Crime & Emergencies

Tuesday 22 January 2019

Pensioner caught selling illegal cigarettes

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A Torfaen pensioner has been fined more than £200 and had £2000 confiscated after pleading guilty to selling illegal cigarettes at pubs around Cwmbran

Torfaen Council prosecutes food business in Cwmbran

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On Friday 11 January 2019 Rashid Iqbal, director of a company running Premier Stores from 15 Edlogan Square, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, has been successfully prosecuted by Torfaen Council

Monday 19 November 2018

Tackling anti-social behaviour in Blaenavon

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Torfaen Community Safety Team and Gwent Police, Neighbourhood Policing Team are hosting a community engagement evening in Blaenavon.

Monday 29 October 2018

Trading Standards crackdown on Facebook counterfeiters

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Two Torfaen Facebook traders have pleaded guilty to the sale and possession of counterfeit clothes and tobacco.

Wednesday 3 October 2018

Facebook fraudster caught selling counterfeit clothes

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A Facebook trader from Pontypool has been ordered to carry out 60 hours of community service after he was caught selling counterfeit clothes on Facebook.

Thursday 20 September 2018

Cwmbran trader prosecuted for selling counterfeit goods

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A Cwmbran trader has been caught selling fake hand bags and luggage from a town centre store.

Friday 17 August 2018

Cwmbran man fined for dumping household waste on commercial premises

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A man from Cwmbran has been fined after he dumped six black bags of household waste into the clinical waste bins of a nearby dental surgery.

Monday 30 April 2018

Shopkeeper has alcohol license revoked for employing illegal worker

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Torfaen council has revoked the premises license of a local shopkeeper after he was found to be employing an illegal worker.

Monday 9 April 2018

Shop worker jailed for selling illegal cigarettes in Pontypool

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Two employees at a Pontypool convenience store have been prosecuted for selling illegal cigarettes.

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Trevethin scrap dealer prosecuted for operating without a licence

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A scrap dealer from Trevethin has been made to pay £800 after he was found to be operating without a licence.

Tuesday 7 November 2017

Blaenau Gwent company directors prosecuted for misleading customers

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The directors of two Blaenau Gwent electrical companies that lied to their customers have been made to pay more than £12,000 by the courts.

Friday 3 November 2017

Facebook seller caught with counterfeit tobacco and drugs

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A Cwmbran man has been made to pay £900 after he was caught selling illegal tobacco products on Facebook.

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Fake DVD seller caught on Facebook

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A Cwmbran man has been made to pay £1,379 and carry out 120 hours of unpaid work after he was caught selling counterfeit DVDs on Facebook.

Thursday 3 August 2017

'Fake' Facebook seller caught peddling counterfeit cigarettes

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A Pontypool man has been fined and made to carry out 60 hours of unpaid community work after he was caught selling counterfeit cigarettes.

Monday 31 July 2017

Have your say on enforcement policy in Torfaen

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Residents and business in Torfaen are being asked comment on the way the council enforces its environmental health, trading standards and licensing policies.

Thursday 22 June 2017

Car dealer ordered to pay compensation for selling illegal cars

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A former car dealer from Cwmbran, who is currently serving a prison sentence for selling cars that breached trading standards legislation, has been ordered to pay more than £150,000.

Wednesday 10 May 2017

Counterfeit clothes donated to aid projects in Africa

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More than 300 items of counterfeit clothing seized in Torfaen will be sent to help aid projects in Africa.

Monday 27 March 2017

Public Spaces Protection Order in Cwmbran

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The order has been introduced to tackle anti-social behaviour in Cwmbran town centre, carparks and nearby carparks following a collaboration between Torfaen's Community Safety Team, Gwent Police and Cwmbran Shopping.

Thursday 23 March 2017

Facebook Counterfeiter given suspended sentence and fined

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A Facebook trader from Cwmbran has pleaded guilty to 24 separate trade mark charges relating to the sale and possession for sale of over 140 counterfeit items

Tuesday 17 January 2017

Facebook counterfeiter fined

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A Facebook trader from Cwmbran has pleaded guilty to 17 separate trade mark charges for selling counterfeit goods online.

Monday 31 October 2016

Time's up for fake watch seller

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A market trader from Fairwater, Cardiff, has pleaded guilty to 14 separate charges relating to the possession for sale of nearly 70 counterfeit watches and bracelets including Armani, Rolex, Michael Kors and Pandora, following a trading standards investigation in Torfaen.

Thursday 30 June 2016

PCC and Police send out anti-racism message

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Racial abuse will not be tolerated in Gwent and any incidents of hate crime should be reported directly to the Police

Thursday 2 June 2016

Taxi drivers have licences revoked

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Three Torfaen taxi drivers have appeared in court on separate occasions due to inappropriate behaviour, illegal taxi driving and a licensing hearing.

Friday 13 May 2016

New look for Greenmeadow subways

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Subways in Greenmeadow have been revamped as part of a project to improve safer routes in the community.

Wednesday 27 April 2016

Proposals to stop antisocial behaviour in town car park

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A new legal order has been introduced to tackle antisocial behaviour in a Pontypool town car park

Thursday 21 April 2016

Torfaen man sentenced for unfair commercial practices

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A Torfaen man has been sentenced following an investigation by Trading Standards.

Tuesday 8 March 2016

Car salesman found guilty of masquerading as a private seller

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Mr Michal Salacki of Henllys, Cwmbran pleaded guilty to twenty charges in relation to the sale of motor cars in breach of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.

Friday 26 February 2016

Lethal Highs School Lesson rolled out to all year 7 pupils across Wales

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Four Torfaen pupils were recently involved in playing lead roles in an educational film on the dangers of lethal highs, which will be rolled out in schools across Gwent.

Monday 22 February 2016

Scam warning for residents

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Trading Standards are warning residents of a possible phone scam.

Monday 8 February 2016

Man fined for collecting scrap illegally in Pontypool

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A Caerphilly man has been made to pay £370 for illegally collecting scrap metal without a licence in Pontypool.

Monday 2 November 2015

Blaenavon business fined for selling out of date food

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A Blaenavon store owner has been fined for selling out of date food.

Thursday 22 October 2015

Trading Standards warns residents of possible phone scam

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Torfaen Trading Standards are warning residents of a possible phone scam.

Friday 9 October 2015

Council supports Hate Crime Awareness Week

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Support is available in Torfaen for people experiencing hate

Wednesday 8 July 2015

Speak out to stop scams from spreading

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Torfaen council is calling on residents in Torfaen to expose scams and help stop more people from falling prey to clever cons that fleece them of thousands of pounds.

Wednesday 1 July 2015

Cwmbran man fined for illegal off-roading

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A man from Cwmbran has been fined £250 by Gwent Police for illegally off-roading on common land in Pontypool.

Friday 15 May 2015

Bakery Firm fined for using contaminated borehole water in Bread

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New Inn bakery firm fined for using contaminated borehole water.

Monday 16 June 2014

Cold-callers warning for residents

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Torfaen council is warning residents to be extra vigilant when dealing with cold callers

Monday 19 May 2014

Illegal off-roading 'out of control'

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Farmers in and around the Blaenavon World Heritage Site have voiced concerns over rapidly escalating damage and disturbance to local common land caused by illegal off-roaders.

Wednesday 18 December 2013

Dispersal order comes into effect in Pontypool

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Police act to tackle antisocial behaviour in Pontypool car parks

Monday 12 August 2013

Delivery scam warning for residents

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Torfaen Trading Standards are warning residents of a delivery scam in the area.

Thursday 20 June 2013

Council and Police use forensic technology to keep properties safe

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Torfaen Council and Gwent Police are using forensic technology to keep Torfaen properties safe and secure.

Thursday 16 May 2013

Scam awareness month

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Torfaen Trading Standards is pushing scam awareness this month in a bid to make more people aware of the different scams around.

Wednesday 27 February 2013

Pontypool Community Support Officers making a stand against anti-social behaviour

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Pontypool Community Support Officers are tackling anti-social behaviour at Pontypool Active Living Centre head on and now have a Gwent Police Stand in the foyer of the building.

Friday 8 February 2013

Scam warning for residents

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Torfaen Trading Standards are warning residents of a scam phone call that has been going around the area.

Thursday 25 October 2012

Warning of illegal Fireworks

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With bonfire night almost upon us, Torfaen Trading Standards are warning of sales of illegal fireworks.

Wednesday 3 October 2012

Mammoth cost of metal thefts

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Metal thefts cost Torfaen council almost £250,000 in the last financial year. To help tackle this problem, Torfaen council, in partnership with Gwent Police, is using a innovative forensic marking system called SmartWater.

Wednesday 26 September 2012

New cold calling control zones

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Torfaen is increasing the number of cold calling zones in the borough.

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