A South Gloucestershire father has been sentenced to three years in prison and his son handed an 18 month sentence for their part in carrying on a number of fraudulent home improvement businesses whose victims were often elderly or vulnerable residents. David (69) and Luke Jones (30), both of Bank… Read More
In the Courts
Drainage engineer prosecuted for misleading 94-year-old Dorset woman
A drainage engineer from Bournemouth has been prosecuted and ordered to pay over £9,000 after he misled a 94-year-old woman about work done at her West Parley home. On 18 September 2019, at Poole Magistrates’ Court, Brendon James White, aged 26, of Cheriton Avenue, Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to two offences… Read More
Fake shoe seller foots £95,000 fine
A counterfeit footwear seller has settled a £95,000 confiscation order – 10 years after the original conviction. Martyn Davis, 38, of Canters Leaze, Wickwar, appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Monday 13 May in connection with action taken under the Proceeds of Crime Act to recover money he generated from… Read More
Torquay shop loses licence to sell alcohol
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 The licence of Zakopane in Market Street was revoked at… Read More
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