{"id":403294,"date":"2025-09-06T18:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/403294\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T18:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T18:31:15","slug":"fresh-new-concept-coming-to-site-next-to-aintree-racecourse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/403294\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Fresh new concept&#8217; coming to site next to Aintree Racecourse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Construction is currently underway at the site of a former carwash on Ormskirk Road<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Construction-has-started-on-site-outside-Aintree-train-station.jpg\" alt=\"Construction has started on site outside Aintree train station\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Construction has started on site outside Aintree train station(Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A \u2018fresh, contemporary new concept\u2019 is currently being developed at a location near to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/aintree\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Aintree<\/a> Racecourse. Construction is now underway at the site of a former car wash facility on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/ormskirk\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ormskirk<\/a> Road, and is being delivered by a \u2018pro-active fuel company with new ideas\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A planning application to change the use of the land from a hand car wash to a 24 hour unmanned filling station was submitted back in May 2020. That application was approved with condition in October the same year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Liverpool <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">ECHO<\/a> contacted the agent listed on the planning application to find out what the development is and what local residents can expect. The agent confirmed to the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">ECHO<\/a> that the site just outside Aintree Station and opposite Aintree Racecourse, will be a Go filling station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Go is owned by the LCC Group which is one of Northern Ireland\u2019s largest companies and registered a 12-month turnover of over \u00a31bn for the first time, according to reports published earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_WhatsApp-Image-2025-09-05-at-120646.jpg\" alt=\"Construction has started on site outside Aintree train station\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Construction has started on site outside Aintree train station(Image: LDRS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Cookstown-based company runs a variety of businesses under the Go brand, including electricity supplier Go Power, petrol stations and drive-thru coffee shops.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Part of the \u2018Go\u2019 brand includes Go Fuels which owns and manages a number of petrol filling stations and describes these outlets on its website as: \u201cA fresh, contemporary new concept for the modern forecourt!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe new Go brand name is a local Irish brand from an established and pro-active fuel company with new ideas to help improve and modernize the retail forecourt sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cGo \u2013 a new lively image designed for the 21st century. With new edges, new shapes ahead of the traditional brands, it has an exciting, snappy title. Go is local with offices both north and south and a network of sales and servicing staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_The-Go-St-Marys-fuel-station-in-Garston.jpg\" alt=\"The Go St Mary's fuel station in Garston\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The Go St Mary&#8217;s fuel station in Garston(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Go filling station will be the latest addition to a portfolio branching out across the country, including two sites already operational in Liverpool, located in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/garston\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Garston<\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/kirkdale\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkdale<\/a>. An official <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/facebook\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> post about the launch of the Kirkdale outlet garnered hundreds of responses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Commenting on Go\u2019s Facebook post, Terry Maher wrote: \u201cThe best thing about this type of place is you get in and out quicker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cNot sitting behind someone\u2019s car while they\u2019re in the shop getting a weeks shopping a Costa Coffee a hotdog or deciding what they want on their meal deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">David McCouid added: \u201cSo it should be cheaper the fuel if its an unmanned petrol station.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Construction is currently underway at the site of a former carwash on Ormskirk RoadConstruction has started on site&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":403295,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[1959,139033,748,393,4884,179,39109,12460,1263,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-403294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-aintree","9":"tag-aintree-racecourse","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-petrol-prices","15":"tag-sefton-council","16":"tag-transport","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115158783568604608","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}