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Two brothers from Minety and a third man from Aldermaston have today (13 April), been given prison sentences, following a successful prosecution by Wiltshire Council supported by the National Trading Standards, South West Regional Investigation Team.

A market trader who operates throughout Wiltshire has pleaded guilty to selling an age-restricted product to a child.

A company director has been sentenced following successful prosecutions by Wiltshire Council and Herefordshire Council for multiple consumer protection offences committed in Wiltshire and Herefordshire.

A Devizes man, Gent Jakupi formerly of New Park St, Devizes and Andover Road, Ludgershall, was served with a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act and ordered to pay back over £150K by Swindon Crown Court on Monday 5 December 2022.

A Devizes man, Gent Jakupi formerly of New Park St, Devizes and Andover Road, Ludgershall, was served with a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act and ordered to pay back over £150K by Swindon Crown Court on Monday 5 December 2022.

Wiltshire Council has accredited a precious metal buyer as part of a national scheme providing consumers with a list of local businesses which have given their commitment to trading fairly. Gold-Traders is a precious metal buyer, which offer customers valuation on their jewellery, up-front, with no hidden fees or extra charges, and is the first business of its kind in the country to be awarded this status.

Wiltshire Council is reminding local food and independent retailers of the need to carry out urgent checks to ensure that all Ferrero and Kinder products identified in a recent product recall linked to Salmonella typhimurium have been removed from sale.

A rogue trading roofer from Cricklade has been successfully prosecuted by Wiltshire Council after admitting to a series of offences relating to work they were undertaking in the Wiltshire, Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas.

A Salisbury builder has been successfully prosecuted by Wiltshire Council for substandard work and using professional accreditations without authorisation.

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