An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol across Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset uncovered more than 205,000 cigarettes, 103 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco and 23 litres of alcohol, all believed to be illicit. Around 63 officers from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), with support from… Read More
Dorset Council
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
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
Dorset internet retailer stops trading
Athleteshop, an internet retailer selling sports goods, has ceased trading. Dorset County Council’s Trading Standards service has received a number of complaints from customers who have not received their orders. The company used a return address at Freeland Park in Lychett Matravers, Dorset, but was actually based in Holland. Customers… Read More
Seller of counterfeit goods sentenced
A seller of counterfeit goods has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service and ordered to pay £2577.50 in costs. Phillip Glossop, 49, of Weymouth, was sentenced at Weymouth Magistrates’ Court on 23 April. At an earlier hearing, Mr Glossop pleaded guilty to seven charges under the Trade Marks… Read More
Company fined for misdescribing kebab meat
Checks on the description and ingredients of kebab meat by trading standards officers in Dorset have led to one business being prosecuted for descriptions used in its Weymouth shop. On 22 January 2018, at Weymouth Magistrates Court, Yado Ltd, a company that runs Weymouth Kebab House, in Westham Road, Weymouth… Read More