Annoyances and Irritations News & Updates
- 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.
- 16th October 2025
Issues ranging from illegal tobacco to potentially unsafe food items were found during routine inspections carried out by Walsall Council’s Trading Standards team.
- 15th October 2025
A Walsall-based shop has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 after selling a vape containing nicotine to a person under the age of 18.
- 14th October 2025
Counterfeit toys with an estimated value of £7,000 have been seized from shops in Walsall Town Centre.