News Room
Welcome to CTSI's News Room. Here, you can browse through our latest consumer protection and trading standards news reports (below), or check out our archive of news articles from previous years.
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Girl Guides win CTSI Create a Campaign competition
Posted: 02/07/15
Girls from the 5th Tilehurst Guides were today (Thursday 2 July) crowned national winners of ‘brief 2’ of CTSI’s Create a Campaign competition for their underage smoking and drinking awareness campaign aimed at local businesses.
Council worker launches national scam team to protect the vulnerable
Posted: 02/07/15
Louise Baxter received a Hero Award at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute's Conference in Bournemouth on Thursday 2 July for the significant contribution she made to consumer protection in East Sussex, over and above her professional role.
Community wardens educate companies on scam awareness
Posted: 02/07/15
Community Wardens received a Hero Award at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute's Conference in Bournemouth on Thursday 2 July for the significant contribution they make to consumer protection in Kent.
Consumer champion campaigns against illicit cigarettes in mother's memory
Posted: 02/07/15
Julie Grant received a Hero Award at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute's Conference in Bournemouth on Thursday 2 July for the significant contribution she makes to campaigning against illicit cigarettes.
Superintendent works with trading standards to bring down illegal substances
Posted: 02/07/15
Superintendent Lee Russell received a Certificate of Commendation at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute's Conference in Bournemouth on Thursday 2 July for the significant contribution he made to consumer protection in Kent.