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Company Director Signs Promise not to Breach Consumer Laws

January 27, 2020 David Millward

A DIRECTOR of several plumbing companies has signed a promise not to breach consumer protection laws in the future, following

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Reading Estate Agent Fined £30,000

November 6, 2019 Oscar Mortali

A Reading estate agent has been fined £30,000 for waiting until minutes after a sale was completed to tell buyers

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Housing Trading Standards 

Ban on Unfair Fees and Charges for Private Tenants

June 10, 2019 David Millward

TENANTS renting private properties should no longer be hit by a raft of hidden charges from landlords and letting agents

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Children & Education Community Health Trading Standards 

‘Mini Police’ Get Lessons in Alcohol Awareness

March 20, 2018 Victoria Nickless

SCHOOL children at Katesgrove Primary School are benefitting from alcohol awareness sessions, as part of a ‘Mini Police’ project. Reading

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Trading Standards 

Reading Festival Ticket Tout Prosecuted

March 13, 2018 Victoria Nickless

AN ILLEGAL ticket tout operating during last year’s Reading Festival has been hit with a financial penalty of over £1,000.

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Nearly 75% of Parents say ‘No’ to giving alcohol to 16 year olds for a party

August 2, 2017 David Millward

IN A SURVEY of nearly 250 parents, conducted by Reading Community Alcohol Partnership (CAP), 75% of parents said they would

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Trading Standards 

RESIDENTS URGED TO BE SCAM AWARE

July 11, 2017 Victoria Nickless

Trading Standards and 5th Tilehurst Guides are urging residents to ‘take a stand against scams’ during this year’s Scam Awareness

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Crime Trading Standards 

Reading Car Sales Trader Prosecuted

December 9, 2016December 9, 2016 Victoria Nickless

READING COUNCIL successfully prosecuted a Reading man for his unscrupulous car sale activity this week. Nadeem Younis, age 37, of

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Crime Health Trading Standards 

Council’s Community Alcohol Partnership Officers Win National Award

November 23, 2016 Victoria Nickless

MATTHEW Knight and Tessa Brunsden, two dedicated Community Alcohol Partnership Officers from Reading Borough Council, have received a national award

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Community Health Trading Standards 

Young People Hop on the Bus for Alcohol Advice at Footy Tournament

October 25, 2016 Victoria Nickless

READING’S FIRST Stop Bus will be supporting Reading Football Club’s Kicks Project tournament on Tuesday 25th October. The football tournament,

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Trading Standards 

Reading Car Sales Fraudster Prosecuted

October 13, 2016October 25, 2016 Victoria Nickless

A READING man has been successfully prosecuted for fraud involving the sale of cars. Waheed Hussain Butt, 43, of Wincanton

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