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Friday, 16 May 2025
Businesses: Are you ready for the single-use vape law changes from 1 June 2025?
From 1 June 2025, it will be illegal for businesses to sell or supply single-use (disposable) vapes across the UK.
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Tuesday, 1 April 2025
Illegal tobacco and vape seller shut down in Leighton Buzzard following community complaints
A Leighton Buzzard shop selling illegal tobacco, cigarettes, and vapes has been closed down after a successful investigation by us, aided by a sniffer dog and community reports.
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Wednesday, 22 January 2025
Campaign sees nearly 2,000 potentially dangerous batteries and chargers removed from sale
Residents in the East of England will be safer after more than 1,800 potentially dangerous batteries and chargers were removed from sale
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Thursday, 28 November 2024
Dunstable retailer fined for selling illegal vapes and counterfeit cigarettes
Selling illegal vaping devices and counterfeit cigarettes has cost a Dunstable retailer over £4,600.
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Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Successful crackdown on illegal tobacco and vape seller in Leighton Buzzard
In response to community concerns, we have issued its first Closure Order, against a shop in Leighton Buzzard for selling illegal tobacco and vapes.
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Thursday, 8 August 2024
Dunstable retailer fined for selling illicit vapes
Selling illicit vaping devices has cost a Dunstable retailer over £4,000.
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Thursday, 25 July 2024
Dunstable store prosecuted for possession of nearly 400 illegal vapes
A Dunstable shop and two of its directors have been prosecuted for possessing nearly 400 illegal vapes, after an investigation by Central Bedfordshire Council.
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Monday, 18 September 2023
Dunstable shop owner fined for selling illicit cigarettes
A Dunstable shop owner has been convicted and fined for selling illegal cigarettes.
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Tuesday, 1 November 2022
Firework season triggers retailer checks to ensure public safety
The nights are drawing in, there is a chill in the air, and it won't be long before Bonfire Night season is here.
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Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Council Trading Standards Team springs into action with Operation Jumpstart
Our Trading Standards Team have cracked down on the safety of used cars being sold by car dealers across Central Bedfordshire.
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Tuesday, 7 June 2022
We're reminding food businesses to focus on food safety on World Food Safety Day
Today (7 June 2022), on World Food Safety Day, we're reminding food businesses to focus on maintaining high food safety standards and we're here to support them to improve and keep consumers safe.
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Wednesday, 30 March 2022
Trading Standards investigation leads to conviction of husband-and-wife rogue trader team
We've convicted a rogue trader couple of fraud and aggressive commercial practices
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Thursday, 8 July 2021
Lily and Dixie sniff out shops’ illegal tobacco and cigarettes
Sniffer dogs Lily and Dixie have put their noses to good use, helping our Trading Standards Team seize illegal tobacco across several shops in the area.
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Monday, 8 March 2021
Rogue gas fitter convicted after trading standards investigation
A rogue gas fitter who falsely claimed to be Gas Safe registered before carrying out unsafe work has received a suspended prison sentence.
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Thursday, 21 January 2021
We're flushed with success after rogue plumber ordered to repay proceeds of crime
Our financial investigation team has successfully obtained a confiscation order of over £1.4 million, including assets of £88,000 and £42,000 victim compensation, after a rogue plumber was convicted.
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Thursday, 14 January 2021
Trading Standards warning after second illegally imported puppy is quarantined
Buying or rehoming a cute puppy may seem a good idea and a welcome addition to a family, but our Trading Standards team is warning residents to be aware of illegal imports.
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Friday, 4 December 2020
Barber fined for lockdown breaches
Faroq Khosnam, trading as Turkish Barber, Church Street, Dunstable, appeared before Luton Magistrates’ Court earlier this week.
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Thursday, 22 October 2020
We've prosecuted shops over drink sales to children
Shop owners were hit by hundreds of pounds in fines and court costs after we sent under-age volunteers to buy alcohol (one as young as 13).
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Wednesday, 14 October 2020
More than 8,000 cigarettes seized in illegal tobacco operation
A Dunstable shop owner has admitted and been fined for selling illegal tobacco products for the second time.
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Thursday, 12 December 2019
Sandy shop caught selling alcohol to minors
We've successfully prosecuted a Sandy shop owner and his employee, who breached licensing laws by selling alcohol to under-18s.