Trading Standards
Trading Standards news from South West Wales: rogue traders, doorstep scams, illegal vapes and counterfeit tobacco, plus advice on protecting yourself. More Money news.
VAPING CRACKDOWN: Plain white packs, no sweet-shop flavours and hidden displays — what the new rules mean for a county already at war with illegal vapes
A UK-wide consultation launched on Friday would strip vapes of the bright colours, flavour names and shop displays blamed for…
ROGUE TRADER: ‘Garrulous charmer’ who turned gutter cleans into £40,000 of ruined roofs is jailed
Richard Murnane ran two fraudulent roofing businesses across Neath Port Talbot, targeting mainly elderly victims — with a judge branding…
LICENCE FRAUD: Thousands of lorry drivers given bogus medical tests in the back of vans by Swansea-prosecuted firm
Andrew Eburne has been jailed for four years after a Swansea Council Trading Standards investigation exposed a racket signing off…
SWANSEA: Vape shop shut for a third time as Trading Standards vow more closures to come
A Pontarddulais shop caught with hidden illegal stock has been closed again — one of two ordered shut this month,…
FOOD FRAUD: Swansea kebab checks exposed national ‘lamb’ scam — and led to a £500,000 fine
A routine sampling exercise at Swansea takeaways led the city's trading standards team to an Essex factory where 'lamb' kebabs…
New data shows almost HALF of all UK cigarettes smoked pay no tax — with Swansea ranked among highest for illegal vape seizures
Calls to crack down on "front shops" selling illegal cigarettes and vapes as Swansea is revealed as having the fifth…
TOY SAFETY: Trading Standards issue urgent safety warning over viral TikTok ‘squishy dumpling’ toys
Swansea Council's Trading Standards is warning parents and retailers about squishy dumpling toys that have gone viral on TikTok —…
SWANSEA: Trading Standards secures conviction against company issuing fraudulent HGV medical certificates
Swansea Council Trading Standards has secured the conviction of a company director who issued fraudulent D4 medical certificates used in…
Serial rogue builder jailed again after £400k fraud left homes ‘virtually destroyed’
A Swansea rogue builder who wrecked homes across South Wales and left families in financial ruin has been sent back…
Vape shop shut down again after £40k haul of illegal vapes and counterfeit tobacco in Pontarddulais
A Pontarddulais vape shop has been closed for a second time after Swansea Trading Standards officers uncovered more than £40,000…