Scots community are saving thousands after buying disused petrol station
dailyrecord.co.ukA village bought up a disused petrol station and carried out a £320,000 renovation to prevent fuel poverty - and is now saving families £1,000 a year.
Newcastleton, Scottish Borders, the closest village to the English border, was deprived of a fuel station for a decade, forcing residents, most of whom are self-employed or work in agriculture, to make long journeys to fill up.
Trade suffered in the village, which had at one point had two fuel stations, until in 2015 talks began about reopening one. The fuel station is now processing 21,000 litres per week, and between 400,000 and 500,000 litres per year.
A windfall of £320,000 in funding including from the National Lottery paid for the fuel station renovations - including a new forecourt and fuel tanks.
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