Don’t let unscrupulous criminals think all their Christmases have come at once by giving them the opportunity to rip you off. That is the message from the Public Protection team at Kent County Council, working hard to stay ahead of the fraudsters who are viewing the cost of living crisis as a potential bumper payday.…
A director of two green energy companies based in Sandwich has been jailed for 30 months following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court, brought by Kent County Council (KCC) Trading Standards. Danny Welch, 39, from Chelmsford, a director of NWR Ltd and the now dissolved company Energy Innovation Company (EIC) Limited, was found guilty on…
Trading Standards have visited six retailers in the Canterbury area with support from Kent Police and Canterbury City Council to check the compliance of disposable e-cigarette devices for sale. In total, 755 illegal vapes were seized yesterday (Thursday 1 December) which were either over the legal size or were not otherwise legal for supply in…
Two men have been sentenced after they illegally sold and retransmitted broadcasts produced by Sky and BT Sports and further enabled the unauthorised distribution of on-demand films. Today (Friday) at Canterbury Crown Court, following an investigation by Kent County Council Trading Standards, Billy Martin from London was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment and Darren Bough…
Businesses suspected of selling illicit tobacco, vapes and counterfeit goods have been inspected in a joint operation by KCC Trading Standards and the Maidstone Town Centre Task Force. On Wednesday 17 August 2022, four town centre shops were targeted in Week Street, Lower Stone Street and Knightrider Street. Total seizures included more than 15,000 cigarettes,…
Kent County Council’s Trading Standards Officers are offering free specialist advice to local firms needing help to do business with the EU. The move to provide no-cost regulatory guidance to businesses via a dedicated advice line on 03333 602300 has been made possible thanks to a Kent and Medway Growth Hub grant. Open Monday-Friday (9am-6pm),…