By Alex Seabrook, Local Democracy Reporter An off licence in Kingswood is under threat after police caught the shop selling vapes to children using ‘Kit Kat’ as a codeword. Park Food and Wine on the High...
By Ivan Morris Poxton, Local Democracy Reporter North Lincolnshire Council is launching a fresh crackdown on the sale of vapes to children. Teens will be sent into shops in a series of undercover operations across the area...
By Michael Kenwood, Local Democracy Reporter Half of children aged 13 to 17 who enter shops in Belfast to buy vapes are successfully making the illegal transaction, a council study has discovered. Belfast City Councillor Sam...
Leading vaping brand Vaporesso is celebrating its 8th anniversary with a series of online events and giveaways. Themed ‘Innovating Brilliance, Forging Dreams Beyond’, the event unfolds with two key events on the official website today (August...
Trading Standards officers in Scotland testing sellers of tobacco and nicotine vaping products (vapes) has found that one in eight premises visited sold cigarettes, and one in five sold vapes to an under 18 volunteer last...
The government has launched a new consultation, seeking views on adding pack inserts into tobacco products to encourage more smokers to quit. Placed inside the packaging of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco, they would contain messages...
By Nic Marko, Local Democracy Reporter A Hartlepool convenience store is to have its licence reviewed following concerns around “illegal vapes” being sold at the site. Hartlepool Borough Council trading standards officers visited Lifestyle Express, known...
Illegal vapes worth more than £60,000 have been seized in separate raids in North Tyneside and Gloucester. Officers from Northumbria Police and North Tyneside Council’s Trading Standards Team have seized more than £50,000 worth of illegal...
World Vapers’ Alliance has come out against a recent WHO report that decried lack of vape regulations globally. The consumer body said the publication of the World Health Organisation’s ‘Report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023’...
The perception of harm around vaping is taking a turn for the worse, as four in ten smokers (39%) in Britain incorrectly believe vaping is as or more harmful than smoking, according to the latest ASH...
Only four countries - Brazil, Mauritius, the Netherlands and Turkey - have adopted all the anti-tobacco measures recommended in the fight against the "deadly scourge" of smoking, the World Health Organization said Monday. In a fresh...
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has launched a new campaign aimed at cracking down on rogue vape sales and supporting responsible retailers. As part of the campaign, ACS has published new Challenge25 materials specific to...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has posted a resilient performance in its half-year financial results, benefitting from New Category products of tobacco alternatives and cigarettes pricing. The half-year revenue saw a growth rate of 2.6 per cent...
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has sounded alarm bells over a new government review on the environmental impact of single-use e-cigarettes. The review, commissioned by the Scottish government, was jointly prepared by Zero Waste Scotland...
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