published its final report today (July 17). The report ...
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NewsGreggs opens its fourth UK drive-thru at Newcastle
Greggs, has opened its first drive-thru in its birthplace of Newcastle. The opening is Greggs’ fourth drive-thru in the UK – the first three were all at Top 50 Indie sites. The drive-thru is located off the A1056 Sandy Lane, North Gosforth – just down the road from where Greggs ...
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NewsExperienced retail operator buys his first petrol filling station
An experienced retail operator has bought his first petrol filling station, Old Pump Filling Station in Saundersfoot, Dyfed, which was sold through specialist business property adviser Christie & Co. Arumugam Satheesh bought the site with funding secured through specialist commercial finance broker Christie Finance. Located in the Welsh village of ...
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NewsBP celebrates BPme Rewards launch with happiness survey
BP has celebrated the launch of its BPme Rewards loyalty programme by commissioning research into what makes Britons feel good as a nation. Gemma Clarke, marketing manager at BP Retail, said: “At BP, we always look to see how we can brighten up those everyday tasks, like refuelling your car ...
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NewsMorrisons scraps free air scheme for petrol station customers
Morrisons has scrapped a scheme which offered customers free air for their tyres when they spent £15 or more on fuel at its petrol stations.Previously, customers who spent at least £15 on fuel at a Morrisons petrol station were given a voucher for free air. For those without vouchers, it ...
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NewsClimate advisers call for earlier ban on conventional cars
The organisation that advises the Government on its strategy to deal with climate change has again called for an earlier ban on sales of new diesel and petrol cars.The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has published its 2019 report to Parliament, which highlighted areas of immediate concern, such as lack ...
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NewsReport warns about emissions from car brakes and tyres
Particles from car brakes and tyres will continue to pollute air in urban areas even when the vehicle fleet has gone all-electric, a report has warned.Fragments of microplastics from tyres, road surfaces and brakes will also flow into rivers, and ultimately into the sea, government advisers say.In its report, Non ...
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NewsUKPIA says forecourts have role to play in low emission future
The downstream oil sector can play a major role in helping the UK realise its net-zero climate ambitions, according to a report released by the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA).The ‘Future Vision’ report outlines the opportunities across the sector – from the refinery to the forecourt – that can help ...
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NewsConvenience sector losing younger shoppers
Convenience stores are losing some of their most important customers, according to a report from MCA Insight and HIM – two leading research insight agencies across the foodservice, eating out and grocery retail sectors.Their latest research found that the average age of shoppers in convenience has risen to 48, with ...
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NewsMFG in top ten of Sunday Times list of leading private companies
Motor Fuel Group (MFG), the number one company in Forecourt Trader’s Top 50 Indies, has been ranked ninth in a league table of Britain’s one hundred private companies with the biggest sales, in the 18th annual Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100. In the league table companies are ranked by ...
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NewsCo-op carries out multi-million pound redevelopment in Chester
The Co-op is preparing to open its new petrol filling station and extended food store in Handbridge, Chester, following a multi-million pound redevelopment of the site.Set to launch on Friday, 19 July, the petrol station on Queen’s Park Road has benefitted from a complete overhaul of its infrastructure, and a ...
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NewsACS calls for retail crime to be on agenda for policing
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is urging the Government and police and crime commissioners to ensure that retail crime is on the agenda for local forces, following the publication of new figures on the levels of police funding between 2015 and 2020.The Home Office document shows that overall police ...