East Midlands news: Officer to target illegal tobacco sales, hotel's revamp and more business news

Latest news from BusinessLive Read in browser Enforcement officer hired to stamp out sales of illegal tobacco and vapes An enforcement officer is being employed to help stamp out sales of illegal and counterfeit tobacco and e-cigarettes. Nottingham City Council will be spending up to £116,355 on th

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Enforcement officer hired to stamp out sales of illegal tobacco and vapes An enforcement officer is being employed to help stamp out sales of illegal and counterfeit tobacco and e-cigarettes. Nottingham City Council will be spending up to £116,355 on the tobacco control enforcement officer over a period of three years, alongside a further £120,000 for a part-time police officer to help execute warrants and target problematic groups or individuals. It comes as Nottingham is expected to miss the mark of being 'smoke-free' by 2030 by ten years, after the Government set a target in 2019 saying less than five per cent of the population should be continuing to smoke by 2030. Read the full story here

More East Midlands business news headlines Former New Look chairman and Matalan CEO joins Boohoo Hotel and wedding venue hires top chef to run restaurant after £50,000 revamp Popular restaurant closes after nearly 30 years of service Couple opens multiple-purpose shop where everyone is welcome Castle to host official Eurovision screening event

Galleries - see the latest picture news from the East Midlands Family behind long-standing stall open new Ockbrook bar and deli Victoria Inn goes back to its roots as much-loved pub is reborn New luxury care home with beauty salon and cinema opens at £1,250 a week

The national picture £15m Scottish tech investment fund unveiled Rathbones agrees £839m deal to buy Investec wealth arm Growth North East agency Blue Moon Marketing creates jobs Life sciences firm to create new jobs following Welsh Government funding Clarks UK managing director steps down from role

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