Gloucestershire Trading Standards Service has been carrying out enforcement activity following reports of counterfeit clothing being sold at markets and through social media sites in Gloucester. Officers seized counterfeit items of clothing, including Burberry and Adidas children’s clothing, from a Gloucester car boot sale this week. The counterfeits had an… Read More
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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
Illegal puppy breeder pleads guilty
A former Lydney man has pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal sale of puppies and money laundering following a Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards investigation. On 29 October 2018 at Cheltenham Magistrates Court, Leigh Hancock formerly of Rodley Road, Lydney pleaded guilty to a total of nine offences… Read More
Trading standards officers seize the day
Illegal tobacco worth over £6,500 has been seized by Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards team Trading standards seized a large quantity of tobacco from two cars in Gloucester city centre on Friday, 31st August. The illegal tobacco had been stashed in an Audi Quattro which had been permanently parked in… Read More
Caught bangers to rights
A Cotswold farmer who allowed his pigs access to sausages has been banned from keeping pigs and cattle for five years. At Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday (9th July) Clive Lockton, of New Road Farm, Todenham, was disqualified having previously pleaded guilty to seven offences relating to the appalling welfare… Read More
Shop temporarily banned from trading in Gloucester city centre
A shop in Gloucester city centre used almost exclusively for the sale of illegal tobacco has been closed for business for 3 months. On July 7th 2018, Asian and European Store, located on Eastgate Street, was effectively closed and banned from trading for 3 months – no one is allowed… Read More