All articles by Tracy West – Page 8
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Man who threatened to set forecourt manager on fire jailed for eight months
A 52-year-old man who threatened to set a woman on fire and burn down a petrol station has been jailed.
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Forecourt robber gets 18 months in prison
A man who robbed a petrol station near Gatwick has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
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Worker who tried to stop drive-off unlikely to survive
The petrol station worker in West Yorkshire who was seriously injured when he tried to stop a drive-off is unlikely to survive, according to the BBC.
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Henderson Retail purchases Nisa/Circle K Silverwood
Henderson Retail has announced the acquisition of the Nisa/Circle K Silverwood store and forecourt in Lurgan, which has been operated by local retailer Patrick Hughes for the past 27 years.
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Just Stop Oil takes on Shell in High Court
Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been at the High Court this week, challenging Shell’s anti-protest injunctions.
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Businesses advised to act now ahead of Employment Rights Bill changes
Three-quarters of the HR professionals surveyed about the new Employment Rights Bill are concerned about the introduction of day-one rights for unfair dismissal, and 58.4% of employers believe it will require the most resources to implement.
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Ending fuel duty cut will harm individual motorists and businesses, says Allstar
Ending the 5p fuel duty cut now, which is expected to be announced in next week’s Autumn Statement, would harm both individual motorists and those businesses that keep the nation moving at the exact time that conditions have been improving for them.
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Zest refused planning permission for new charging hub
Chargepoint operator Zest has been refused planning permission to develop a charging hub in Dudley because of a tree preservation order in the area.
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Netherlands chargepoint operator leaps into UK
Netherlands-based LEAP24 has opened its first charging point in the UK, a two-bay station in Verwood, Dorset.
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Disposable vape ban pushed back to June 1, 2025
ACS has welcomed confirmation from the government that the proposed ban on disposable vaping products will be delayed to June 1, 2025, to allow retailers enough time to prepare.
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Greater Manchester forecourt gets go ahead to re-open
Independent forecourt franchisee Mohankumar Dhanabal has been given the green light to reopen Essar Chapel Lane Service Station in Ashton upon Mersey in Greater Manchester.
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Octopus offers EV for less than £200 a month
Octopus Electric Vehicles has ordered its first batch of All-New Dacia Spring 100% electric cars, which will be available from just £195 per month under the salary sacrifice scheme.
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Locals protest at MFG’s 24-hour off licence bid
Locals are up in arms about MFG’s bid to extend its off licence hours at Brooklands Service Station in West Sussex.
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FOCUS ON TOBACCO AND VAPING: Huffing and puffing
Remember when e-cigs and vaping products were the best thing since sliced bread? How they were going to get cigarette smokers to switch to a better-for-them option, which would eventually get them to give up inhaling any tobacco substance?
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Phillips 66 submits plans for EV charging at Selkirk forecourt
Phillips 66 aka Jet has submitted planning permission for two EV chargers and associated works at its Selkirk Filling Station on the Scottish Borders.
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Renewal of planning permission sought for Luss Filling Station
Luss Estates Company is seeking a renewal of plans for a retail unit at its unmanned Luss Filling Station in Luss, Alexandria as previous planning permission is set to expire in December.
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Welcome Break wants to build new MSA next to Moto’s proposed site
Welcome Break wants to build a new motorway service area (MSA) on the M25 near Brentwood – less than a mile from where Moto has submitted plans to build one.
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Element 2 signs with HRS for hydrogen refuelling station at Teesside
Element 2 has signed an agreement with HRS, the French designer and manufacturer of hydrogen refuelling stations, for it to supply and install its next-generation HRS14 station with a capacity of 14kg/hour, in Darlington, at Teesside International Airport.
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Leicestershire to get more EV chargepoints
Plans to roll out more EV chargepoints across Leicestershire have taken a major step forward.
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Spar raises £40k for Marie Curie
The Spar Northern Guild’s Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge trek has raised £40,000 for Marie Curie.