All articles by Tracy West – Page 32
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NewsDanish 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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NewsPolice 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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NewsA1 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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NewsNew 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.
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NewsEV drivers use ‘ghost charging’ to nab parking spaces
New research from Sainsbury’s Smart Charge reveals that over half of EV drivers (51%) admit to ‘ghost charging’ – a growing trend of pretending to charge at an EV plug-in point when there are no other parking spaces available.
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NewsBramley fuel leak update: no quick fix as clean-up expected to take up to a year
Asda has admitted that there is no quick fix to the problems emanating from one of its sites at Bramley in Surrey, with the clean-up process likely to take a year.
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NewsFraser’s Budgens gives space to Air Ambulance fundraising team
Over the last month Fraser’s Budgens’ Three Mile Cross store in Reading has had the Thames Valley Air Ambulance team fundraising outside – and it’s been a big success
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NewsWarning over North Wales forecourt scam
North Wales Police is warning petrol stations in the area that it has received a report regarding a potential scam.
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NewsIpswich Council to stop offering free EV charging
Ipswich Council has said it can no longer afford to offer free EV charging at its car parks and will therefore start charging EV drivers from January 2025.
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NewsThe King’s Speech: Assaulting a shopworker to become a specific offence
As expected, The King’s Speech – delivered earlier today at the State Opening of Parliament – included the creation of a new specific offence of assaulting a shopworker and introduced stronger measures to tackle so-called low-level shoplifting.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON HEALTH & SAFETY: Risky business
Just the other day I was filling my car with petrol when the cashier called out over the loudspeaker system asking someone to stop using their mobile phone on the forecourt.
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NewsDSV switches final mile London fleet to HVO
Logistics firm DSV is transferring its entire 40-vehicle final mile fleet based in London, from diesel to HVO fuel.
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NewsTotalEnergies and SSE create EV charging company Source
TotalEnergies and SSE have signed a binding agreement to create a joint venture to establish a new major player in EV charging infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, under the brand ‘Source’.
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NewsZuber Issa eyes land in Watford for new site
Zuber Issa’s EG Corporate Services has been named as the ‘preferred partner’ to lease a piece of council-owned land near Watford, to build a new petrol station and drive-thru.
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NewsShell gets planning permission for EV chargepoints at Haydock Island
Shell has been granted planning permission to add three EV charging stations to serve five bays at its Haydock Island Petrol Station in Lancashire.
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NewsMFG to add Greggs to Bridge of Don site
MFG’s development plans for its Bridge of Don Service Station in Aberdeen are expected to get underway soon.
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NewsMoto says it remains on track to ‘transform’ the UK’s rest stops
Motorway services operator Moto has reported a turnover increase of 0.9% to £1.067bn in the year ending December 31, 2023.
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NewsPlugable unlocks access to private EV chargers
Plugable, the community-driven technology platform that unlocks access to the UK’s vast network of private EV chargers, is launching its EV charger sharing pilot in the North West.
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NewsCNG Fuels seeks Screening Opinion for new Magor depot
CNG Fuels has applied to Monmouthshire County Council for a Screening Opinion in relation to proposals for a bio-compressed natural gas (Bio-CNG) HGV refuelling facility at land north of Magor Road, Magor.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON WET-STOCK MANAGEMENT: Gauging the situation
If you read the regional press regularly, you’ll notice quite a few stories about emergency works at petrol filling stations due to water in a fuel storage tank.