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.
‘Unpleasant’ trader must pay over £19,000 for shoddy shed work
A man who carried out substandard work on a shed in north Pembrokeshire and became unpleasant when challenged has been…
Council closes cinema that refused to follow COVID rules
Swansea Council’s licensing and trading standards officers issued a 28 day closure notice to independent cinema Cinema & Co last…
Over 100 dangerous commercial vehicles taken off the road in multi-agency crackdown
A joint operation between the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), South Wales Police, Gwent Police, Her Majesty’s Revenue and…
Over 2,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Llanelli raid
Over 2,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized in Llanelli as part of a major crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade.…
Haverfordwest electrician’s guilty plea over report signing off unsatisfactory electrics
A Pembrokeshire electrician has pleaded guilty to supplying a report claiming the electrics in a household property were satisfactory when…
Million illegal cigarettes worth £200k seized by Trading Standards in Wales
A MILLION illegal cigarettes with a street value of more than £200,000 have been seized in Wales as part of…
More than 200 dogs rescued from unlicensed Carmarthenshire breeder
A multi-agency operation in Carmarthenshire led by the county's Trading Standards team has resulted in over 200 dogs rescued in…
Neath Port Talbot home improvement rogue trader jailed
Richard John Evans, of Brook Street, Port Talbot, a director of Crystal Style Home Improvements Ltd, was sentenced to 34…
Trading Standards plea for residents to report sales of illegal tobacco
Residents across Wales who think someone is selling illegal tobacco can now report it anonymously, thanks to a new campaign.…
Poundstretcher pays out £31k after food prosecution by Swansea Council’s Trading Standards
A leading discount retailer was forced to remove biscuits and cakes from shelves at hundreds of stores across the country…