PEOPLE are being urged to beware of online scammers as the festive shopping period reaches its climax.

East Sussex Trading Standards is asking people to be on their guard to avoid becoming a victim, with around half of consumers expected to shop online this Christmas. Continue reading →

A FESTIVE day of action is being held in Sussex to support people who have fallen victim to scams.

Trading Standards teams in East and West Sussex have teamed up with the National Trading Standards Scams Team to run Operation ‘Bah Scambug’ on Monday, December 15. Continue reading →

THE highly trained noses of tobacco detection dogs helped East Sussex Trading Standards sniff out £7,000 worth of illegal cigarettes.

Raids on four shops in Eastbourne town centre and Hampden Park netted a haul of almost 9,000 cigarettes and more than 10kg of hand rolling tobacco. Continue reading →

A SHOPKEEPER from Hailsham has been brought to justice after being caught selling illegal tobacco products.

Sardar Razai, proprietor of Your Local Shop, in High Street, offered counterfeit versions of well-known cigarette and tobacco brands as well as illegal brands such as the Russian made Jin Ling cigarettes. Continue reading →