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Residents warned of doorstep energy and cleaning scams targeting Ipswich
Suffolk County Council Trading Standards has issued fresh warnings about doorstep traders targeting Ipswich and Sudbury residents with energy deals and pressure washing services.by
Oliver Rouane-Williams
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Major operation seizes £1.3m of 'dangerous' electric vehicles
A multi-agency crackdown led by Suffolk Trading Standards has seized 340 dangerous electric motorcycles and transport goods worth £1.3 million at the Port of Felixstowe, preventing unsafe vehicles capable of speeds over 50mph from reaching UK consumers.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Rogue Ipswich plumber jailed for £22,000 customer fraud
Grant Phillips was sentenced to 26 months in prison at Ipswich Crown Court today (Wednesday, 20 August) for taking money from 12 customers for work that was not completed or was substandard.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Trading Standards warn of fake BT callers targeting IP2 residents
Suffolk Trading Standards has received reports of fraudsters posing as BT representatives and requesting bank details from people in the IP2 area of Ipswich.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Council tax rebate scammers target Ipswich residents
Doorstep callers claiming to help residents get council tax rebates have been reported in Ipswich and Nacton, with fraudsters charging 35% fees for free services.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Dubai chocolate poses health risks, Suffolk Trading Standards warns
Dubai chocolate, the green pistachio-filled chocolate that recently went viral on social media, may contain dangerous ingredients not suitable for UK consumers, according to the FSA.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Police seize 400 illegal vapes in Ipswich operation
Officers from the Kestrel Team visited seven retailers in Ipswich Central on Friday, 6 June, seizing over 400 disposable vapes following the nationwide ban that came into effect on 1 June.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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'Cash for jewellery' traders targeting Rushmere St Andrew residents
Reports have emerged of doorstep traders approaching properties in Rushmere St Andrew, asking residents if they want to sell jewellery items.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Warning as roof cleaning cold callers target Ipswich IP3 area
Suffolk Trading Standards has received reports of traders going door to door in the IP3 area of Ipswich offering to clean moss from roofs.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Rogue traders target Ipswich homeowners with roofing scam
Cold callers in Ipswich are offering cheap roofing repairs before dramatically increasing prices, with one resident in the Dales Road area already approached.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Woodbridge farmer fined £27,000 over dead sheep discoveries
A farmer has been ordered to pay £27,000 after Trading Standards officers found multiple dead sheep carcasses left on his land over a 10-month period.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Trading Standards seizes 1,800 dangerous batteries and chargers in East of England
More than 1,800 dangerous replacement batteries and chargers have been removed from sale following a major Trading Standards investigation across the East of England.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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