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Olio and Gander unite to offer new Deals section on app
Local sharing app Olio is launching a new ‘Deals’ section in partnership with reduced-to-clear SaaS platform Gander.
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CMA calls for enhanced interim voluntary scheme on fuel pricing
The CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) is calling on the government to introduce an ‘enhanced interim voluntary scheme’ for its PumpWatch fuel price transparency plan while it waits for legislation to come into force.
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Penny on the Move celebrates 30th anniversary with 10 more forecourts in pipeline
In the week that Top 50 Indie Penny on the Move celebrates 30 years in forecourt retailing, the fast expanding group confirms that it has a total of 21 developments in the pipeline. Seven of these are acquisitions, three are new to industry sites, and 11 will be knockdown rebuilds.
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Christie & Co sells Blair Garage in Stewarton, East Ayshire
Christie & Co has completed the sale of Blair Garage, the sole petrol filling station in the Scottish town of Stewarton, East Ayrshire.
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RAC warns of ‘Frantic Friday’ on our roads
The RAC is dubbing tomorrow (July 26) ‘Frantic Friday’ as it expects to see a total of 3.2m trips being made as leisure and commuter traffic vie with each other for space on the roads.
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Police release details of man wanted for forecourt attack
Detectives in Wakefield have released details of a wanted man – Kyle Wales – after a machete attack at the Gulf petrol station on Wakefield Road, Featherstone, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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Moto to add five more Changing Places toilets
Moto now has 30 Changing Places Toilets installed across its network, with five more to come.
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Zapgo to put EV chargepoints in pub car parks
EV chargepoint operator Zapgo is planning to join forces with the pub industry, with a focus on areas and communities that are currently underserved by existing charging infrastructure.
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The Gardners hope to clean up with in-store launderette
The Gardner family are trialling a launderette inside their newly refurbished forecourt store in Huntley, Gloucestershire, which they hope will give them around three times the income that the same amount of external machines could provide.
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Lower borrowing costs help fuel forecourt property market
Stable inflation and interest rates, and lower borrowing costs made it easier to buy and sell forecourts in the first half of the year.
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Unpacking the ‘Co-op in a box’ franchise
The Co-op wants to roll out its convenience franchise into forecourts to re-build a strong presence in the sector after selling its 129 company-owned petrol sites to Asda in 2022. But what has this to offer potential fuel retailer recruits Forecourt Trader asks director of partnership development Martin Rogers.
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Forest of Dean District Council to decarbonise its fleet
Forest of Dean District Council vehicles, including waste and recycling lorries, will be predominantly electric or powered by alternative fuels by 2030 after a new route map to decarbonisation was passed by the Council’s Cabinet.
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Building starts on battery cell manufacturing facility in Somerset
Agratas, a global battery business within the Tata Group, has announced the phased appointment of Sir Robert McAlpine as the official delivery partner for Building One of its state-of-the-art battery cell manufacturing facility, near Bridgwater in Somerset.
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Man jailed for shoplifting at BP site
A man has been jailed for 14 weeks after stealing items worth nearly £700 from a petrol station shop in Farnborough.
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Danish researcher patents new material that could replace lithium
A researcher at Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has patented a new superionic material based on potassium silicate – a mineral that can be extracted from ordinary rocks – that has the potential to replace lithium in EV batteries.
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Top 50 Indie Karan Retail acquires first site in southwest England
Top 50 Indie Karan Retail has made the first of what it says will be many acquisitions in southwest England, with the purchase of Chivenor Service Station in North Devon.
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Home secretary targets illegal car washes with redeployed immigration officers
Car washes will be targeted by immigration officers as they step up enforcement action over the summer, the home secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged.
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Police launch appeal after petrol station worker attacked
Nottinghamshire Police have released an image of a woman they wish to trace after a petrol station worker was attacked on the forecourt.
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A1 Auto’s granted permission for new hand car wash
A1 Auto’s Ltd has been granted planning permission to open a hand car wash and valeting facility on a former forecourt in Hylton Road, Worcester. The site last operated as a car rental business.
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New Welcome Break to open early next year
Welcome Break’s long-awaited new motorway service area near Rotherham is set to open early next year.