RSS Feed for Gloucestershire Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0546.txt 21 February 2012 Fake Pandora jewellery with an estimated retail value if genuine of at least £500,000 was seized from a property in Gloucester on 14th February... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0545.txt 6 February 2012 Gloucestershire schools, doctors’ surgeries and council offices are being targeted by a company offering to paint road and car park markings... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0544.txt 27 January 2012 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is urging wine connoisseurs in the county to be on the lookout for illegal wine... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0543.txt 19 December 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards service reminds people to be aware of scams as Christmas is fast approaching... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0542.txt 6 December 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service continued its clampdown on illegal tobacco trade today... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0541.txt 29 November 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is supporting the Office of Fair Trading Know Your Rights Campaign... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0540.txt 17 November 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning people about the dangers of buying electrical goods online... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0539.txt 1 November 2011 A Gloucester shop keeper has appeared in Gloucester County Court in a case brought by Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0538.txt 1 November 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service and Fire and Rescue Service are reminding people of the risks bonfire night can bring... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0024.txt 1 November 2011 City shop keeper warned that any further sales of illegal tobacco from his business could lead to a prison sentence, in a case brought by Gloucestershire Trading Standards Service... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0537.txt 26 October 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service and Fire and Rescue Service have issued simple reminders to make sure nothing too scary happens this Halloween... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0536.txt 20 October 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is continuing its ongoing investigation into illegal tobacco supplies in the county... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0535.txt 11 October 2011 Gloucestershire schools are being targeted by a company offering to paint car park markings and posing as highway officials... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0534.txt 9 September 2011 Trading Standards is raising awareness among businesses and residents that new rules coming into place on October 1st will mean the end of tobacco vending machines... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0533.txt 25 August 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards has made more seizures as part of its ongoing investigation into illegal tobacco supplies in the county... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0532.txt 17 August 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning people about the dangers of buying electrical goods from overseas... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0530.txt 5 August 2011 A man was arrested and a massive haul of fake cigarettes was seized in raids on two shops in Gloucester by Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0023.txt 15 July 2011 A Gloucester man who sold counterfeit goods from a shop in the city was today sentenced to eight months in prison... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0529.txt 14 July 2011 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards team has been hitting the streets on the hunt for rogue traders who could be targeting vulnerable people... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0528.txt 2 June 2011 Counterfeit clothing and footwear worth more than £1000 were seized from a car boot sale in Hempsted yesterday... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0527.txt 3 March 2011 Gloucestershire’s Trading Standards Service continues to target shops selling age restricted products to people who are under the required age... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0526.txt 23 February 2011 Following complaints from the public Gloucestershire Trading Standards service visited more than 40 shops in the county to check on pricing... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0525.txt 18 February 2011 Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards Service has launched an approved trader scheme with local businesses... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0021.txt 11th February 2011 A man who conned horse owners into paying for cremations that he never carried out pleaded guilty to five charges of fraud at Gloucester Magistrates Court... Animal health and welfare http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0524.txt 9th February 2011 Take care when selling and using pain killers and cold remedies warns Gloucestershire County Council and safety watchdog... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0523.txt 3rd February 2011 Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards service is taking part in the national scams awareness month campaign, organised by the Office of Fair Trading... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0522.txt 13th December 2010 Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards are investigating after a giant cigarette lighter exploded and caused a minor fire... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0521.txt 9th December 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards is keen to ensure those people don’t get a surprise they didn’t bargain for this festive season by launching a ‘12 days of Christmas Advice’ campaign... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0520.txt 3rd December 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service wants people to have a ‘SAFE’ and happy Christmas by following some simple tips... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0519.txt 25th November 2010 People in Gloucestershire have reported concerns about the high pressure selling practices of businesses offering to supply mobility goods... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0020.txt 3rd November 2010 A Gloucester builder has been fined £550 and ordered to pay £500 compensation following a successful prosecution by Trading Standards... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0518.txt 27th October 2010 More than 500 fake and sexually explicit DVDS have been seized today by officers from Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0517.txt 14th October 2010 A large haul of cigarettes has been seized following an operation led by Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0516.txt 21st September 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards is warning people about the potential pitfalls of buying online... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0515.txt 13th September 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards is looking into clothing collections around the county with more and more people reporting potentially bogus collections... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/glos/pdf/inbrief/summer10.pdf September 2010 Gloucestershire trading standards chief warns of growth in illegal trading activities during economic downturn... Trading Standards http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0018.txt 3rd September 2010 Vodka and gin drinkers were getting less than they bargained for at a restaurant in Gloucester a court heard today... