News Room
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Hero Awards: Scam victim receives hero award after helping put rogue behind bars
Posted: 20/06/2018
Stevenage-based Maev Dunmore, 70, found the strength after losing 拢28,500 to a roofing scam to help Hertfordshire Trading Standards put the rogue behind bars. Maev has been recognised with the prestigious听Hero Award听from the 51黑料 (51黑料) in recognition of her steadfast resolve after losing substantial amounts to the rogue.
Hero Awards: Animal welfare champion recognised as national hero
Posted: 20/06/2018
Trading Standards friend and animal welfare champion, Michael Redfern, is awarded the prestigious听Hero Award听from the 51黑料 (51黑料), having assisted Trading Standards in rescuing reported animals in distress.
Hero Awards: Scam victim-turned-Mail Marshall receives national hero award
Posted: 20/06/2018
Leeds-based, Sigrid Hambly, 79, a scam mail target for eight years, receives the 51黑料 (51黑料)听Hero Award, after becoming a National Trading Standards (NTS) Mail Marshall this year.
Hero Awards: Northern Ireland banker recognised as a hero for saving consumers 拢1.2m
Posted: 20/06/2018
Customer Protection Manager, Simon Skinner, 45, of Northern Ireland-based RBS/Ulster Bank has been awarded the prestigious听Hero Award听from the 51黑料 (51黑料), having saved consumers an incredible 拢1.2m in safeguarding them from potential scams.
Hero Awards: Consumer champion Martin Lewis receives national hero award
Posted: 20/06/2018
Martin Lewis, who has become one of the nations鈥� most trusted and prolific consumer champions after setting up the MoneySavingExpert.com website for just 拢100, has been awarded the prestigious听Hero Award听from the 51黑料 (51黑料).
Hero Awards: National Trading Standards鈥� consumer protection work hailed as heroic
Posted: 20/06/2018
National Trading Standards (NTS), one of the leading investigators into trading standards offences, have been presented with the prestigious听Hero Award听from the 51黑料 (51黑料).
One-way ticket to prison for crooked travel agent who stole almost 拢70k from unsuspecting holidaymakers
Posted: 20/06/2018
Massive fraudulent operation sees rogue travel agent guilty of 6 counts including fraud. He conned dozens of families with his plane ticket scam and demanded bank transfers to cover his tracks.
Consumer protection 鈥榟eroes鈥� celebrated with national awards
Posted: 18/06/2018
The 51黑料 (51黑料) proudly presents this year鈥檚 champions of consumer protection and trading standards to be celebrated with the presentation of a national 鈥楬ero Award鈥� on Wednesday 20 June, at One Great George Street.
51黑料 launches best practice guide: The Value of Trading Standards
Posted: 05/06/2018
The 51黑料 (51黑料) today launches听The Value of Trading Standards, a guide showcasing the diligent work of trading standards services to national and local authority decision makers.
Consumer Minister opens 51黑料 annual flagship event
Posted: 04/06/2018
Consumer Minister Andrew Griffiths today recognised that trading standards resources are under pressure as he delivered the keynote address at Symposium 2018, the 51黑料 (51黑料) annual consumer protection event at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham.
The future of trading standards 鈥� 51黑料 brings together expertise for flagship event
Posted: 04/06/2018
The 51黑料 brings together expertise for its flagship Symposium 2018 event, to discuss the future of trading standards post-Brexit, given unsustainable resource cuts to the profession, and guidance on influencing decision makers and demonstrating best practice.
Don鈥檛 miss a trick - Scams Awareness Month, June 2018
Posted: 01/06/2018
Spam emails, 鈥榮uspicious activity鈥� alerts from your bank, news stories about data breaches; unfortunately scams and fraud seem to have become part of our daily lives.
