PEOPLE in Eastbourne and Hailsham are being offered the chance to meet the four-legged sleuths sniffing out illegal tobacco sales in the area.

The tobacco detection dogs will be showing off their skills at public roadshow events hosted by East Sussex Trading Standards being held all next week (week commencing September 2, 2019). Continue reading →

PEOPLE have the chance to meet specialist tobacco sniffer dogs at a series of events in Hastings and Bexhill next week (August 12 to 16, 2019).

East Sussex Trading Standards is running a Tobacco Awareness Week, at which people can come along and find out more about the effects of smoking on health. Continue reading →

AN illegal tobacco trader caught with dodgy cigarettes has been ordered to pay back profits of more than £14,000 – or face prison time.

Hedy Shekha, from St Vincent’s Road, St Leonards, was convicted in January after detection dogs sniffed out £73 worth of fake cigarettes at a shop he owned in Hastings, and was given a 12 month community order. Continue reading →

TRADING Standards officers are stepping up the fight against fraudsters after uncovering new scams across East Sussex.

The new cons came to light during Scams Awareness 2019 when officers spoke to residents at events across the county. Continue reading →