Citizens Advice launches campaign to expose scammers’ tricks
Bury’s trading standards team is urging people to spread the word about scams and expose the tactics of fraudsters to protect others.
Topics: Crime
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Police warning after scam calls in Moorside, Bury.
Police are urging Bury residents to be on their guard after a woman was scammed out of a significant amount of money.
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Tackling domestic abuse - Bury East to decide local priorities
Residents in Bury East will have the power to decide how funding to tackle domestic abuse will be spent in their community.
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Beware postcode lottery scam
Residents are being warned about hoax letters stating that they have won a substantial amount on the People’s Postcode Lottery.
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Car dealer fined for selling “clocked” car
A car dealer has been sentenced for selling a car with an incorrect mileage.
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Shopkeeper sentenced after illicit tobacco found at his shop
A shopkeeper has been sentenced after counterfeit and incorrectly labelled cigarettes and tobacco were seized at his shop on four separate occasions.
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Tradesman fined after making misleading claims
A tradesman has been fined by Bury magistrates after making false claims to be a registered contractor.
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Shopkeeper tagged after illicit tobacco found
A shopkeeper has been sentenced after illicit tobacco was seized at his shops by Bury trading standards officers.
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Twelve scams of Christmas identified in new initiative
Harmful viruses in e-cards, online shopping fraud and adverts for bogus holidays are three of the twelve scams of Christmas that have been identified in a new campaign launched by authorities.
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Benefits cheat had £150k in the bank
A Radcliffe man has been convicted of a benefits offence after not telling his partner he had capital of £150,000.
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Fined for not clearing up his dog’s mess
A Tottington dog owner has been prosecuted by Bury Council for failing to clean up after his pet on two occasions.
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Fined after building in Green Belt without permission
A Bury man has been fined after he built an access road to his farm on Green Belt land without planning permission.
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Benefit fraud couple ‘too ill to cook’ were running cafe
A couple who claimed they were too ill to cook their own meals were actually running a cafe – and he delivered Chinese takeaways using her mobility car.
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Cake-maker guilty of benefit fraud
A mother of four was fraudulently claiming benefits while running a cake-making business.
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Ramsbottom man given three-year ASBO
A Ramsbottom man has been given a three-year ASBO after receiving repeated warnings about his anti-social behaviour.
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Man fined after household waste found fly-tipped
A Radcliffe man who arranged a house clearance has been fined after the goods were found fly-tipped in three locations.
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World Cup warning – don’t suffer violence in silence
Victims of domestic violence are being urged not to suffer in silence during this year’s World Cup, which kicks off on 12 June in Brazil.
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Benefit cheats sentenced in court
A Ramsbottom resident narrowly avoided jail after being convicted of fraudulently obtaining £14,744 in housing and council tax benefits.
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Illicit tobacco seized by trading standards
Illegal cigarettes and tobacco have been seized following visits to six shops in Radcliffe, Whitefield and Bury.
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Fight back against scammers in Bury
Websites, letters, phone calls or doorstep sellers – do their offers sound too good to be true?
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