Continuing to keep Medway safe
Medway Council invited partners to a conference to showcase how early intervention and partnership working can help to continue to keep Medway safe.
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More than 133,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized
Medway Council’s Trading Standards Team has seized more than 133,000 illegal cigarettes.
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Trading Standards seizes 82,000 illegal cigarettes
More than 80,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized following a weekend of action by Medway Council’s Trading Standards team and Kent Police.
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Illicit tobacco trader sentenced to six months’ imprisonment
A Chatham shop owner has been sent to prison for concealing and selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco.
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£1.3m government funding secured to protect children at risk of criminal exploitation
Kent and Medway have secured £1.3m from the Government’s Supporting Against Youth Crime Fund to help prevent young people becoming involved in gangs and youth violence.
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Thousands of illegal cigarettes seized by Medway Council’s Trading Standards team
More than 30,000 illegal cigarettes and 74kg of hand rolling tobacco have been seized following a weekend of action by Medway Council’s Trading Standards team and Kent Police.