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MORE thank £13k of illegal tobacco has been seized from Southampton shops following a crack-down on crime.  Southampton City Council’s Trading Standards service were out with sniffer dog Scamp searching for illegal tobacco being sold by shops in the city, as part of a campaign to eliminate this illicit trade.   A number of retailers were targeted and illegal tobacco products worth over £13,000.  It is understood that the haul contained fake tobacco products, which can be a bigger hazard to health as it can contain dangerous chemicals and dust. A Trading Standards officer said:...

File photo dated 15/09/16 of police officers. Up to 1,000 graduates will train as detectives in a new fast-track scheme designed to help tackle a severe shortage in police investigators. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Monday March 4, 2019. After c PLANS for a tax hike aimed at funding  more police officers and fighting crime in Hampshire have been given the green light. The policing precept of the council tax will increase by £15 per annum,  raising an additional £10m  for Hampshire Constabulary in 2021/22. This means that the Band D council tax precept for the force will ...

CIVIC chiefs are calling for help to stop pavement parking and "rat runs" in a busy Southampton neighbourhood. Freemantle councillors are calling on the government to give city leaders more resources and enforcement powers to stop pavement parking, "rat runs" and a number of traffic issues in Freemantle and Shirley. It comes as local councillors said residents have complained about delivery vans parking on pavement in Shirley Road and Shirley High Street as well as delivery lorries allegedly using double yellow lines for extended periods. The government said it is reviewing the result...