Media Releases

A dodgy dealer has pleaded guilty to fraud and selling a dangerous vehicle in a case brought to court by Dudley Trading Standards.

A builder who hugely overcharged vulnerable and elderly women to pocket nearly £130,000 for work around their homes has been jailed for nearly five years.

A Dudley car dealer has been hit with a hefty fine after selling a car that had defective brakes and was so corroded that it was unlawful to use on a road.

A Halesowen business was found guilty of breaching food safety and hygiene regulations at a prosecution hearing this week.

Dudley Council’s latest food hygiene plan shows that priority inspections have still been carried out despite the impact of the pandemic.

Dudley Council is working with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to check and ensure borough businesses have Covid-secure measures in place to help tackle coronavirus.

A builder, whose workmanship was so poor that an extension he constructed at a Stourbridge property had to be demolished and rebuilt, has been prosecuted in a case brought by Dudley Council’s Trading Standards.

The previous owner of a retail butcher in Lye has pleaded guilty to eight food hygiene offences, following a food inspection from Dudley Council.

Residents across the borough are warned to be on their guard for bogus callers claiming to be following up on this year’s Census.

A rogue roofer whose workmanship was so poor that a new flat roof he fitted at a Halesowen home had to be replaced five months after installation has appeared in court.

A rogue gas fitter who falsely claimed to be Gas Safe registered before carrying out unsafe work at consumers’ homes has been prosecuted by Dudley trading standards.

A pizza takeaway boss has been ordered to pay more than £2,600 for a string of food hygiene and health and safety offences at his Halesowen premises including dirty sinks, surfaces and equipment.