Free Electric Blanket Testing for Warwickshire over 50's
Warwickshire Trading Standards are offering FREE electric blanket testing to over 50’s Warwickshire residents. The testing sessions will be held at various places around the county as follows: Monday 2 October – Rugby Library Wednesday 4 October – Leamington Town Hall Christmas lights, kettles, toasters and irons will also be tested for free. Please book […]
North Warwickshire ‘pushy’ gardener warning!
Warwickshire Trading Standards are warning North Warwickshire residents to beware of ‘pushy’ door to door gardeners who won’t take no for an answer. One resident reported receiving several visits, despite telling the caller that they were not interested. Do not buy goods or services from unexpected doorstep callers. You can’t tell a good trader from […]
Concert and event tickets were invalid warning
Consumers are warned to be careful when purchasing concert or event tickets from secondary ticketing websites after a Warwickshire resident spent over £200 on tickets that they found were invalid when they got to the venue (and were consequently denied entry). This was probably because the scam seller had either cancelled them or reported them […]
No Rogue Trader Zone
A new ‘No Rogue Trader Zone’ has been launched in Ryton-on-Dunsmore under a scheme operated by Warwickshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service and supported by Warwickshire Police. Councillor Howard Roberts, Portfolio Holder for Community Safety said: “Rogue traders are a menace, pressurising residents to have work carried out on their homes and gardens that is […]
Programme of Fun
This years Fete and Football Community Event has a packed programme full of fun for all the family!
Warwickshire Trading Standards Bulletin
Beware of fraudsters falsely claiming to be calling from Sky! A Warwickshire resident received a phone call which she believed was genuine because she had very recently cancelled her Sky subscription. She told the caller this and then a few moments later received another phone call asking her to confirm her payment details relating to […]
In wedding season – wedding services fraud warning
Warwickshire Trading Standards is warning consumers to beware of fraudulent wedding related service providers. Whilst most traders operating on the High St. or online are perfectly genuine, there are some traders who are operating fraudulently. They are more likely to operate solely online and are unlikely to have a long track record, instead appearing suddenly […]
Bogus ‘Police’ alarm sales Rugby
Rugby and Warwickshire residents are warned to beware of unexpected phone calls from people falsely claiming to work for Warwickshire Police and selling alarms. The callers make appointments for salespeople to visit resident’s homes. Warwickshire Police do not cold-call residents on the phone to sell alarm systems or sell alarms door to door. Over the […]
Local Rising Country Star
Local rising Country Star Kellimarie who lives in Ryton on Dunsmore, stormed into the Country Album Charts at Number 6 on the 14th April with her Debut EP ‘Under The Same Stars’. The top ten chart placement is an amazing result for a 14-year-old artist with her first ever release of her own songs which […]
Warwickshire County Council objects to Warren Field Housing Plans
Warwickshire County Council has undertaken a full assessment of the planning application and the supporting information which has been submitted. Based on Warwickshire County Councils assessment the Highway Authority OBJECTS on highways grounds to the proposals. The following identifies the reasons for objection at this time: 1. Insufficient parking proposed for the proposed dwellings to […]