Remember, remember - don't fool with fireworks

Cumbria County Council's Trading Standards and Fire and Rescue Services have once again joined forces with Cumbria Police in the lead up to the firework sales period to remind retailers to be vigilant and ensure that fireworks are not sold to anyone under the age of 18...

Police in Millom advise residents to be careful when dealing with cold callers
Police in Millom are advising that when investing in security systems for the home or business it's not advisable to deal with cold callers or telesal...
Trading Standards confirm that no pork or horsemeat found in local beef products
Cumbria County Council’s Trading Standards are pleased to announce that, following the completion of the first and second phase of the Food Standards...
Cumbria police appeal for people to be aware of guaranteed cheque prize scams
Cumbria police are appealing for the community to be aware of people being conned out of money in the promise that they will receive a large prize. Th...
Underage shop sale tests on Cockermouth & Keswick
Officers in Allerdale Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team together with Trading Standards carried out test purchasing of alcohol in both Keswick and Coc...
Food supplier fined following Trading Standards investigation
Cumbria County Council’s Trading Standards team successfully brought a case against a North-East food wholesalers, who put peanut allergy sufferers at...
New Trading Standards surgeries in Eden
Two new drop-in surgeries have been launched in Eden to give communities accessible Trading Standards consumer advice. Cumbria County Council’s Tradin...
County council and police crack down on underage alcohol sales
Cumbria County Council’s Trading Standards team have been working in partnership with Cumbria Constabulary to increase vigilance and stamp out underage sales in Carlisle and Keswick. A 15-year-...
Illegal tobacco seized in raids across Cumbria
A multi-agency clampdown on the trade in illegal tobacco has taken place in Cumbria this week, with officers getting the leap on illegal traders in a series of house visits in Workington, Whitehaven...
Cumbria Trading Standards crackdown on the scammers
Cumbria County Council's trading standards will be cracking down on scam correspondence next month with a Scamnesty campaign, where the public are being encouraged to drop off dodgy letters or emails...
Get your Warm Home advice this winter
Cumbrians are being urged to give cold-callers the cold shoulder and get their winter fuel advice through official channels. Trading Standards bosses have received several complaints from members of...