Christmas has come early for a charity, courtesy of Bridgend County Borough Council's trading standards department.

The department donated seized counterfeit goods to the charity His Supplies, who will redistribute them to worthy causes.

The goods were de-branded before being handed out while all goods that posed a health risk were destroyed.

Coun Matthew Voisey said: 'Trading standards always faces the dilemma of how to dispose of counterfeit goods.

'So we're very happy that His Supplies are able to reuse them to help homeless or less privileged people.

'It's also a form of recycling, helping to reduce the amount of waste that could end up in landfill sites.

'As well as clothing there are a lot of dangerous items like batteries, perfumes and shampoos.

'Our advice is, if it looks cheap you will only get what you paid for.'