by Leanne Fawcett | Aug 18, 2020 | Local News
A warning has been issued to County Durham residents following a series of scam emails, trying to obtain personal and financial information. The trading standards team at Durham County Council is urging residents to be on their guard after it has received reports of...
by Leanne Fawcett | Jul 9, 2019 | Local News
A store owner has been jailed after he was caught selling counterfeit cigarettes from his store in Seaham. Ismail Maulud, of Meadow Avenue, Blackhall Colliery, was jailed for a total of 30 months at Durham Crown Court, 12 months for the sale of counterfeit tobacco...
by Leanne Fawcett | Jun 28, 2019 | Local News
Durham County Council is supporting a national campaign to target scams and offer advice to help people avoid being duped. Throughout June, Durham County Council’s trading standards team has been supporting the National Scams Awareness Campaign to make people more...
by Leanne Fawcett | Mar 4, 2019 | Local News
The director of a renovation company has been ordered to pay out more than £13,000 after his sub-contractors “destroyed” a disabled woman’s home. Magistrates in Newton Aycliffe heard the woman was left distraught after Paul Gibson’s company Caritas Homes Limited...
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