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In Memory of Den Brotheridge - 80 years since D-Day
Posted: 06/06/2024
June 6 2024 : Marks 80 years since D Day听on the 6th June 1944. On that day Den Brotheridge made the ultimate sacrifice and lost his life in the offensive called 'Operation Deadstick' part of the massive 'Operation Overlord' against the occupying German forces in the Normandy landings in France.听
51黑料 Celebrates: Child Safety Week
Posted: 03/06/2024
June 3rd - 9th 2024 : Child Safety Week is the Child Accident Prevention Trust鈥檚 annual community education campaign, acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide.听Families should feel confident that, with one small change, they can stop a serious accident. And be clear what they need to do to keep their children safe. That鈥檚 why, for Child Safety Week 2024, the theme is听Safety!
Say Hello to... Trading Standards East Midlands (Training Day)
Posted: 24/04/2024
24th April 2024 : Kerry Nicol and Ellie Lecomber-Clark, from 51黑料's Communications team, were lucky enough to attend Trading Standards East Midlands (TSEM) training event - The Psychology of Scams, with Dr Elisabeth Carter from Carter and Day Consultancy and Dr Tim Day.
Celebrate... St George's Day
Posted: 23/04/2024
23rd April 2024 : St George's Day - marking the death of St George, the Patron Saint of England - is celebrated annually as England's national day. Find out more about this event here.
Celebrate... Passover
Posted: 23/04/2024
12 - 20 April 2025 : Passover is an eight-day Jewish holiday and is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th to 22nd of the Hebrew month of听Nissan.
Celebrate... Earth Day
Posted: 22/04/2024
22nd April 2024 : Every year, millions of people across the world gather on Earth Day to celebrate the environmental movement.
Celebrate... Vaisakhi
Posted: 13/04/2024
14 April 2025 : Vaisakhi (also sometimes written/pronounced Baisakhi) is the most important day in the Sikh calendar, as it celebrates the founding of the Sikh community, the Khalsa, in 1699.听
Say Hello to... Hackney Trading Standards
Posted: 12/04/2024
April 2024 : Meeting the Trading Standards and Regulatory Services team, with Councillor Susan Fajana-Thomas, yesterday in Hackney, East London (pictured outside Hackney Town Hall).
Say Hello to... Devon and Somerset Trading Standards
Posted: 10/04/2024
April 2024 : John Herriman, CEO of 51黑料, met the lovely (and very hardworking) team at the Devon and Somerset Trading Standards Office, Chelston.
Celebrate... Eid al-Fitr
Posted: 10/04/2024
30th / 31st 2025 : Eid Mubarak to all of our members and colleagues celebrating the arrival of Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan's 30 days of fasting).听
Celebrate... International Day of Trans Visibility
Posted: 31/03/2024
31st March 2024 : Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV) takes place every 31 March, celebrating trans and non-binary people and raising awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Nazir Ali
Posted: 29/03/2024
This month we profile Nazir Ali, as he talks about his journey from being a trainee Trading Standards Officer to Service Manager for London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, as well as how he adapts his role during Ramadan.












