Police have been out and about with the district council and trading standards as part of a crackdown on rogue traders.

Officers from Upton, Kempsey and Malvern were out on Tuesday (September 26) “actively looking for rogue traders and waste carriers”.

The Safer Neighbourhood Teams were doing so alongside officers from Malvern Hills District Council and Worcestershire Trading Standards.

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West Mercia Police said they’d spoken to and reassured lots of residents, and checked the credentials of a number of traders.