Annoyances and Irritations News & Updates
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.
- 20th September 2025
A series of spot checks on taxis and private hire vehicles were carried out during a recent event at Walsall Arboretum.
- 12th September 2025
City of Wolverhampton Council has begun blitzing the chewing gum that blights local streets with two new specialist removal machines.
- 8th August 2025
As Wolves prepare for a new Premier League season, the club can now reflect on supporter sanction data collected across the 2024/25 campaign, both at Molineux and on the road, which has been made public via wolves.co.uk.
Three suspected fly tippers who ignored investigations have been ordered to pay a total of £4,200 following successful prosecutions by City of Wolverhampton Council.
City of Wolverhampton Council’s Shop a Tipper scheme has resulted in another successful prosecution for fly tipping – and another gift card for an eagle-eyed resident.