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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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