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0514.txt 9th August 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning Muslims about the health risks of drinking fake holy water... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0513.txt 26th July 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards is supporting local food producers to comply with a new law on food additive warnings... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0512.txt 23rd July 2010 A haul of fake DVDS including ‘Toy Story 3’ was seized by Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards officers at a car boot sale in Coleford last weekend... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0017.txt 12th July 2010 A farmer will have to pay out more than £2000 for failing to dispose of dead sheep on his farm... Animal health and welfare http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0511.txt 11th June 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service has received a number of complaints about counterfeit World Cup football kits... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0016.txt 3rd June 2010 A rogue trader from Cheltenham has pleaded guilty to five charges at Stroud Magistrates Court following a successful investigation by Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0015.txt 19th May 2010 Two men were given community orders after being convicted of offences related to work they carried out in an elderly woman’s home... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0510.txt 6th May 2010 An arrest has been made and a massive haul of cigarettes and counterfeit DVDS seized following a major operation involving Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0509.txt 5th May 2010 People in Gloucestershire are reporting being targeted by a computer virus scam... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0013.txt 22nd April 2010 A Stroud shopkeeper has been fined for a second time in the last year for selling cigarettes to a 15-year-old girl... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0508.txt 21st April 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards Service is warning people about the dangers of buying electrical goods from overseas... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0012.txt 15th April 2010 Four people have been prosecuted for selling counterfeit goods following a successful investigation by Gloucestershire County Council's Trading Standards service... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0507.txt 22nd March 2010 Do you really know what’s in the food your family is eating? Are you and your children having a balanced diet? There’s a simple way to find out... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0506.txt 15th March 2010 Businesses in the county have complained to Trading Standards about bogus emergency services diaries... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0505.txt 19th February 2010 Trading Standards is carrying out checks to make sure that consumers are not being misled... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0504.txt 19th February 2010 Time is running out to show us your scams with only one week remaining of the ‘Scamnesty’ campaign... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0503.txt 19th February 2010 Trading Standards calls on local people to tell them what they think about Fairtrade... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=ppcn0011.txt 9th February 2010 A Company Director pleaded guilty to selling a dangerous horsebox to a Cotswold resident when he appeared before Cheltenham magistrates yesterday... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0502.txt 9th February 2010 Scamnesty 2010 has already started to show results as consumers have reported a variety of scams to Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards service... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0501.txt 28th January 2010 Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards is asking people to drop scam mailings in collection boxes across the county as part of a national campaign to tackle scams... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0500.txt 26th January 2010 The results are in for the 27 traders in Tewkesbury taking part in the Count Me In! Healthy Catering Challenge... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0499.txt 21st January 2010 Two shops in Gloucester could face criminal proceedings after selling cigarettes to 15-year-olds... Underage sales Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0498.txt 9th December 2009 In operations over the last few days Trading Standards Officers have removed a significant number of illegal goods from sale... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0497.txt 26th November 2009 The countdown to Christmas is underway and families across the county are starting their shopping and planning their parties... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0496.txt 21st October 2009 All Cheltenham shopkeepers tested in a recent operation to curb underage drinking refused to sell alcohol... Underage sales Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0494.txt 19th October 2009 Five penalty charge notices have been issued to estate agents in the county... Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0492.txt 5th October 2009 Eating too much salt can lead to high blood pressure... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0491.txt 29th September 2009 A shop in Cheltenham faces an investigation and possible legal action after selling a knife to a fourteen year old boy... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0490.txt 28th September 2009 Old and worn electric blankets can be lethal so it is important that they are checked for safety before starting to use them in the winter... Consumer advice http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0489.txt 25th September 2009 Caterers in Tewkesbury are taking part in a one-off opportunity to improve the nutritional content of the food they serve... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0488.txt 23rd September 2009 Gloucestershire Trading Standards is launching one of its biggest ever pushes against underage drinking in schools... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0486.txt 10th September 2009 People in Gloucestershire have reported concerns about the selling practices of businesses offering to supply mobility goods. Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0485.txt 3rd September 2009 Old and worn electric blankets can be lethal so Gloucestershire’s ‘over-50s’ are being urged to have theirs safety checked... Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0484.txt 27th August 2009 Just days after a sweep of Gloucestershire markets netted counterfeit film and music discs, more fakes have been seized at Moreton in Marsh market. Counterfeiting Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0482.txt 24th August 2009 All Gloucester shopkeepers tested in a recent operation to clamp down on underage drinking refused to sell alcohol to a 14 year old girl... Underage sales Product safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0481.txt 21st August 2009 A sweep of Gloucestershire markets and car boot sales during August has resulted in the seizure of more than 200 counterfeit film and music discs. Counterfeiting Fair trading http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0480.txt 21st August 2009 Food outlets in Tewkesbury are being given a one-off opportunity to improve the nutritional content of the food they serve... Food safety http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/glos/newsitem.cgi?file=prss0476.txt 24th June 2009 Gloucestershire Trading Standards Service virtual interactive VISION food hall now has a host of useful recycling messages available to view online! Food safety