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Rochdale Council action leads to another store closed for illegal trading

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Rochdale Borough Council’s Trading Standards service, with support from Greater Manchester Police, closed another store for illicit tobacco trading after a successful day in court. Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court heard evidence from the council’s Trading Standards team on illicit tobacco trading at Rochdale European…

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