Huge amounts of counterfeit and illicit vapes, cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco cigarettes worth over £1.6million were seized in Lancashire late last month. In one of the biggest Trading Standards seizures in Hyndburn to date, around...
Prashant and Trupti Patel, who run the One Stop Brockworth store in Gloucester, have won the Best Smokeless Alternatives Retailer of the Year award, supported by VELO, at the 2024 Asian Trader Awards ceremony held on...
More than £60,000 worth of illegal cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco and vapes have been seized in the Harehills area of Leeds, police said. Last month, retail premises in the area were visited over a two-day period by...
The government has introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill the parliament, which includes a proposal for a licensing scheme for retailers selling tobacco, vape, and nicotine products across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This development, welcomed...
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be introduced to parliament on Tuesday involving some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules, including banning younger people from smoking and restrictions on vape sales. The government plans to ban...
Global vaping innovator Elfbar has introduced its first four-pod system, the Elfbar 4-in-1 pod kit. Designed for flavour versatility, the rechargeable pod kit includes four 2ml pods, allowing adults to rotate between four flavours in one...
Labour MP Mary Glindon has cautioned that a new excise tax on vaping could discourage smokers from switching to less harmful alternatives. Glindon, who also chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Responsible Vaping, said the chancellor’s...
Vape industry bodies have raised concerns over chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget announcement introducing a flat-rate excise duty on vaping products, saying it could hurt public health and increase financial pressures on consumers. The new excise tax,...
By: Robbie Macdonald, Local Democracy Reporter A Rossendale shop has had a licence bid rejected after repeatedly selling vapes to children and having illegal products on its premises. Management at the Ibra Superstore at 34 Burnley Road,...
By: Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter Flashing neon signs advertising ‘VAPES HERE’, towering displays atop corner shop counters and stacks of the rainbow-coloured packaging adorning shop windows – this has become the norm for most high...
The decision to ban disposable vapes by June 2025 in England and Wales has sparked strong reactions across the vaping and retail sectors, with key industry figures voicing concerns about the impact on public health and...
Labour has promised to introduce tougher anti-smoking laws in a new Tobacco and Vapes Bill before Christmas, claiming it will be "more ambitious" than previous legislation proposed by the Conservatives. Health secretary Wes Streeting made the...
Urgent action is needed to tackle the illicit e-cigarette market around the world, industry analysts at Tamarind Intelligence have warned. However, simply imposing even tighter rules on the whole vape sector is unlikely to be the...
Nottinghamshire Police said its officers loaded a van up full of illegal vapes after seizing them during a series of shop raids. Three shops across Newark town centre were searched by police at different points on...
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