Council prosecutes shopkeeper for selling knives to a child
A man who illegally sold a pack of 13 knives to a schoolchild has been given a four-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months after a council prosecution.
March 2019
January 2019
Roofer sentenced after trading standards investigation
A roofer who defrauded an elderly Croydon couple out of £19,000 for poor-quality and unnecessary work has received a suspended jail sentence after a council investigation.
October 2018
Council prosecutes pharmacy over illegal razor blade sale
The owners of a Croydon pharmacy have been ordered to pay over £10,000 in a court prosecution after trading standards officers caught them illegally selling razor blades to a child.
September 2018
Drivers warned over tyre safety
To mark London Trading Standards Week, the council is urging drivers shopping for second-hand tyres to be aware of what is safe and what is illegal.
July 2018
Council seizes illegal tobacco haul
£7,000 worth of fake cigarettes have been seized in shop raids by Croydon Council's trading standards team.
April 2018
Volunteer and help the clampdown on illegal under-age sales
Young volunteers are being recruited by Croydon Council’s trading standards (TS) department to help prevent the sale of age-restricted goods to under-age customers.
Heartless conmen target previous victims in return visits
Fraudsters who have already brought anxiety and distress to vulnerable residents across the borough are doubling their victims’ torment by revisiting them with the intent of working their cons again.
March 2018
Town-centre Poundworld store fined more than £1m for food hygiene breaches
A town-centre branch of a national chain store has been hit with financial penalties amounting to almost £1.2m for food hygiene and health and safety offences.
Council warning of rogue traders in north of the borough
A householder in Broad Green was saved from being swindled out of £4,000 when an alert bank cashier queried his request to withdraw the money from his account.
December 2017
Rogue builder jailed after ignoring court order and targeting elderly
A 79-year-old rogue builder has been sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for breaching a court order preventing him cold calling and carrying out building work.
Joining Thomas Gumble behind bars will be his grandson, also named Thomas Gumble, […]