ANDS, distributor of alternative nicotine delivery systems, has earned the coveted Golden Leaf Award for its new 99 per cent plus recyclable and recoverable SLIX disposable vape. The annual Golden Leaf awards recognise ‘outstanding contributions’ from...
The government has on Thursday launched a public consultation on youth vaping, proposing restrictions the sale of disposable vapes, ‘child-friendly’ vape flavours and packaging and the display in retail outlets. The disposable vape restrictions include a...
Elfbar and the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) have announced the free provision of 1,000 co-branded in-store vape bins to SGF members. Many retailers and outlets in Scotland already provide free used vape take-back services and the...
By Harry Leach, Local Democracy Reporter Council chiefs have issued a health warning after police seized illegal vapes and tobacco during two shop raids in Tipton. The illicit items had a street value of more than...
By Joe Sweeney, Local Democracy Reporter A convenience store and off-licence in a suburb of Wolverhampton could lose its licence after being caught selling vodka and a vape to a 15-year-old girl. Kwik Save on Long...
By: Eddie Bisknell, Local Democracy Reporter Council officials have closed five shops and seized nearly half a million pounds’ worth of illegal vapes from across Derby – and are set to use dogs to find more....
The owner of a convenience store sold illegal vapes he had purchased from a Manchester wholesaler “in good faith.” Muhammad Nabaaz, who used to run Wibsey Local, appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court on Thursday...
British tobacco giant Imperial Brands on Thursday issued a bullish outlook and massive buyback of shares, one day after the UK government said it planned to hit the sector with stricter smoking curbs. Imperial, which makes...
The UK vape industry has welcomed the prime minister’s announcement that smoking will be phased out as part of an incremental generational approach but warned that over-regulating popular vape products could deny adult smokers a proven...
Prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday vowed to introduce legislation to reduce tobacco use saying there was "no safe level of smoking". "I propose that in future, we raise the smoking age by one year every...
With 1st October marking the start of the national quit smoking campaign, Stoptober, a new study has revealed the areas of the UK that have seen the biggest increase and decrease in smokers. Online vape store...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has announced that it is launching a new web-based information hub, as well as a special Sustainable Vaping Week campaign during October, designed to get vapers, the vaping industry and...
A fifth of young people (21%) in Northern Ireland reported to having used an e-cigarette at least once, according to an official report. The Young Persons Behaviour & Attitudes Survey 2022, published on Friday by the...
By Bill Jacobs, Local Democracy Reporter A local authority is stepping up enforcement action against shops selling illegal vapes and vaping products to under age customers. Blackburn with Darwen Council revealed the crackdown after a reader...
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