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UPDATES: A driveway trader who posed under a false name has been convicted after ripping off homeowners with shoddy, overpriced and unfinished work. An investigation uncovered fraud, illegal waste dumping and broken consumer laws, leaving victims thousands out of pocket. Now ordered to repay £11,000, the case highlights how rogue traders operate and how Trading Standards shut them down ...

UPDATES: A rogue driveway contractor who deceived householders with poor-quality and unfinished work has been sentenced following a Trading Standards prosecution. The case also secured compensation under proceeds of crime legislation.

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UPDATES: Asda has been fined £640,000 after Trading Standards officers found more than 100 out-of-date food items on sale at two Cardiff stores, including high-risk products. The case exposes repeated food safety failures at the supermarket giant and follows earlier prosecutions across the country - raising fresh concerns about consumer safety and supermarket compliance ...

UPDATES: Cardiff Trading Standards has secured a substantial fine against Asda after repeated sales of out-of-date food, underlining the continuing importance of robust food safety controls and retailer compliance.

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ANALYSIS: What began as a routine illicit tobacco check exploded into one of Wales’ biggest organised crime cases. Operation Usk exposed a £3.8m fraud network hidden behind everyday shops - and led to threats, intimidation and years of relentless investigation. This is the inside story of how Trading Standards helped take down a criminal empire, at huge personal cost ...

ANALYSIS: Operation Usk began as a local illicit tobacco inquiry and became one of Wales’ most significant Trading Standards investigations, uncovering fraud, money laundering and links to wider organised crime. Mandy Flood’s account shows the personal risks, partnership working and persistence needed when apparently routine cases reveal something far more serious.

UPDATES: A couple who operated an unlicensed dog breeding operation from their home and failed to provide sufficient water and living space to the an.

UPDATES: Trading Standards Wales Week (15-19 April) is under way, promoting five key areas of Trading Standards activities on each of its separate da.

UPDATES: An Anglesey trader who illegally charged customers for card payments has been prosecuted, with an innovative outcome that saw a £6,000 donation made to the local food bank where individual customers could not be identified.

UPDATES: A long-running Caerphilly Trading Standards investigation into counterfeit tobacco sales has resulted in a prison sentence, exposing the sophisticated methods used to conceal an illegal operation.