THE case of a 95-year-old East Sussex woman conned out of hundreds of pounds is being used to highlight the dangers of scams for a national awareness-raising campaign.

Doris, who lives alone in Eastbourne, was left more than £500 out of pocket after being tricked by telephone cold callers into signing up for products and services she didn’t need. Continue reading →

AN online trader caught with almost £40,000 worth of counterfeit motor parts for sale has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

East Sussex Trading Standards officers discovered the haul, which included spark plugs and fuel injector parts, in the living room of Istvan Lorincz’s home in George Street, Hailsham. Continue reading →

PEOPLE in Bexhill are being urged to be on their guard for ‘cowboy’ builders targeting residents in the area.

East Sussex Trading Standards issued the warning following a spate of cold callers offering house improvements or gardening services. Continue reading →

A SHOPKEEPER from St Leonards has been handed a suspended jail term and left more than £3,000 out of pocket after being caught selling illegal tobacco products.

Arsalan Mohammadi was convicted at Hastings Magistrates’ Court following an investigation of his store – One Shop, in London Road – by officers from East Sussex Trading Standards.