A window fitter from Poole in Dorset has been handed a 16 month suspended prison sentence and ordered to re-pay nearly £4,000 to an elderly couple in Frampton Cotterell after agreeing to supply and fit new windows and doors at their home, taking £8,000 in cash up-front, and never returning…. Read More
In the Courts
Exeter man sentenced for illegal money lending racket
An Exeter man who illegally lent money to vulnerable people has been given a suspended sentence. Robert Ferguson, 69, of Exe Street, Exeter, admitted running an unlawful money lending business and was jailed for 30 weeks, suspended for two years at Exeter Crown Court on November 4. He was also… Read More
Exeter man pleads guilty in loan shark case
An Exeter man has admitted running an illegal money lending business over a period of nearly six years. Robert Ferguson, aged 61, appeared at Exeter Crown Court on October 19 and pleaded guilty to running the illegal business from his home in Exe Street, Exeter since April 2014. Ferguson was… Read More
Trio sentenced after pleading guilty to illegal tobacco sales
Three people have been convicted of selling illegal tobacco from a shop in Gloucester. They were brought before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court yesterday (7 October) following an investigation by Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards service. Shorsh Hashmi, aged 32, now living in Boston, Lincolnshire, Karwan Namiq, aged 34, of High Street,… Read More
Man guilty of selling counterfeit cigarettes ordered to repay nearly £50k
A Gloucester man who was convicted earlier this year of various charges relating to illegal cigarettes and tobacco has been ordered to repay £46,914.41 or face a prison sentence. Geoffrey Townsley, aged 60, of Highview, Hempsted, appeared at Gloucester Crown Court yesterday (24 September) for a hearing brought by Gloucestershire… Read More
Cruelty to horses case – abattoir director guilty
Two businesses, F Drury & Sons Ltd, of Tockenham, Wiltshire and L J Potter Ltd of West Harptree, Somerset together with the director of both companies, Stephen Potter, were found guilty of animal welfare offences at Aldershot Magistrates Court. On 22nd October 2018, L J Potter Ltd transported a horse… Read More