A shop in Torquay has had its premises licence to sell alcohol revoked. Devon and Cornwall Police applied for the licence review due to a number of problems which included the storing of smuggled tobacco and alcohol at the premises. The licence of Zakopane in Market Street was revoked at… Read More
In the Courts
Farmer fined following trading standards investigation
A Shaftesbury farmer has been fined for illegally moving cattle to and from his farm while under a movement restriction and for falsifying records relating to the identity of calves. Identification of cattle and movement restrictions are in place to help prevent disease spread in livestock and to provide traceability for… Read More
Farmer guilty of keeping animals in appalling conditions
Following an investigation by Gloucestershire Trading Standards, a farmer from the Forest of Dean has pleaded guilty to eight animal welfare offences at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday (28 January). Keith Barber of Joys Green, Lydbrook also pleaded guilty to one offence relating to the dirty conditions of the feeding… Read More
Gloucestershire man guilty of animal cruelty
A car wash owner from Lydney has been convicted under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 with causing unnecessary suffering to a ram. At Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday 19 November Farhad Khalil Ahmed was sentenced to a 12 month community order after pleading guilty to one offence relating to the… Read More
False claims log burner trader fined
A trader from Somerset who made false claims to consumers about his competence and approval to fit wood burners has been prosecuted. This followed investigations by trading standards officers when a Weymouth consumer complained about problems with a wood burner they had installed at their home. 26-year-old Daniel Park from… Read More
Illegal cosmetics trader told pay back £31,000 or go to jail
An online trader who made thousands from peddling banned cosmetics and cures, which she falsely claimed could cure serious illnesses, has been ordered to pay back £31,000 of her ill-gotten gains. At a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Gloucester Crown Court on Thursday (November 1) Merarie Day, 49, of… Read More