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#TradingStandards
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New scheme launched to allow residents to ‘Buy With...
12 January 2024
Trading Standards services across Lincolnshire have joined a national scheme that allows residents to know they’re buying from businesses that…
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Scunthorpe shop owners fined more than £9,500 for selling...
25 February 2020
North Lincolnshire Council has brought prosecutions against seven Scunthorpe shop owners for the sale of illicit tobacco. Raids took place…
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Make sure your fireworks are safe and legal
30 October 2019
The period leading up to 5 November is always a busy one for North Lincolnshire Council’s Trading Standards. All premises…
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Scunthorpe man convicted for selling counterfeit trainers online
2 July 2019
North Lincolnshire Council’s Trading Standards team have secured a conviction against Scunthorpe man Jonathan Ford for selling counterfeit trainers through…
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Beware when buying second hand car tyres
22 February 2019
Following a recent survey, Trading Standards officers from across the Yorkshire and Humber region are issuing a warning to consumers…