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Cooking for loved ones? Be safe on Shrove Tuesday and Valentine's Day
Posted: 02/13/2018
Are you making pancakes and a romantic cooked meal for Valentine’s Day? Children across the region will be on half term and may be spending more time in the kitchen, families will be enjoying pancakes and some couples will be enjoying romantic home-cooked meals. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is giving out advice on how to stay safe in the kitchen.
CTSI warns manufacturers risk lives where CE marking is ignored
Posted: 02/12/2018
Failing to comply with regulations and standards could be a matter of life and death. The Conformité Européenne (CE) mark is a reassuring symbol that indicates products such as toys, electrical items and construction products have been tested to high standards and don't put the public's health and safety at risk.
Facebook trader fined for sale of misdescribed vehicle
Posted: 02/07/2018
A car trader has been prosecuted after selling a misdescribed vehicle to a consumer from Swanage which she saw advertised on Facebook.
Would your Valentine walk 500 miles…?
Posted: 02/07/2018
Love may be in the air, but while you’re doe-eyed over a new Valentine, something more sinister may be at work here.
Rogue Trader took deposits without doing the work receives suspended sentence
Posted: 02/06/2018
Mohammed Nasim Liaqat (36) of Brantwood Villas, Heaton, Bradford, who traded as “A to Z Home Improvements Ltd” was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on 1 February 2018 to a term of 4 months imprisonment suspended for 2 years and ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
