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West Yorkshire gets two new Spar forecourts

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Two new Spar forecourt stores have been opened in West Yorkshire by growing independent retailer AY&Y Patel in association with wholesaler James Hall. A £1.5m complete redevelopment of the company’s Leeds Road site in Bradford has seen the forecourt transformed into a Shell service station after seven months’ work. The store has a wide range …

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