Trading Standards Wales News

Abercynon Shop CLOSED for Illegal Vape/Tobacco Sales!

A VAPE shop that is often marketed locally as a ‘sweet-shop’ has been forced to CLOSE with immediate effect thanks to the actions of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Trading Standards team.

26
Jan
2026

Cowboy Builder Given PRISON Sentence in RCT

Recent reports from Rhondda Cynon Taf highlight the devastating impact of "cowboy builders" who have scammed residents out of hundreds of thousands of pounds through fraud and shoddy workmanship.

20
Jan
2026

Doorstep Trader Warning to Neath Port Talbot Residents

Neath Port Talbot Council is warning residents to beware of traders “cold calling” at their homes.

19
Jan
2026

Vape Shop in Port Talbot Shut Down After Illegal Stock and Class-B Drug Seized

A vape shop in Port Talbot has been closed by Trading Standards after reports of illegal activity on site.

14
Jan
2026

Nine tonnes of vapes to be destroyed

Nine tonnes of vapes imported into the Port of Holyhead in a refrigerated unit declared as ‘perishable food’ will be destroyed after breaching UK regulations.

8
Jan
2026

Holyhead man selling tobacco illegally sentenced

A Holyhead man who admitted selling tobacco illegally for more than a year has been fined and ordered to carry out unpaid community work.

2
Jan
2026

Trading Standards keep up the pressure on illegal vapes and tobacco in Wrexham

3 month closure orders imposed on Wrexham Mini Market, Bridge Street Wrexham and Wrexham Corner Market, Kingsmills Road, Wrexham in September for selling illegal tobacco and vapes were extended by Wrexham Magistrates courts on 9th Dec.