Herefordshire Council s trading standards service is issuing a warning following complaints that vulnerable people are currently being targeted for high price mobility products by a firm called ABM Mobility from Long Eaton in Derbyshire.
On Friday 20 November 2009 at Hereford Magistrates Court, David Simmons, formerly of Enderby House, Bromyard was given a six-week custodial sentence and ordered to forfeit around £2,000 worth of goods and computer equipment used in his DVD film and game counterfeiting operation.
Herefordshire Council s Trading Standards Service is issuing a stark warning to anyone buying a used car that they should always carry out a car data check such as HPI or Experian, to ensure there is no outstanding finance.
Herefordshire s ground-breaking public services partnership has gone live on the integration of systems across all of its environment and regeneration services one of the largest programmes of its kind.
Herefordshire Council s customer services staff are planning a host of special events to celebrate national customer service week which takes place from 5th-11th October.
The decision was made on Monday, August 10 after Paul West, Chief Constable of West Mercia Constabulary, called for a review follow a second under age sale being made.
A special event for older people will bring a host of experts together under one roof to give advice about everything from keeping fit to keeping your blood pressure down. The event for older people, which takes place at the Bromyard Centre from 9.
Herefordshire Council s trading standards service is warning local firms that they may become victims of the numerous scams targeted at small businesses every year.
In the last six months, advice service Consumer Direct has received more than a dozen calls from residents who believe they have been targeted by cold-calling rogues offering unnecessary upgrades or charging exorbitant fees.
Coventry Trading Standards has warned of the risks of buying in demand Take That tickets for their Ricoh Arena concerts at the last minute after receiving concerns over the number of 'unofficial' websites offering tickets for next week s gigs.