Annoyances and Irritations News & Updates
- 5th December 2025
Walsall Council has continued its crackdown on those who disrespect the borough, with 35 offenders paying fines for littering between 21 October and 18 November.
Tens of thousands of illicit cigarettes, a range of vapes and tobacco products plus unsafe and counterfeit toys have been seized from retailers by City of Wolverhampton Council.
A suspected fly tipper who was tracked down through personal details left in bags of dumped household waste has been prosecuted by City of Wolverhampton Council.
- 20th November 2025
A wedding caterer in Walsall has been fined thousands of pounds after Environmental Health officers discovered mouse droppings on a premises last year.
- 12th November 2025
A prominent figure in the illegal tobacco trade across Walsall and the wider region has been sentenced following a complex investigation led by Walsall Council’s Trading Standards.
A rogue trader whose substandard and incomplete work left a disabled city homeowner £23,300 out of pocket has been given a suspended prison sentence following a prosecution by City of Wolverhampton Council.
- 29th October 2025
Walsall Council has continued to crackdown on those who disrespect the borough, with 59 offenders paying fines for littering in the past month.
A rogue builder has been sentenced to more than four years in prison following an investigation by Walsall Council’s Trading Standards team.
Illegal goods with an estimated retail value of £50,000 have been seized following coordinated enforcement activity in Walsall.
A prolific street drinker has been banned from entering Walsall town centre for three years.