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NewsLancashire police release CCTV images after robbery
Detectives have released CCTV images following a knifepoint robbery at a Morecambe fuel station in Lancashire. It happened at just before 1am on Monday, December 10 when a man entered the Texaco Garage on Regent Road. He produced a knife and threatened a cashier, making demands for money. The shop ...
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NewsACS welcomes rates relief extension in Wales
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed an announcement from the Welsh Government, which has confirmed an extension to the high street rates relief scheme for 2019-20. Eligible businesses will receive up to £2,500 off their business rates bills, with properties with a rateable value up to £9,100 paying ...
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NewsBP appoints new UK strategic account manager
BP has announced the appointment of Sue Clements as UK strategic account manager. She has been with BP for 15 years in commercial and customer-facing roles in both retail and midstream fuel supply, and will now be responsible for managing relationships with some of BP’s largest dealer partners, including the ...
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NewsMore supermarket fuel price cuts
For the fifth week in a row, supermarkets are cutting the price of unleaded petrol and diesel. As of tomorrow Sainsbury’s is cutting the price of unleaded petrol and diesel by up to 2ppl across its 314 forecourts. David Pegg, Fuel buying Manager for Sainsbury’s, said: ...
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NewsValero and the Co-op join forces to raise money for charity
Members of Valero’s retail team recently joined forces with Co-op Texaco Thorne, Doncaster, to raise money for local charity, ‘Pride of the Isle’, who help improve the quality of life for people with life-limiting illnesses. The eight Valero employees and Co-op staff spent five hours washing cars at Co-op’s Thorne ...
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NewsEssar supports learning charity
Children from schools local to Essar’s Stanlow refinery recently participated in a special visit to Cheshire College South and West (CCSW) in Ellesmere Port. The visit was organised through Essar’s partnership with Passion for Learning, a local charitable organisation working to support primary school age children.The aim of the visit ...
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NewsRobber armed with hatchet raids BP site
A robber armed with a hatchet, terrified staff in a raid on a Paisley forecourt earlier this week. According to the Daily Record, the armed robber, who was wearing a high-vis vest, entered the BP site on Greenock Road at around 6.30am on December 3. He demanded that the cashier ...
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NewsUK shoppers set to spend £21.6bn on Christmas groceries
The UK grocery market is set to experience 2.4% growth this Christmas, with shoppers predicted to spend £21.6bn over the festive period, according to the latest forecast from research organisation IGD. With nearly half (48%) of shoppers agreeing that food and drink is the most important part of Christmas Day, ...
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NewsKnife-wielding robber jailed for raid on petrol station
A man from Warrington has been jailed after carrying out an armed robbery at a petrol station in the town. Jason Williamson, of Ramsay Close, Birchwood, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery, threatening a person with a bladed article in a public place and possessing a drug of class B ...
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NewsEG Group wins planning consent at North Lincolnshire site
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has won planning permission for a new service station at Barton-upon-Humber, in North Lincolnshire. According to the planning application the development will create 60 jobs. The scheme replaces proposals for a pub and restaurant on part of land known as Top Field, where a ...
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NewsSales of new cars continue to slide in November
The UK new car market declined by 3.0% in November with 158,639 units registered, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Reflecting recent trends, demand for petrol and alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) rose 3.5% and 24.6%, to 96,441 and 10,796, but failed to ...
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NewsTwo new BP with M&S Simply Food sites open
Thirty eight new jobs have been created with the opening of two BP service stations with M&S Simply Food. The new site on the A358 at Cross Keys, Norton Fitzwarren, in Somerset, has created 18 new jobs while 20 new jobs have been created in north-west England with the opening ...
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NewsACS welcomes guidance on business rates discounts
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the publication of new guidance from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on the details of how business rates discounts announced in this year’s Budget will be allocated. During the Budget on October 29, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced that businesses ...
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NewsRAC predicts further falls after petrol drops 5ppl in November
Despite the average price of petrol falling by more than 5ppl in November, the biggest monthly drop since January 2015, the RAC claims prices should fall by at least as much again. RAC Fuel Watch shows unleaded petrol fell from 130.61ppl to 125.43ppl (down 5.18ppl) in November and diesel dropped ...
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NewsRefuel & Go like-for-like sales up 10% after move to Spar
Top 50 Indie Refuel & Go has increased like-for-like sales by 10% since it relaunched its eight forecourt sites in London and the Home Counties under the Spar fascia. Museum Service Station in Bethnal Green moved to Spar in December 2017, with the remaining seven sites coming on board in ...
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NewsTesco and VW to create UK’s largest EV charging network
Tesco and Volkswagen have announced plans to develop the largest UK retail electric vehicle charging network, powered by Pod Point. Customers will be able to charge their electric cars using a normal 7kW charger for free or a ‘rapid’ 50 kW charger for a small cost in line with market ...
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NewsApplegreen launches festive promotion
Applegreen has launched an innovative Christmas promotion in Eire and Northern Ireland, centred on its seasonal hot beverage cups. The company is asking customers to post a selfie of them with the Christmas cup for a chance to win a €50/£50 gift card, always welcome at this time of the ...
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NewsSupermarkets announce weekend fuel price cuts
Another round of fuel price cuts begins as supermarkets rush to make announcements about their plans in time for the weekend. From tomorrow Asda customers will see a cut of up to 2ppl off the company’s national price cap on unleaded at 116.7ppl and diesel at 127.77ppl. This is Asda’s ...
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NewsBP and Shell among seven oil companies signed up for The Forecourt Show
BP and Shell are among seven oil companies that have already signed up for The Forecourt Show 2019, making it the most must-attend forecourt exhibition of the year. BP, Greenergy, Gulf, Harvest Energy, Jet, Murco and Shell will be out in force at the NEC from April 8-10, giving retailers ...
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NewsHome Office Minister agrees to retail violence summit
Home Office Minister Victoria Atkins has agreed to meet with retail representative bodies and trade unions to discuss violence against retailers and shopworkers following amendments tabled to the Offence Weapons Bill by David Hanson MP. The amendments proposed tougher sanctions for attacks on shopworkers that are “intentionally obstructed” in exercising ...