It was brilliant to see two of my trading standards colleagues awarded MBEs in the New Years Honours list. Fantastic.
Martin Woodley does a great job in Oxfordshire in leading the fight against doorstep crime. Too many hard-pressed people are taken to the cleaners by rogues and criminals that see them as fleecing targets. They have no hearts or conscience and think nothing of robbing the elderly and others of their life savings. Martin and his team work closely with the police and other agencies to track them down and his MBE award is richly deserved.
Similarly Peter Aston has done an exceptional job in supporting consumers across the north west of England. He runs Warrington and Halton trading standards services and is one of those guys who leaves no stone unturned in his determination to help those who need help. If there isn't a solution on the shelf he'll look to invent one and he has been an inspiration to many trading standards professionals who work their socks off in support of honest people and businesses. Both suffer at the hands of the cowboys if they are allowed to run unchecked. Martin and Peter are two examples of trading standards professionals who live to stop that happening.
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