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Posted: 29 August 2024
UPDATES: A coordinated operation involving Trading Standards, police, immigration officers and a specialist tobacco detection dog removed around £10,000 of illicit tobacco from circulation as part of wider action against illegal tobacco and vape sales in North Somerset.
Posted: 27 August 2024
UPDATES: Persistent illegal activity at a convenience store has resulted in a closure order after repeated investigations uncovered criminal offences over a two-year period, demonstrating the impact of sustained multi-agency enforcement.
Posted: 16 August 2024
UPDATES: The Heart of the South West Trading Standards Service is reminding local retailers to ask for age...
Posted: 06 August 2024
UPDATES: Wiltshire Trading Standards has secured a suspended prison sentence and costs of almost £13,000 against a woman...
Posted: 24 July 2024
UPDATES: Cornwall Trading Standards is warning residents about doorstep jet-washing traders who lure homeowners with free demonstrations before pressuring them into paying vastly inflated prices, with older people believed to be among those most frequently targeted.
Posted: 15 July 2024
UPDATES: Falsified Salmonella testing certificates led to a food business owner being fined more than £50,000 after an investigation by the Food Standards Agency and Trading Standards uncovered serious breaches of food safety controls.
Posted: 09 April 2024
UPDATES: More than 18,000 suspected illegal tobacco products and 2,000 illegal vapes have been seized by Officers from Heart of the South West Tradin.
Posted: 21 March 2024
UPDATES: A major enforcement operation in south Devon removed illicit tobacco and illegal vapes from circulation, highlighting the continuing partnership work and intelligence-led action being taken to disrupt the illegal market and protect consumers.
Posted: 19 February 2024
UPDATES: A fencing contractor who kept a customer's deposit without carrying out the agreed work has been fined after Trading Standards prosecuted the case, with the consumer receiving a full refund before sentencing.
Posted: 15 January 2024
ANALYSIS: Cornwall Trading Standards' Speak Out to Help Out initiative tackles the growing mental health crisis affecting farmers, recognising how financial pressures, isolation and emotional strain can threaten both personal wellbeing and animal welfare.
Posted: 21 November 2023
UPDATES: A new Student Scams Toolkit aims to help young people recognise the frauds most likely to target them, offering practical guidance on everything from rental and employment scams to online shopping and romance fraud before losses occur.
Posted: 20 October 2023
UPDATES: A rogue trader who exploited vulnerable homeowners, including a blind victim, has been jailed following an investigation by Heart of the South West Trading Standards, bringing justice in a case involving unnecessary and costly home improvement work.
Posted: 16 October 2023
UPDATES: A haul of more than 1,500 counterfeit cigarette packets uncovered at a Taunton shop led to a successful prosecution, community service and another warning that illicit tobacco continues to fund criminal activity while undermining legitimate retailers.
Posted: 29 August 2023
UPDATES: A rogue plumber who repeatedly scammed an elderly couple has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay £8,000...
Posted: 27 July 2023
UPDATES: A Taunton shop has been closed for three months after Trading Standards and police uncovered underage vape sales, drug paraphernalia, illicit tobacco and non-compliant vapes, highlighting growing enforcement concern around products marketed to children and linked anti-social behaviour.
Posted: 05 April 2023
UPDATES: Dorset Trading Standards has secured a prosecution against an online seller of counterfeit vinyl records, underlining the continuing role of intellectual property enforcement in protecting collectors, consumers and legitimate traders.
Posted: 15 March 2023
UPDATES: A property company has lost its appeal against an £8,000 penalty after repeatedly failing to join a mandatory Client Money Protection scheme, leaving landlords' and tenants' funds without the legal safeguards required.
Posted: 24 February 2023
UPDATES: Intelligence that illegal tobacco and vapes were being sold to children prompted a joint raid in Taunton, leading to significant seizures as investigators continued efforts to disrupt the illicit trade.
Posted: 08 February 2023
UPDATES: A business owner who failed to take measures to protect the public during a firework display has been...
Posted: 13 January 2023
UPDATES: Two business owners have been fined after illegal vaping products were discovered on their premises, highlighting enforcement action against non-compliant retailers.
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