“Buy With Confidence” is the largest independent scheme of its kind to be run nationally and it operates through the cooperation of the local authority Trading Standard Services.

On the morning of Friday, 6th July, two officers from the Trading Standards will be located on the bus station area of the Centre promoting the benefits of the scheme, and providing consumers with lists of local businesses that have signed up to” Buy With Confidence,” having under gone a series of detailed checks before being accepted as an approved member.

Centre Manager at the Horsefair, Kevin Smith, said: “This is an excellent scheme as it helps to protect consumers from ‘rogue traders’.  I hope that it will also encourage businesses throughout the area to visit the stand, find out about the scheme and apply. I recognise that for a business to be accepted as a member it is put though a number of rigorous checks but that can only offer genuine benefits to our shoppers”.