All Illicit Vapes articles
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NewsTwo Lancaster vape shops receive closure orders from police
Illegal tobacco was found to repeatedly be on sale in two Lancaster stores by Trading Standards
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NewsVape supplier calls new £200 fine for retailers selling illicit vapes ‘pointless’
Online retailer Vape Club highlights how Trading Standards inspections fall 5% as new rules target underage sales
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NewsPublic urged to report ‘dodgy shops’ on high streets
The government has called on the public to report stores suspected of tax fraud
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NewsChorley vape store shut down for selling illicit goods to underage buyers
Stored shut down after illicit tobacco, vapes and cigarettes were sold to underage buyers in Chorley
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NewsHealth organisations urge retailers to prepare for next phase of Tobacco & Vapes Act
A joint statement has been issued by CTSI, ASH, ASH Northern Ireland and ASH Wales for retailers
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NewsPM pledges to double closure orders for dodgy shops
The Prime Minister has announced plans to extend the maximum duration of closure orders from six months to 12 months, in a move welcomed by trading standards and convenience store groups
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NewsThe Fed meets Robbie Moore MP in Yorkshire to talk illicit tobacco
The Fed met Robbie Moore MP at a store in Riddlesden to discuss rogue tobacco and more
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NewsPhoenix 2 Retail begins pilot gantry fit-out for Parfetts’ Go Local stores
Vape supplier Phoenix 2 Retail has begun a pilot vape gantry fit-out across Go Local stores
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NewsVB Distribution among first in UK approved for Vaping Products Duty
VB is now one of the first UK distributors able to supply stamped, duty-accounted products from 1 October
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NewsACS calls for dodgy shops to be closed for 12 months
The Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to extend closure orders for stores selling illicit goods to 12 months, warning that rogue traders are damaging high streets and local communities
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News‘A drop in the ocean’ – PML questions Government priorities
Philip Morris Limited has hit out at the government for failing to provide adequate resources to Trading Standards, after seizures of 33 million illicit cigarettes were branded ‘a drop in the ocean’
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NewsAwareness of illegal tobacco on the rise
New JTI UK research marking the first anniversary of its ‘It Costs More Than You Think’ campaign reveals 85% of the public have heard of illegal tobacco, but 82% say enforcement is inadequate to tackle the growing black market
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NewsProposed plain packaging for vapes could cost retailers over £330m
Campaign group We Vape has joined the call for retailers to comment on any upcoming changes to vape packaging rules
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NewsOver 1.3m prohibited vapes have been seized since 2025’s disposables ban
Research reveals over 1.3m illegal vaping products have been seized in the UK since last year’s disposables ban
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NewsMore vape companies comment on Government’s plain packaging and display plans
Vape liquid manufacturers, distributors and more add their voices to the debate around the future of vaping
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NewsGovernment proposes vape display ban and plain packaging
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation on sweeping restrictions for the vape category, including a display ban and plain packaging
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NewsIllegal tobacco found on sale in a quarter of Liverpool stores
Operation finds 25% of independent shops selling tobacco visited in Liverpool are selling illegal tobacco
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NewsEnforcement gaps leave nicotine pouches open to black market
Campaigners We Vape write to MPs in response to data highlighting major enforcement gap for nicotine pouches
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News‘Retailers are leaving the industry in droves’: how illicit tobacco is damaging convenience stores
Convenience Store speaks to illicit tobacco expert Rohan Pike about the threat it poses to the UK high street
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NewsUK councils' store inspections have fallen by 53% despite £10m Trading Standards boost
A recent freedom of information request has revealed many councils made fewer store inspections in 2025