Consumer news
The Government has today (29/12/2010) announced new funding to continue the fight against loan sharks and scams.Specialist regional Illegal Money Lending (IML) and Scambuster teams run...
29 Dec 2010
THOUSANDS of consumers across Wales risk being shortchanged by inaccurate equipment in shops, pubs and garages.Figures released by Welsh councils under the Freedom of Information...
1 Jul 2010
Loan sharks are a menace that must be stopped, said Social Justice Minister Carl Sargeant today as he met victims of illegal money lenders and...
1 Jun 2010
Government campaign urges you to spring clean your finances by brushing up on your consumer rightsA survey released today by the Department for Business, Innovation...
1 Mar 2010
The OFT and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) are warning the public to be on their guard against a new Jamaican-based lottery scam which...
18 Dec 2009
Visit by Rt. Hon. Gareth Thomas MP Minister of State for Trade & Consumer Affairs (14th April 2009)On the 14th April 2009, Gareth Thomas was...
14 Apr 2009
Don’t be ripped off by rogue traders – that’s the message to householders across Wales from Digital UK and Trading Standards in the lead up...
28 Jan 2009
More than 45,000 cigarettes and nearly 150kg of tobacco were seized in a recent initiative to get illicit tobacco off the streets of South Wales....
1 Dec 2008
Wales Trading Standards Service’s are advising local consumers and legitimate businesses that from 1st October 2008, cancellation rights will change when signing contracts with door-to-door...
1 Oct 2008
On 1st October 2007, changes in the law for the sale of tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, loose rolling tobacco or rolling papers will come into...
1 Oct 2007