A Whitehaven petrol station has been sold to a large corporate operator.
Billy Atkinson has owned the Esso-branded Corkickle Service Station for more than a decade but has decided to retire.
He has sold it in a confidential deal to a "large corporate operator" which plans to develop a hot food offering.
The sale was handled by specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co.
James Moore-Martin, senior business agent at Christie & Co’s Manchester office, said: "This site was sold confidentially and on a freehold basis. It was under offer within two weeks of the date of instruction."
The service station was sold off an undisclosed price.
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