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NewsAsda cuts fuel prices for second time in eight days
Asda has cut the price of fuel for the second time in eight days. From today, Friday 14 June, its cap on the price of diesel will be 124.7ppl and petrol will be no more than 123.7ppl. Asda claims its prices has come down by 7ppl on diesel and 4ppl ...
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NewsGroceryAid launches service to help staff after trauma
A new Workplace Critical Incident Support service has been set up by the grocery charity GroceryAid. On Wednesday 12 June more than a hundred MPs and industry leaders gathered at the Houses of Parliament for the launch of the service. It will be funded by the Leverhulme Trade Charities Trust, ...
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NewsACS welcomes change to business rates revaluations
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed an announcement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on changes to the frequency of business rates revaluations. The next revaluation, previously scheduled for 2022, will be brought forward to 2021, with revaluations then taking place every three years instead ...
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NewsWoman staff member in her 60s attacked by robber
Surrey Police officers have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after a woman staff member in her 60s was attacked during a robbery.The incident took place at the Texaco petrol station in High Street, Caterham, shortly before 6am on Wednesday 12 June.A man, ...
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NewsCentra store and forecourt reopens after £2m KDRB
A new-look Lilley’s Centra and forecourt has reopened in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, following completion of a £2m investment, creating 15 new jobs. Purchased in 2016 with support from Ulster Bank, the site of the redevelopment, which was also supported by Musgrave, the family-owned retail and wholesale group that owns the ...
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NewsPM steps up plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The Prime Minister has announced that the UK will eradicate net emissions of greenhouse gases, which contribute to global warming, by 2050. The statutory instrument to implement this will be laid in Parliament today, Wednesday 12 June. This will amend the Climate Change Act 2008. A former commitment to cut ...
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NewsExtra MSA expands its provision for customers with disabilities
Extra MSA Group is aiming to become one of the most accessible motorway service area operators in the UK with the addition of new facilities. The group currently operates seven Extra umbrella-branded service area facilities, together with another under construction, at Leeds. By the end of next year, the majority ...
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NewsTwo men charged with robbery at three petrol filling stations
Two men have been arrested by Derbyshire Police officers and charged with robbery from three petrol filling stations. Daniel Ingham (33) of Sherwood Road, Matlock, and Christopher Lewis (32) of no fixed abode, have been charged with robbery from the service station in Matlock Green on Wednesday, June 5. They ...
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NewsEssar adds two more MPK sites to its national network
Essar is continuing the rollout of its retail offering in the UK this week, with the unveiling of two more MPK Garages sites takng its national network to 71 sites. Previously under the Texaco marque, the newest Essar branded outlets are Blue Gates Service Station located on Tunstall Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ...
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NewsAscona acquires forecourt in South Wales
Fast growing top 50 Indie Ascona has added Enterprise Autos, a well-established forecourt in Crumlin, South Wales, to its estate. Enterprise Autos is situated on the A467 between the towns of Pontypool and Blackwood, and features a Mace-branded convenience store and a Shell-branded forecourt, in addition to a small used ...
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NewsGovernment invests £23m in battery research
Companies across the country are set to benefit from £23m government investment in developing the latest electric vehicle technology. Businesses ranging from small designers to major car manufacturers are among the winners of the government’s Faraday Battery Challenge announced by business secretary Greg Clark. It forms part of the government’s ...
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NewsCentral England Co-op revamps forecourt as part of £1.4m scheme
Central England Co-op has officially opened its new store with a revamped forecourt in Stowupland, Suffolk, creating 20 new jobs and investing £1.4m in the area. The Food Store, which is based in Thorney Green, offers shoppers an expansive range of products and is fitted out with pioneering new energy ...
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NewsE10 should be top priority, concludes APPG’s report
E10 should be a top priority for the Government and should be mandated in the UK by 2020 at the latest, according to Nic Dakin MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for British Bioethanol, which today published its Interim Report, ending the first part of its inquiry ...
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Peers pay tribute to passing of Rasi Rasaiyaah
The directors of two Top 50 Indie companies have paid tribute to a well-known member of the forecourt community who died earlier this month.Sunil Tandon, director of Park Garage Group, and Dermot Dowling, chairman of Petrocell, said: "It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good ...
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JP&S Services opens new-build Texaco site
A newly built Texaco forecourt has opened in Headly Down, Hampshire. Texaco Beech Hill service station, owned by Top 50 Indie JP&S Services, was officially opened by East Hampshire District Council chairman, Anthony Williams. The new-build service station features four pumps supplying all four grades of fuel, including Supreme Diesel ...
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NewsLaw firm warns forecourt retailers to get to grips with new tobacco regs
New rules introduced last month for cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco to combat forgery, will also be extended to cigars and cigarillos in 2024, according to Robert Botkai, partner of law firm Winckworth Sherwood. He wants to ensure that forecourt retailers fully understand what the new regulations – which came into ...
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Jos Richardson snaps up Snaith Hall Filling Station
Top 50 Indie Jos Richardson & Son has added to its estate with the purchase of Snaith Hall Filling Station, near Goole in East Yorkshire. It was sold through Christie & Co, on behalf of the family who had operated it for more than 30 years, who decided to retire. ...
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Inner Space Stations opens with ’wow’ factor
Former Forecourt Trader of the Year winner Graham Kennedy is back with a bang having just re-opened his site in York with the aim of it becoming the best site in the UK "if not Planet Earth". Graham, the managing director of Inner Space Stations, has invested £1m in the ...
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Public charging locations outnumber forecourts
There are now more public charging locations in the UK than petrol stations, according to data from Zap-Map, an online service for electric charger users.As of May 22, Zap-Map reported that there were 8,471 charging locations across the UK, hosting a total of 13,613 charging devices. According to Experian Catalist ...
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Government urged to support ultra-fast charge network
A cross-industry group including BP, National Grid and the CBI, has called on the government to support development of a network of ultra-fast charging technology charging at above 150kW and up to 350kW across the UK. In a joint statement they said: "Spanning the strategic road network, city ...