December
Press Releases
BIG
VARIATIONS FOUND IN ALCOHOL CONTENT OF DRAUGHT SHANDIES
(Cumbria County Council - 30/12/02)
EXCESSIVE
LEVELS OF LEAD & CADMIUM DETECTED ON CHRISTMAS TOYS
(Cumbria County Council - 30/12/02)
COUNTERFEIT
MUSIC FACTORY SMASHED
(West Yorkshire Trading
Standards - 30/12/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS ON THE CASE
(West Yorkshire
Trading Standards - 18/12/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS WATCHDOGS WARN OF LATEST LETTER SCAM
(Northumberland
County Council - 17/12//02)
HIGH
LEVELS OF CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION IN SOY SAUCES
(Northumberland
County Council - 17/12//02)
POLICE
AND TRADING STANDARDS TARGET COUNTERFEITERS
(Northumberland
County Council - 17/12//02)
COUNTERFEITERS
CAUGHT OUT BY CHEEKY INSTRUCTIONS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 13/12/02)
ANOTHER
FLAMING CHRISTMAS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 13/12/02)
SHANDY
STRENGTH VARIATIONS HIGHLIGHTED
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 11/12/02)
COUNTERFEIT
CLOTHING GETS SNAPPED UP
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 11/12/02)
BUYERS
WARNED ABOUT PREMIUM RATE CALLS
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 09/12/02)
LOCAL
COMPANY’S CREDIT LICENCE REVOKED
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 06/12/02)
COUNTERFEIT
CROOKS CAUGHT IN THE ACT
SANTA
CLAUSE 2 TOO SOON
(West Yorkshire
Trading Standards - 03/12/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS’ TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
(West Yorkshire
Trading Standards - 03/12/02)
DATA
PROTECTION WARNING REPEATED
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 02/12/02)
November
Press Releases
UNDER
18? NO SALE
(Northumberland County Council
- 29/11/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS TO CONDUCT A SURVEY OF DOORSTEP SALES
(Northumberland County Council - 21/11/02)
WHISKY
WARNING
(Northumberland County Council - 21/11/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS WARN OF COSTLY FAXES
(Northumberland
County Council - 15/11/02)
COUNTERFEIT
SCOTCH WHISKY ALERT
(Cumbria County Council - 15/11/02)
NEW
INITIATIVE TO COMBAT DOORSTEP CALLERS
(Cumbria County Council - 15/11/02)
SALE
OF FIREWORKS TO UNDER 18’S
(Cumbria County Council - 15/11/02)
DOORSTEP
CRIME - NATIONAL CONSUMER WEEK
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 13/11/02)
CAR
BUYERS BEWARE
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 13/11/02)
BUSINESS
SUPPORT THROUGH SEMINARS
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 13/11/02)
FARMER
FOUND GUILTY OF BREAKING 20 DAY STANDSTILL
(Cumbria County Council - 13/11/02)
FOOT
IN THE DOOR TRADERS WARNING
(Durham County Council - 11/11//02)
CONSUMER
WATCHDOGS ISSUE BOOTLEG BOOZE WARNING TO FESTIVE BARGAIN HUNTERS COUNTERFEIT
WHISKY COULD CAUSE BLINDNESS AND COMA
(Durham County Council - 11/11//02)
A
FOCUS ON DOORSTEP CRIME
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 11/11/02)
SERIOUS
HEALTH WARNING WITH COUNTERFEIT WHISKY
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 11/11/02)
NORTHUMBERLAND
TRADING STANDARDS TOGETHER WITH NORTH EAST TRADING STANDARDS AUTHORITIES
GROUP (NETSA) ACTS TO HELP THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO POWER AND FUEL
SUPPLIERS DURING NATIONAL CONSUMER WEEK
(Northumberland County Council - 11/11/02)
FUEL
POVERTY AND FUELS DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR - NORTHUMBERLAND TRADING
STANDARDS AND THE NORTH EAST TRADING STANDARDS AUTHORITIES GROUP (NETSA)
ACTS TO HELP YOU
(Northumberland County Council - 11/11/02)
NATIONAL
CONSUMER WEEK - NATIONAL COLD CALLING PROTOCOL - TUESDAY 12TH NOVEMBER
2002
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 07/11/02)
FEELING
GOOD THEATRE PERFORM AT WEST YORKSHIRE TRADING STANDARDS NATIONAL
CONSUMER WEEK 13TH NOVEMBER 2002
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 07/11/02)
WEST
YORKSHIRE TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE SUPPORT LOCAL REPUTABLE TRADERS
THROUGH FIRST CHECKPOINT SCHEME
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 07/11/02)
FAKE
SCOTCH WHISKY CONTAMINATED WITH METHANOL
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 07/11/02)
"A
FOOT IN THE DOOR" NATIONAL CONSUMER WEEK 11-15TH NOV 2002
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 04/11/02)
MOTOR
TRADE PARTNERSHIP – GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 01/11/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS OFFICERS GIVE ADVICE ON FIREWORK SAFETY
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 01/11/02)
TOP
TEAM AWARD FOR REGISTRATION SERVICE
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 01/11/02)
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
TIPS
FROM CUMBRIA
Trading
Standards
