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NewsCar CO2 emissions rise in EU for second consecutive year
Average emissions from new passenger cars registered in the European Union (EU) increased for the second consecutive year in 2018, according to provisional data published by the European Environment Agency. Average new car CO2 emissions across the EU rose 2.0g CO2 per km to 120.4g, and for the first time, ...
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NewsSainsbury’s launches promotion offering 10ppl off fuel
Sainsbury’s has launched a promotion offering customers 10p per litre off fuel when they spend £60 or more on groceries at a Sainsbury’s supermarket or online between Thursday 27 June and Tuesday 2 July 2019. Qualifying customers will receive a coupon at the checkout or when they receive their online ...
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NewsGovernment told it needs to supercharge EV strategy
The Government needs to supercharge its electric vehicle strategy if it is to have any chance of meeting its new ‘net zero’ emissions by 2050 pledge, according to the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA), which represents the UK vehicle rental and leasing industry. The claim was contained within ...
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NewsConvenience channel will help to drive growth predicts IGD
The convenience sector will be one of the major growth areas as the UK food and grocery industry increases by £24.1bn, or 12.5%, by 2024, to a total value of £217.7bn, according to the latest forecasts from research organisation IGD. It predicts that the convenience channel will grow 16.6% from ...
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NewsCar wash slavery raids lead to waste water investigation
Three car washes are having their water waste disposal investigated after a raid by a multi-agency team looking into modern slavery and people trafficking in Redditch on Wednesday 19 June. The team comprised officers from West Mercia Police (WMP), Hereford and Worcester Fire & Rescue Service (HWFRS), Home Office Immigration ...
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NewsBurglars break through roof to steal cash from ATM
Burglars have broken into a service station in Gloucestershire and stolen a large amount of money from a cash machine. The incident occurred overnight at the Morrisons Daily store at the Texaco-branded Coombe Hill Service Station in Tewkesbury Road, Gloucester, and was reported shortly after 5.45am on Thursday 20 June. ...
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NewsBP and Simply Food store set for planning approval
Plans for a BP service station and M&S Simply Food store have been recommended for approval by planning officers for South Kesteven District Council in Lincolnshire. Developer Lindum Peterborough is hoping to build the new roadside services on agricultural land near the A15/A1175 roundabout at Market Deeping. The development would ...
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NewsCo-op reopens site after multi-million pound scheme
The Co-op has opened a new petrol filling station and food store in Necton, Norfolk, in a multi-million pound re-development that has created 25 jobs on a disused site. The 24-hour petrol station on the A47, which opened today (June 21), sells unleaded petrol, diesel and Super unleaded petrol and ...
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NewsCash machine raiders jailed for total of 24 years
Three men who used heavy machinery to smash cash machines out of forecourts, shops and banks in Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire, have been jailed for a combined total of more than 24 years. Jason Mobey, Jimmy Shea and Les Keet, conspired to target various ATMs – including at Nutbourne Service ...
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NewsJos Richardson & Son to operate M1 fuel service station
Family owned Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has won the contract to operate a fuel service station currently being developed on the M1. Valero is working with Extra MSA Group to develop the UK’s latest motorway service area (MSA) fuel service station, forming part of Extra’s new ‘landmark’ ...
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NewsLondon mayor sets out plans for electric vehicle future
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has set out his plans for a major expansion of London’s electric vehicle-charging network to tackle the twin dangers of London’s toxic air crisis and the climate change emergency. The plans include commitments by businesses and retailers to transform EV charging provision in London ...
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NewsSewell on the go teams help with community clean-ups
Teams from two Sewell on the go sites are continuing to help keep their communities clean by helping with local litter-picking events. Ellerker Parish Council and local policing and community teams in the Wyton and Bilton area organise the events on an annual basis, clearing grass verges and generally keeping ...
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NewsConvenience retailers delaying investment, reveals ACS survey
Fewer than one in ten convenience retailers are planning to invest in their business in the future, according to new figures released by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). When asked about their business plans in the quarterly Voice of Local Shops Survey, only 9% of independent retailers said they ...
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NewsIreland to ban petrol and diesel car sales from 2030
Ireland is to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030 as part of its new Climate Action Plan published this week. The Plan includes bringing 950,000 electric vehicles onto the road network; installing a nationwide charging network and introducing an electric vehicle scrappage scheme. The Plan was ...
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NewsYorkshire forecourt upgrades to attract new residents
The development of new houses in the shadow of a busy family forecourt business in West Yorkshire has led to the owners investing in a modernisation programme of their store to ensure it reflects the community they serve. Some 40 houses have been built to one side of Smithies Service ...
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NewsGulf boosts company network with acquisition of two sites
Certas Energy has added two West Wales fillings stations to its growing company portfolio with the acquisition of Square & Compass and Letterson Filling Stations, both formerly owned by Roger and Anne Shackleton. The couple have operated their Pembrokeshire forecourt business for 22 years; the two Gul-branded forecourts are integral ...
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NewsUKPIA urges government to work with industry on emissions
Responding to the announcement that the UK Government intends to legislate to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2050, UKPIA (UK Petroleum Industry Association) – the trade association for the UK’s downstream oil sector – has called on policymakers to work with industry to meet these ambitious goals. ...
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NewsEsso site crowned store of the year by CollectPlus
An Esso service station in Solihull has been named the UK’s best CollectPlus store in the brand’s annual awards. The ‘Store of the Year’ award recognises excellent service from across the CollectPlus network of more than 7,000 newsagents, convenience stores, petrol stations and supermarkets. The Esso service station, on Shirley ...
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NewsDfT plans for total electricfication of government car fleet
The transport secretary has set out plans for the government to move towards completely ultra-low emission car fleets over the next decade. Last year’s Road to Zero strategy set out a commitment to make all central government cars electric by 2030, electrifying at least 25% of the fleet by 2022. ...
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NewsEuro Garages buys high volume site in Scotland
Euro Garages has bought a petrol filling station in Clydebank, which is one of Scotland’s top performing dealer forecourts. West Highway Service Station was acquired by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co acting on EG Group’s behalf, in an off-market transaction, from GS (Kilmarnock). West Highway Service Station sits ...