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Local Builder fined and ordered to pay compensation for unsafe gas works and Building Regulations deficiencies

27/05/2025

On 9th April 2025, at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court, Harry Nixon, trading as HDH Building and Maintenance of Merthyr Tydfil, pleaded guilty to offences against Trading Standards legislation in a case brought by the Trading Standards Service. Nixon received fines for carrying out works which did not comply with professional diligence in his trade, for unregistered gas works, and not adhering to

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19
May
2025

Convenience store and barbers in Llay closed down by Trading Standards for selling illegal tobacco and vapes

Following last month’s closure of two adjacent premises on Chester Road, Wrexham Magistrates court issued two more closure orders for neighbouring premises in Llay on 13th May. The magistrates heard that Llay Mini Market and next door business M & B Barber both at Corwena Stores on Shones Lane in Llay were both implicated in the possession and sale of illegal tobacco and vapes over a period of tim

16
May
2025

Huge counterfeit toy seizure by Swansea Trading Standards

Huge quantities of counterfeit and unsafe toys thought to be valued between £6 - £10million have been seized, in one of the largest multi-agency operations in the UK.

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