(Cumbria County Council - 01/11/02)
October
Press Releases
PORNOGRAPHIC
VIDEO CATALOGUE MAILED TO UNSUSPECTING LANCASHIRE HOUSEHOLDS
(Lancashire
County Council - 30/10//02)
KEEP
THE HOME FIRES BURNING -
BUT
DON'T GET RIPPED OFF
(Durham County Council
- 29/10//02)
VICTORY
FOR LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL AS GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES PROPOSAL TO
OUTLAW DANGEROUS 'POCKET MONEY' FIREWORKS
(Lancashire
County Council - 29/10//02)
IGNORE
HOAX CIRCULAR ASKING FOR 'BUSINESS CARDS FOR DYING BABY'
(Lancashire
County Council - 29/10//02)
SMALL
BUSINESS WARNED ABOUT PAYING OVER THE ODDS FOR DATA PROTECTION REGISTRATION
(Lancashire
County Council - 29/10//02)
RESEARCHING THE HOCKNEY FAMILY TREE
(West Yorkshire Trading
Standards - 25/10/02)
BRAMPTON
PUBLICAN AND BARMAID GUILTY OF SPIRIT SUBSTITUTION
(Cumbria County Council - 22/10/02)
FIREWORK
SURVEY REVEALS PROBLEMS
(West Yorkshire
Trading Standards - 21/10/02)
JOINT
WARNING OVER BOGUS TRADERS
(Northumberland County Council
- 18/10/02)
UNDERAGE
ALCOHOL SALES IN BARROW
(Cumbria County Council - 18/10/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS WARN OF TARMAC GANGS
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 18/10/02)
LEAD
CONTAMINATION OF "MORNING SICKNESS" CURE
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 18/10/02)
REMEMBER,
REMEMBER
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 18/10/02)
CLAMPDOWN
ON COUNTERFEITS AT LOCAL MARKET
(Cumbria County Council - 10/10/02)
MOTOR
TRADE PARTNERSHIP IS ON THE ROAD
(West Yorkshire Trading
Standards - 08/10/02)
ALCOPOP
SURVEY FINDS CHEMICAL CHAOS
(Durham County Council - 02/10/02)
ALL
CHANGE!
(Durham County Council - 02/10/02)
THIRD
PUBLICAN GUILTY OF SELLING SUBSTITUTE SPIRITS
(Cumbria County Council - 02/10/02)
September
Press Releases
ELECTRIC
BLANKET TESTING 16 TO 21 SEPTEMBER 2023 - RESULTS
(Cumbria County Council - 24/09/02)
PUBLICANS
FINED FOR SPIRIT SUBSTITUTION
(Cumbria County Council - 18/09/02)
CLAMPDOWN
ON COUNTERFEITS AT CAR BOOT SALE
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 18/09/02)
FAMILY
HISTORY DAY
(West Yorkshire Joint Services - 17/09/02)
CLOCKED
CARS SOLD BY ROTHWELL MOTOR DEALER
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards -
04/09/02)
August
Press Releases
WATCHDOGS
URGE CAUTION WHEN USING CAR SUPERMARKETS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 27/08/02)
BLANKET
BLITZ
(Northumberland County Council - 27/08/02)
CHAIN
LETTER GIFTING SCHEME HITS NORTH YORKSHIRE
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 12/08/02)
REFLECTION
TIME
(Northumberland County Council - 06/08/02)
July
Press Releases
CRACKDOWN
ON SALE OF ALCOHOL TO UNDER AGE TEENAGERS
(Cumbria County Council - 30/07/02)
EXTENDED
OPENING AT COUNTY'S REGISTER OFFICES
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 26/07/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS OFFICERS ON HAND TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 26/07/02)
WONDER
DIET PAIR JAILED
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 26/07/02)
YOUNG
CONSUMER OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL FINAL
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 18/07/02)
WEST
YORKSHIRE WINNERS PLAYING SAFE
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards
- 15/07/02)
CHAIN
LETTER GIFTING SCHEME HITS WEST YORKSHIRE
(West Yorkshire Trading
Standards - 12/07/02)
BURGLAR
ALARM SALESMEN TARGET THE ELDERLY
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 12/07/02)
COUNTERFEIT
PRINT CARTRIDGES SEIZED
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 03/07/02)
OPEN
DAY FOR WEST YORKSHIRE JOINT SERVICES
(West Yorkshire Joint Services - 02/07/02)
June
Press Releases
COMING
OF PROOF OF AGE
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 27/06/02)
MISLEADING
TELESALES STRIKE AGAIN
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 25/06/02)
100%
PROOF OF AGE
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 18/06/02)
FOOD
ALERT ON SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS
(Durham County Council - 06/05/02)
May
Press Releases
PROOF
OF AGE PARTNERSHIP IS A SUCCESS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 30/05/02)
WATCHDOGS
WARN OF GROWING MISERY FOR CAR BUYERS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 27/05/02)
MOTOR
TRADE PARTNERSHIP – GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 20/05/02)
TELEPHONE
SALES AND JUNK MAIL: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 01/05/02)
HOUSEHOLDERS
ADVISER NOT TO FALL
FOR ‘FREE DAMP
PROOF CHECK’ HARD SELL
(Lancashire
County Council - 03/05/02)
BUSINESS
WEBSITE ‘REGISTRATION’ OFFER
(Lancashire
County Council - 03/05/02)
SECOND
HAND GOODS TO BE SAFETY ASSURED
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 02/05/02)
BEWARE
DOORSTEP TRADERS!
