A weekly Cleethorpes car boot sale is the latest recruit to North East Lincolnshire Council Trading Standards team’s Real Deal scheme.
The scheme was launched three years ago in a bid to stamp out the illegal trade in counterfeit goods and to ensure businesses are fully compliant with the relevant laws. Continue reading
North Ayrshire Council Leader Willie Gibson, right, signs the Real Deal Charter at Saltcoats market with Lesley Maby of Spook Erection and Scott McKenzie of Trading Standards.
North Ayrshire Council has teamed up with the operators of Saltcoats Market to make sure the public get the ‘Real Deal’ when it comes to bagging a bargain.
The ‘Real Deal’ initiative is a national campaign aimed at signing up market operators to the National Markets’ Charter, an agreement which sets out safeguards and standards for stallholders and customers. Continue reading