INCIDENT 54 8TH JULY, LOXLEY, WARWICK OVERNIGHT UNKNOWN OFFENDERS HAVE FORCED ENTRY TO A METAL CONTAINER BUT NOT ENTERED. AN OUTBUILDING HAS BEEN FORCED INTO AND A £1500 QUAD BIKE TAKEN BY MOVING SEVERAL TRAILERS AND A VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE…
Threat Alert: Scam and rogue trader
Phoney Trading Standards Consumer Helpline Warning Trading Standards are warning consumers to beware of bogus ‘consumer helpline services’ claiming to be linked to the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) and charging £1.55/ minute plus access charges. As consumers seek advice for cancelled holidays due…
Incident Alert: Business Crime in Warwickshire
INCIDENT 471 30TH JUNE, CHAPEL STREET, LEAMINGTON SPA AT 8PM A GREEN VW TRANSPORTER WAS BROKEN INTO, SUSPECTS PULLED UP ALONG SIDE OF VEHICLE, OCC HAS JUMPED OUT AND BROKEN INTO SIDE SLIDING DOOR OF…
Incident Alert: Business Crime in Warwickshire
INCIDENT 67 29TH JUNE, LONG FURLONG, RUGBY OVERNIGHT U/K OFFENDERS HAVE PUNCHED A HOLE IN THE DOOR SKIN OF THE SIDE DOOR TO PARKED SECURE SILVER FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM ONCE INSIDE HAVE REMOVED ROLLER CASE WITH ALL TOOLS INSIDE AND…
COVID-19 secure guidance for employers, employees and the self-employed
Below you can find the Government Guideline for pubs and restaurants as they are due to re open post lockdown. Keeping-workers-and-customers-safe-during-covid-19-restaurants-pubs-bars-takeaways-230620 This guidance applies to any food preparation or service setting where…
Incident Alert: Business Crime in Warwickshire
INCIDENT 143 22ND JUNE, WEDDINGTON ROAD, NUNEATON OVERNIGHT U/K OFFENDERS HAVE ENTERED A SECURE SITE AND 30 BAGS OF PLASTER SKIM VALUE £300. INCIDENT 79 22ND JUNE, A429, WASPERTON OVERNIGHT UNKNOWN OFFENDERS HAVE BY UNKNOWN MEANS CUT THE SIDE CURTAIN…
Free business webinars focusing on the identification, classification and the current easements for placing PPE on the market, to run alongside webinars for businesses that are importing, manufacturing or retailing Hand Cleansing Products.
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), in partnership with the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), is running a series of 1 1/2 hour webinars for businesses focusing on the identification, classification and the current easements for placing PPE on the…
Incident Alert: Business Crime in Warwickshire
INCIDENT NUMBER 106 20TH JUNE, MAIN ROAD, AUSTREY OVERNIGHT U/K OFFENDERS HAVE TAKEN PADLOCK OFF WITH POSSIBLY AN ANGLE GRINDER. BROKE ONE OF THE WINDOWS OF AN EIGHT TON MINI DIGGER, CUT A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE SHED,…
Threat Alert: Fake COVID-19 Home Testing Appointment Texts Targets Public
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is reporting that it has witnessed evidence of bogus texts informing members of the public that a “COVID Home Testing Team” will visit their homes. The text specifies a date and time for the…
Deep Clean Warning to Business
Some Warwickshire businesses may be considering giving their premises a deep clean, prior to re-opening. But warn Warwickshire Trading Standards rogue traders may attempt to take advantage by offering services of little or no worth, for high prices! Scammers may offer decontamination services,…