3 August 2007: Scary Skates Stopped

Bournemouth has been rescued from a deadly menace by the actions of its Trading Standard Officers.

Following a tip-off they impounded a shipment of petrol-powered roller skates.

The skates would have been capable of propelling someone at 20mph, but were without brakes so had no way of stopping. Furthermore, the engines were of poor quality and could easily have exploded in use.

Fifty pairs of the the deadly skates were on their way from a supplier in China to an address in Bournemouth when Trading Standards pounced.