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Man sentenced for huge haul of illegal tobacco
A Gloucester man has been sentenced for selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco worth more than £13,000.
- 30.01.2020
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Do you know what’s in your take away?
As the party season approaches, Trading Standards has issued a warning that allergens may be found where you don’t expect them.
- 18.12.2019
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Livestock driver found guilty of causing pain and suffering to a collapsed cow
Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards team has successfully prosecuted a man of causing unnecessary pain and suffering to a dairy cow.
- 17.12.2019
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Wild Boar - Risk of Disease
Visitors to areas where wild boar are present are being reminded that, while feeding them may seem helpful, it’s dangerous for their health and could spread fatal diseases among the boar which could transfer to commercial pigs.
- 07.10.2019
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Illegal tobacco repeat offender serves prison sentence
Three men have today (Friday 27 September) been sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court for their involvement in the sale of illegal tobacco at Divan Mini Market on Barton Street, Gloucester.
- 27.09.2019
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Piping hot discovery: illegal tobacco concealed in oven
Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted five men for supplying illegal tobacco products, following a six month investigation.
- 23.09.2019
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Illegal tobacco seizure from ‘Scooby-doo’-style secret stash
Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted a local man for supplying illegal tobacco products, following a seven-month investigation.
- 10.05.2019
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Equine viral arteritis: how to spot and report the disease
Two cases of Equine Viral Arteritis were confirmed in non-thoroughbred stallions on a premises in Dorset on 4 April 2019. Read our advice regarding this disease.
- 10.04.2019
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No place to hide as stash is uncovered behind wall
Illegal tobacco and cigarettes worth more than £2,000 have been seized by Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards officers after they discovered a hidden compartment in the wall of a shop in Cheltenham.
- 08.03.2019
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Working together to stub out illegal tobacco
In a combined investigation officers from Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards, HM Revenue & Customs and Gloucestershire Police have seized illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth almost £13,000 in Gloucester.
- 20.02.2019
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Forest of Dean Farmer guilty of keeping pigs and cattle 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).
- 30.01.2019
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Gloucester trader receives prison sentence for selling illegal tobacco
Badran Said, 42, was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for selling illegal tobacco from stores in Eastgate Street, Gloucester between October 2016 and July 2017.
- 11.01.2019
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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.
- 19.11.2018