• Pricewatch halves its forecourt estate by selling five sites in Sussex

  • ​EG On The Move secures forecourt plot for £3.6m

  • Ascona moves further south with purchase of Hastings forecourt

  • JP&S Services plans 18th forecourt and 14th with Jet

  • 70th Texaco site opens in Northern Ireland

  • EV chargers hit 100,000 milestone amid claims of “declining” petrol station numbers

  • Family affair: why Westmorland’s expansion will never be at expense of its values

  • EG On The Move’s new Lincolnshire site marks firm’s 150th forecourt

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Highlights

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LEGAL DOCTOR: Dealing with the difficult decision to remove a director

2025-04-22T08:57:00+01:00By David Emery

For a dynamic business you need more than placeholders on your board, so when a director is no longer contributing and acting in the company’s best interests, it may be time for the board to consider a change. But take care, warns Winckworth Sherwood’s David Emery, there are right and wrong ways to go about removing senior management.

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Family affair: why Westmorland’s expansion will never be at expense of its values

2025-04-21T17:10:00+01:00By

Some 53 years after bringing a new style of MSA to the M6 at Tebay, Westmorland Group continues to roll out its unique business model – based on locally-sourced produce and high-end foodservice. Non-motorway locations are in its sights, says Sarah Dunning, who heads the family-owned company.

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FOCUS ON INSURANCE: Cutting costs will cut your cover

2025-04-16T08:25:00+01:00By

Slips and trips might be among the biggest insurance claims. But make sure you are covered for less likely events such as cyber attacks, warn brokers.

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Tebay Services: 10 takeaways from the UK’s poshest motorway services

2025-04-14T16:26:00+01:00By

From giving away used coffee grounds for customers to use as mulch in their gardens, to highlighting EV charging prices on totems, there are many best in class practices at Tebay Services, we discover on a recent visit to this famous destination pitstop.

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Tom Highland takes touches from award-winning Childerley Gate for new St Neots forecourt

2025-04-14T09:45:00+01:00By

Tom Highland’s new site in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, may not be big enough to replicate his award-winning nearby Childerley Gate Service Station, but it takes inspiration from that forecourt, with the shop having a cosy yet comprehensive feel, as we found on a recent visit.

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UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: 20 questions for Penny on the Move chief executive Vicky Hennessy

2025-04-11T12:19:00+01:00

Vicky Hennessy may have just been appointed CEO of Penny on the Move, but she admits her dream job has recently changed from panda hugger, to Vice President of the United States.

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