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NewsGovernment requires home chargers to be ’smart’
Roads minister Michael Ellis has announced that all government-funded home chargepoints installed in the future must be ‘smart’. From 1 July, all chargepoints backed by the government Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme must have the ability to be remotely accessed and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting to a signal. Smart ...
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NewsGo Ultra Low highlights extent of UK charging network
Go Ultra Low, the joint Government and car industry campaign to encourage motorists to switch to an electric vehicle (EV), is launching a campaign to change perceptions about the extent of the UK’s EV charging network. Although there are now close to 24,000 chargepoint connecters at more than 8.600 locations, ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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, ...