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 01/05/02)
THE
ON-LINE QUIZ IS BACK – PUMA PRIZES ON OFFER
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 01/05/02)
April
Press Releases
EASY
MONEY RUSE
(Durham County Council - 25/04/02)
NEW
'GREEN' LAWS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS
(Durham County Council - 25/04/02)
DATA
PROTECTION ‘AGENCIES’ TARGET WEST YORKSHIRE
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 12/04/02)
CANADIAN
FRAUDSTERS TARGET THE ELDERLY
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 11/04/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS OFFICERS DISPOSE OF KILLER CONFECTIONARY
(Northumberland County Council - 09/04/02)
COUNCIL
ISSUES "COWBOY BUILDERS" WARNING
(Northumberland County Council - 09/04/02)
March
Press Releases
COUNTERFEIT SHOWN THE RED CARD
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 28/03/02)
WEST
YORKSHIRE YOUNG CONSUMER OF THE YEAR REGIONAL
FINAL
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 26/03/02)
KING
PRAWN SAFETY FEARS
(Durham County Council - 26/03/02)
APPLE
JUICE HEALTH FEARS
(Durham County Council - 26/03/02)
YOUNG
CONSUMER OF THE YEAR 2002 REGIONAL FINAL
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 26/03/02)
TODDLER
DEATH:
SWEETS
WARNING
(Northumberland County Council - 26/03/02)
FLAMMABILITY
WARNING:
ITALIAN
LEATHER FURNITURE
(Northumberland County Council - 26/03/02)
DON'T
BE FOOLED AGAIN
(Northumberland County Council - 26/03/02)
HELPLINE
ANSWERS ITS 100,000th QUERY
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 26/03/02)
MOTOR
TRADE PARTNERSHIP – THE KEY TO SUCCESS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 13/03/02)
FOOD
HAZARD WARNING – MINI CUP FRUIT SWEETS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 11/03/02)
URGENT
FURTHER WARNING ON HAZARD TO CHILDREN (FROM
MINI FRUIT GEL SWEETS)
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 11/03/02)
February Press Releases
BEWARE
OF DOORSTEP BUILDERS
(Cumbria County Council - 22/02/02)
“BEWARE
– DANGEROUS SECOND HAND GOODS”
(West Yorkshire
Trading Standards - 21/02/02)
JUNK
MAIL
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 21/02/02)
NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL -
TRADING STANDARDS SERVICE
(North
Yorkshire
County Council - 07/02/02)
GREAT
NEWS FOR CONSUMERS
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 06/02/02)
SHEEP
FARMER FINED
(North
Yorkshire
County Council - 06/02/02)
NORTH
YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WELCOMES MINISTERS WARNING
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 06/02/02)
January Press Releases
WATCH
OUT!! A BOGUS PRIZE LETTER COULD BE WINGING ITS WAY TO YOU
(Cumbria County Council - 31/01/02)
DATA
PROTECTION ACT SCAM
(Cumbria County Council - 31/01/02)
DON'T
BE CAUGHT OUT!
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 30/01/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS TO MEET WITH HARROGATE MOTOR DEALERS
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 21/01/02)
TRADING
STANDARDS OFFICERS OFFER TRAINING TO THE MOTOR TRADE
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 10/01/02)
NEW
YEAR WARNING ISSUED OVER LOSING THOSE EXTRA POUNDS
(North
Yorkshire County Council - 10/01/02)
DATA
PROTECTION ACT – DON’T BE CAUGHT OUT
(West Yorkshire Trading Standards - 02/01/02)
Press
Releases Issued in 2001
