All articles by Tracy West – Page 47
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NewsHundreds of new chargepoints for Bristol area
More than 300 new EV charging stations are planned across the Bristol region in a project which will start this summer.
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NewsForecourt operator launches burger franchise
Fuzail Patel, who has four forecourts (in Rotherham, Wakefield, Urmston and Irlam), has launched a new franchise operation for his successful YOH Burger concept.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON FOOD TO GO: Changing the menu
Many of you have been doing food to go for a long, long time. It’s been a big success story that has really put a lot of sites on the map – whether that’s because you’ve got a Greggs and/or a Subway, you’ve decided to do your own thing or you do a really popular meal deal.
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NewsCromarty Hydrogen Project plans being considered
The Highland Council is currently considering a planning application from ScottishPower and Storegga, on behalf of the Cromarty Hydrogen Project, for the erection of a hydrogen production and storage facility at land east of Beinn Tharsuinn Windfarm at Edderton.
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NewsYoung police recruit works to reduce theft at forecourt store
Police Constable Bethan Evans-Jones has been working to reduce shoplifting in Surrey, including working with one prolific individual who was recently convicted of 24 counts of theft from a forecourt store.
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NewsEVs are not zero emission says ASA
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told BMW that it cannot advertise its cars as having zero emissions because although they do not have emissions while being driven, there are emissions connected to their manufacturer and subsequent charging.
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NewsNorth Wales police works to combat drive-offs
Forecourts in North Wales are working with North Wales’ police’s We Don’t Buy Crime team to try and reduce the number of people driving off without paying for fuel.
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NewsAF Blakemore purchases two electric HGVs
Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore & Son Ltd has added two state-of-the-art electric HGVs to its fleet.
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NewsSewell extends partnership with Hull KR
Top 50 Indie Sewell Group and Hull Kingtston Rovers (Hull KR) have announced a multi-year extension to the club’s stadium naming rights partnership until the end of the 2025 season.
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NewsInvestment needed to deliver net zero and energy security
Fuels Industry UK has set out the policy changes needed from the UK government so the fuels sector, and the UK as a whole, can transition to net zero with a thriving industrial sector still in place.
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NewsShell gets green light for knockdown rebuild
Shell UK has been granted planning permission for a knockdown rebuild of its Brundall Service Station in Yarmouth Road, Witton, Norfolk.
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NewsRebecca Harper promoted at Rapleys
Rapleys has named Rebecca Harper as head of investment, within the Partnership’s Commercial Division.
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NewsGovernment must be more positive about EVs, says new report
Stories of EVs catching fire, long queues to charges EVs and celebrities such as Rowan Atkinson ditching his EV have not gone down well with the House of Lords’ Environment and Climate Change Committee, which is calling on the government to be more positive about EVs and ‘robustly counter misinformation’.
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Focus On FeatureFOCUS ON EASTER: Hatching a plan
Easter is early this year with Good Friday on March 29 and Easter Sunday on March 31, and this means fewer days to sell chocolate eggs, which in turn means getting them out on display early to tempt shoppers. And we all know that many of those shoppers who buy early, also eat early and therefore need to come back for more!
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NewsLotus announces new EV charging partnerships
Prestige car manufacturer Lotus has announced two new pan-European charging partnerships to support the growing number of customers taking delivery of its EVs.
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NewsInstaVolt partners with Plugsurfing app
InstaVolt has partnered with the Plugsurfing app and, as a result, added 1,350 nationwide InstaVolt chargepoints to Plugsurfing’s existing network of nearly 30,000 chargepoints in the UK and over 600,000 in Europe. InstaVolt says this will improve the customer experience for existing and future customers by allowing easier access to public charging infrastructure.
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NewsBritish Gas says it offers cheapest EV home charging
British Gas says it offers the cheapest way to charge an EV in the UK, with its Hive SmartCharge service.
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NewsMore than two-thirds of chargepoint users unhappy with infrastructure
A new survey from Which? has revealed that 69% of people who use public EV chargers are unhappy with the current infrastructure.
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NewsMan charged with forecourt murder
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man at the Texaco garage in Meadow Lane, Nottingham, have charged a suspect with murder.
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NewsMiles Retail withdraws extension plans
Miles Retail Ltd has withdrawn plans to extend its Jet forecourt at Desborough Park Road in High Wycombe. The decision comes after the site was hit with a contaminated fuel problem, where some cars which had been filled with diesel subsequently broke down.