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Closure order served by Reading Council on vape shop following illegal tobacco sales
- Vape shop on Oxford Road, Reading closed for three months by Trading Standards officers
- Follows prolific sales of illegal tobacco and vape pens at the premises
- Business must remain shut until February 2025
Council cracks down on unsafe food businesses during September
- Two businesses faced action from Environmental Health following safety breaches
Consultation launched to tune-up busking guidelines for Reading
- Consultation open on proposed guidance for buskers and street performers operating in Reading
- Follows feedback gathered by Reading BID from residents and local business owners
- Views sought from all Reading buskers, street performers and groups, residents, businesses, and visitors
Rogue trader jailed for 32 months following Reading Borough Council Trading Standards investigation
- Trader inflated prices for garden maintenance
- The bank stopped payments and the Trading Standards team launched an investigation
- Trader jailed for 32 months on Friday 14 June 2024
Hundreds of kilos of illegal meat seized by Reading Food Safety Officers
- Approximately 400kg of illegal meat was seized from two Reading food businesses in April
- Stock included 172 sheep heads and two large bags of smokies cutlets, illegal under UK law
- Costs of £6,000 ordered to be paid by the business owners
Taxi Driver fined following a successful prosecution by Reading Council
- South Oxfordshire District Council licensed taxi driver pleaded guilty at Reading Magistrates Court in April
- He was ordered to pay over £1,400 in financial penalties and had eight penalty points added to his driving licence
Unlicensed Taxi driver fined after operating illegally in Reading
- Unlicensed driver found illegally plying for hire in Reading town centre on May 2023
- Driver given a fine of 2,900 and eight penalty points on his licence
- Licensing officers stress the importance of checking a valid licence is in place for your journey
Butchers closed by the Council After Rats Contaminated Meat
- Butcher's shop closed by Council's Environmental Health team due to extensive rat activity
- Hygiene inspection revealed rat contamination on products for sale
- New ownership failed to register with Environmental Health; owners fined £3,020
Residents urged to be scam-smart this Christmas
- Avoid counterfeit goods this Christmas
- Steer clear of dangerous toys online
- Don’t be tempted to borrow money from unscrupulous loan sharks
£150k fine for fraudster previously convicted of selling counterfeit service history books
- Scammer previously jailed for selling fake car service history books has been fined over £150,000 following Proceeds of Crime investigation
Private hire driver fined after operating without a licence in Reading
- Driver found to be operating without a licence fined £982 following investigation by licensing officers
- Residents are reminded not to use unlicensed private hire vehicles where no safeguards will be in place
Licence Revoked for Town Centre Shop
- Today's Express, Duke Street, Reading had its licence revoked in February 2023
- The decision follows a series of serious breaches and despite repeated warnings by the Council’s licensing team