Vape use reaches record levels: report

The number of regular vapers in Britain reached 4.3 million people in 2022, or 8.3 per cent of the adult population, the highest rate ever, according to a new ASH data. The annual Smokefree GB survey,...

Reading vape store bids for alcohol sales

By James Aldridge, Local Democracy Reporter The owner of a tech and vape store in Reading town centre has applied to sell alcohol. Hardeep Singh, from Top Choice Gadgets, wants to sell acohol including beer, wine...

ASH briefing on youth vaping ‘debunks myths’

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) has issued a briefing for local authorities on youth vaping. While the document, available here, is designed for public health officials and trading standards officers, it also contains useful information...

Vape vouchers help over two in five smokers quit in new study

Providing vape starter kit vouchers through the NHS could help even hardened smokers quit, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of East Anglia worked with GPs and the NHS stop smoking service, which...

Illegal vapes, tobacco products worth over £40,000 seized in Kirklees

Illicit vape and tobacco products worth about £40,000 were seized from stores as part of a major operation in West Yorkshire.   According to West Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Trading Standards and officers from the Kirklees Town...

Zovoo unveils new CUBEBAR series of disposable vapes

Chinese vape brand Zovoo has officially launched its much-anticipated CUBEBAR series of disposable e-cigarettes. Known as ‘Magic Cube’, there are three models in this new series: CUBEBAR 600, CUBEBAR 2500 and CUBEBAR 4000. CUBEBAR 600 is the only UK-compliant product,...

Supreme expands vape footprint with acquisition of Cuts Ice and Fla...

Supreme, which owns vaping brands KiK and 88vape, has announced the acquisition of Cuts Ice Limited and Flavour Core Limited for an undisclosed sum. Cuts Ice is an independent vaping manufacturer with major own brands as well as...

Legacy approvals may not be enough for vape products to remain on m...

Legacy product submissions previously approved by regulators could come back to bite manufacturers and affect retail sales, a vaping compliance expert has warned. Lee Bryan, managing director of Arcus Compliance Ltd, leading advisers to the vaping...

RELX raises bar for e-cigarette quality

RELX International has pledged a new initiative – committing the brand to high standards and first-rate quality products. E-cigarette use has seen wider adoption in the UK amongst adult vapers and smokers and the need for...

Upends launches new brand proposition and mesh coil devices

E-cigarette brand Upends has recently released a brand-new brand proposition of Mesh Coil Is The Future, and developed a series of products represented by UpBar RS and UpBar Air. Ranging from open pod system to disposable...

Concern at pupils selling vapes at school

By Alex Metcalfe, Local Democracy Reporter Fears about Teesside youngsters taking up vaping have been sounded – with health chiefs hearing how pupils have been caught selling them to school peers. Selling e-cigarettes or vapes to...

Illegal vapes seized in Kensington and Chelsea

Around 3,000 illegal vapes have been seized in Kensington and Chelsea, worth approximately £24,000, the borough council has informed. The council added that retailers are using food brand names such as Fanta or Skittles to encourage...

SGF poll shows support for vaping among Scots

A new poll for the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) has found that around half of the Scots want to make accessing vapes easier, where as only one in six people, including non-smokers and non-vapers, want to...

JTI launches Nordic Spirit retailer competition with £20,000 worth ...

JTI has announced a nationwide search to discover the ‘perfect’ Nordic Spirit stores amongst its independent retail trade partners. As part of a brand-new campaign, running from 18 July to 02 December, stores will be measured...