SIGNIFICANT SHORTS : Petrol stations threat

New regulations threaten the future of a petrol station which has served a village for more than 70 years, and stands as a testament to bygone days of motoring history, with its original 1930s pumps.

Despite accident-free trading since 1923, garage owner Hedley Wilding has been told by Hereford and Worcester Fire Brigade that, under new rules, it will not renew his petrol licence as the pumps are too close to the road. Around 1,000 villagers in Turnastone, Herefordshire, have signed a petition in protest.