A SHOPKEEPER from St Leonards has been handed a suspended prison sentence after being caught selling bogus tobacco.

Hashim Mohammad was found to have counterfeit brands and packs of tobacco without the required health warning at his shop, Dilan Convenience Store, in Battle Road. Continue reading →

RESIDENTS in Bexhill are being warned to be on their guard for a paving company targeting elderly residents in the town.

A man in his 60s and a retired couple were each persuaded to part with more than £5,000 in cash to have their driveway repaved, after being ‘cold called’ at home earlier this week. Continue reading →

TRADING Standards officers swooped to save an elderly couple in Seaford from being conned out of more than £5,000 by cold callers.

The couple, in their 80s and living in the Alfriston Road area of the town, attempted to withdraw £5,200 from their bank after being talked into agreeing to pay for their drive to be block paved. Continue reading →

A ‘COWBOY’ roofing contractor who conned vulnerable and elderly residents out of more than £26,000 was today beginning time behind bars.

John Gray left a trail of victims across East and West Sussex in his wake after making false claims about his services and tricking residents into parting with their cash unnecessarily. Continue reading →