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Phone repair company fined for misleading claims
Posted: 01/17/2018
A Corby phone repair shop has been fined for falsely claiming to be an approved Apple repair centre and supplying original Apple parts to mobile phone and tablet users.
Halton Borough Council Trading Standards supports 'Why I borrowed' campaign
Posted: 01/17/2018
Halton Borough Council is supporting a new campaign designed to encourage victims to come forward and report loan sharks after the Christmas period.
Trading standards take action to drive up private car parking standards
Posted: 01/11/2018
Scottish local authority Trading Standards services have carried out a coordinated series of checks on car parks across Scotland in response to increasing levels of complaints from the public.
Suffolk Trading Standards officer named in New Year’s Honours List
Posted: 01/02/2018
A Suffolk Trading Standards officer and CTSI member has been named in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List.
Directors jailed for £300k plus claims scam
Posted: 01/02/2018
Two company directors have each been jailed for three years after admitting a £300k plus claims scam involving fake compensation claims for mis-sold solar panels.