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PRA stages Live and Local meeting at Newmarket
Advice on a cost-effective way to provide staff training will be one of the subjects covered at the PRA “Live and Local” meeting, which will be in Newmarket on November 9. The meeting will be taking place at Newmarket Racecourse, The Links, Newmarket CB8 0TF, with registration from 10am and ...
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Four men rob Newport petrol station
Gwent Police are appealing for information following a robbery that happened at the BP Petrol Station on Malpas Road in Newport, at 4.10am on October 26. They are looking for four men in connection with this incident, and have appealed for information to locate 18-year-old Thomas Hunt from Pontypool. The ...
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TLM to market and support Envoy in UK
DataMax and TLM have concluded an agreement to market and support the DataMax Envoy Global Retail Management back office solution in the UK to meet the needs of the petroleum retail sector. TLM will begin marketing Envoy immediately and all enquiries about its potential use should be directed to them. ...
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New entry level espresso machine introduced
Coffee roaster and tea blender The Drury Tea & Coffee Company has announced the launch of a new entry level espresso machine from Rancilio, the Classe 5. The new entry level Classe 5 is a replacement for the Epoca machines that Rancilio has been manufacturing for many years. It is ...
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Tobacco smuggling lorry driver jailed
A lorry driver caught smuggling 2.6 million counterfeit cigarettes into the UK hidden behind boxes of rotten apples has been jailed for 21 months, after an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation. Pawel Michal Maroszek, 32, was stopped by Border Force officers at Dover Eastern Docks in May 2016, after ...
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product news: Pernod Ricard covers off xmas occasions
As part of its campaign for Christmas 2016, Pernod Ricard UK has identified a number of key moments that it believes retailers can use to excite shoppers, including: My Christmas Dinner Moments – where retailers can inspire customers with high end wines from leading ranges including Jacob’s Creek, Brancott Estate ...
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product news: Ginsters launches Christmas range
Ginsters has launched a festive range including two festive limited edition sandwiches and a festive limited edition pasty. Two of Ginsters most successful limited edition sandwiches will feature in the line-up. The Festive Edition Christmas Cracker is a mix of turkey breast, sausage, stuffing and bacon with cranberry chutney which ...
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product news: Boursin launches Christmas packaging
Boursin is this month launching its boldest Christmas themed packaging to date, featuring a premium gold design, running across the hero product Boursin Garlic & Herbs and all additional Boursin skus. The limited edition packaging is supported by a £1.2m investment. Back for Christmas 2016, is the ‘Pleasure is Très ...
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product news: Boost Drinks offers price promotions
Christmas is a key period for energy drinks sales thanks to party-goers wanting mixers, designated drivers going for alchohol-free drinks, tired travellers needing a boost and those with hangovers just wanting to get through the day. Boost is hoping to secure some of these sales with a promotion on its ...
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product news: blu upgrades to comply with new regs
Under the new European legislation (“EUTPD II”), from 20 May 2017, it will be illegal in the UK to sell non-compliant vaping products; and it will be the retailer’s responsibility to ensure they aren’t selling products that don’t comply with the new rules. In order to help retailers prepare for ...
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NewsMet Police reiterates warning over Halloween biker mobs
Metropolitan Police has reiterated its warning to service station owners in the Capital to prepare for potential mob violence focused on forecourts over the Halloween weekend. Last year at Halloween large groups of motorcyclists swooped on forecourts stealing petrol and goods from their shops and in one case a fire ...
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product news: Mars Petcare brings back best sellers
Mars Petcare is helping pet owners treat their furry friends this Christmas by bringing its best sellers back, including the Pedigree stocking (rrp £3.99), with all new packaging and filled with treats for dogs like the Pedigree Rodeo Stick in Beef and a fun rope tug toy. For cats, there’s ...
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product news: Babybel winter characters return
Babybel is reinforcing its reputation for celebrating key calendar events with consumers by bringing back 12 winter characters. Each Mini Babybel will have its own personality and wintry style this festive season, including ‘the ice-skater’ and ‘the chilly’. Available from November 21 until the first week of January, the Mini ...
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NewsAY&Y Patel reopens flagship site
Top 50 Indie AY&Y Patel has had the official opening of its flagship Lister Arms site in Bradford after a knock down re-build, attended by David Moss, general manager retail for Shell UK and PRA chairman Brian Madderson. It now has a six square pump format with Shell standard and ...
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Pump maker merger may avoid inquiry
A merger deal between two of the main fuel pump suppliers to the UK market may avoid a threatened full-scale inquiry by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). In June Dover Corporation agreed to buy Wayne Fueling Systems for $780m, but the CMA said it has found that the merger ...
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product news: Mrs Crimble adds seasonal twist
Mrs Crimble’s Special Edition Choc Macaroon with Stem Ginger is a seasonal twist on the brand’s best-selling gluten-free Choc Macaroon. Also available is the company’s new gluten- free Home Bake range. This includes a Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix, a Pastry Mix which can be used to make sweets and ...
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ACS uges strong minimum wage enforcement
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for strong enforcement against minimum wage avoidance after estimates than more than 360,000 jobs could be paid less than the limit. The Office for National Statistics reports that there are an estimated 362,000 jobs which pay less than the minimum National Minimum ...
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Two arrested over 11,000 litre diesel thefts
Staffordshire Police have arrested two men in Burton on suspicion of stealing more than 11,500 litres of diesel. The police force reported that the arrests were the result of an intelligence-led operation concerning thefts of diesel from sites in the town. On 24 October, 2,064 litres of diesel fuel was ...
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NewsProposals to force service stations to offer hydrogen
The government is consulting on plans to force larger service stations and motorway service areas to provide hydrogen refuelling facilities and charging points for electric vehicles. The measures are included in a consultation document for the Modern Transport Bill, which is due to be laid in Parliament next year. One ...
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Plug-in grants extended to trucks
The government is committing an additional £4m to the plug-in van grant scheme extending the eligibility to larger electric vehicles, with electric trucks above 3.5 tonnes becoming eligible for grants of up to £20,000. The plug-in van grant has been available to small commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes ...