Time to break up from your relationship with smoking
The Stoptober campaign is back this October helping even more residents split up from their relationship with smoking.
October 2019
August 2016
Stubbing out illegal cigarettes and tobacco
Unregulated toxins, lost revenue, and proceeds being used to finance the activities of criminal gangs – just three reasons that Croydon Council’s trading standards (TS) team is urging people to boycott illegal cigarettes and tobacco.
Acting on reports […]
February 2016
Do you Pass? – Trading standards can help
The laws surrounding the sale of age-restricted goods are outlined in a course being offered, free of charge, to local businesses by Croydon’s trading standards department.
The “Fair Trading Award do you Pass?” accredited training course informs traders […]
January 2016
Thousands blighted by chronic smoking-related diseases
Residents who smoke are being warned about the risks of developing debilitating lung diseases if they do not kick the habit.
Smoking is the biggest preventable risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the umbrella term for […]
October 2015
Council team raids £500,000 fake tobacco factory
A factory churning out hundreds of thousands of pounds of fake branded tobacco has been successfully closed thanks to a raid led by council trading standards officers (TSOs).
In late August, six TSOs, supported by police and a […]
June 2015
Croydon takes historic step to support cut in tobacco use
A drive to reduce tobacco use among Croydon residents is set to receive a significant boost when the leader of Croydon Council signs the Local Government Declaration on Tobacco Control.
The declaration puts a spotlight on the harmful […]