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Newport store fined for selling vape to minor

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Telford & Wrekin Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted a Newport convenience store after it sold a vape product to a 15-year-old. Following reports of underage sales, Trading Standards launched an undercover operation in August 2024. A 15-year-old volunteer was sold a strawberry ice-cream…

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