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Councillor Steve O'Connell, deputy leader and cabinet member for public protection and crime reduction, said:" Residents ought to be able to rely on tradesmen to carry out work competently and at a fair price. I would urge residents to be on their guard if they are cold-called and never agree to work being carried out on their property in this way."
Builders LondonThe Builders London is the principal trade organisation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. It is an exciting industry filled with many talented people and organisations, providing sustainable and attractive homes to meet the demands of consumers. The key to avoiding unnecessary project problems is open, regular communication! Therefore, touch base with the contractor frequently to see how the project is progressing. If you’ve any questions or concerns about the project, discuss them freely with the contractor. Schedule a meeting with your contractor when they can discuss these matters without distraction. She was scheduled to go to Doncaster sales in January, but missed her date with the auctioneer. "Apparently the diesel froze in the lorry that was supposed to be taking her that morning," said Kent, "and she didn't make it. Remember, project success is a two-way street. Be flexible when minor changes occur that will not affect the appearance, function, or quality of the project. Note any changes made in writing. Our member firms account for approximately 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national household names through regionally based businesses and small local companies. 1. Olympics to 'rebound from crisis' data: 10.04.08 The head of the Olympic committee says the Games will recover from "crisis" after days of anti-Chinese protests. 2. McCanns call for EU child alerts data: 10.04.08 Madeleine McCann's parents travel to Brussels to support an EU-wide alert system for missing children. 3. Showbiz: ROBBIE WILLIAMS BACK IN REHAB data: 19.03.08 ROBBIE Williams has been admitted into a rehab clinic for dependency on prescription drugs, his spokeswoman announced today. 4. Massa leads Ferrari one-two in Bahrain data: 07.04.08 Brazilian Felipe Massa led Ferrari to a one-two victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, with team mate Kimi Raikkonen seizing the championship lead from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. 5. Kevin Maguire: Tories ahead on own goals data: 10.04.08 Rarely have crocodile tears flowed so shamelessly as when dewyeyed toff David Cameron sniffed an onion and posed as unlikely champion of the lower paid. 6. Shares reverse over bank worries data: 19.03.08 Europe's stock market indexes fall after bank shares plunge, as worries continue about the worldwide credit crunch. 7. BP and ConocoPhillips to build gas pipeline to United States and Canada data: 10.04.08 BP and Conoco will initially spend $600 million in the next three years to drum up support for the Alaska project, which they said would be the largest-ever private-sector construction project in North America. 8. Rising yuan threatens small exporters in China data: 10.04.08 One report estimated that up to 20 percent of low-end exporters could go belly-up this year as the harsher operating environment dissolves profits and demand slows in major markets like the United States. 9. Gurkha vets seek equal rights data: 19.03.08 Gurkha veterans are protesting at Parliament calling for the right to remain in the UK. 10. Greece gripped by pensions strike data: 19.03.08 Greece's civil servants hold a general strike against pension reforms, paralysing transport and closing public offices. 11. Kevin Maguire: Spill the real secrets, Dave data: 19.03.08 David Cameron playing Happy Families for the TV cameras put even Tony Blair in the shade. 12. Cypriots are offered a chance to grieve for victims of conflict data: 27.03.08 In Nicosia's buffer zone separating Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities, families can view at last the remains of relatives who vanished in fighting in the 1960s and 1970s. 13. France seeks a deeper Western commitment to Afghanistan data: 27.03.08 Even as it considers increasing the number of troops it has stationed in Afghanistan, the French government believes that military might is not enough to bring stability to the country, the defense minister said Tuesday. 14. US steps up TV piracy battle data: 07.04.08 US media groups are trying to speed up the overseas distribution of leading television programmes to contain a rapidly-growing piracy epidemic 15. Racing: Murphy revels in victory data: 07.04.08 Jockey Timmy Murphy says the Grand National victory on board Comply Or Die is the best result of his career. 16. Schools 'recycling' incapable teachers data: 07.04.08 Schools are simply "recycling" bad teachers rather than removing them from the classroom, according to a new report. 17. Police spoke to missing presenter data: 10.04.08 Officers who spoke to TV presenter Mark Speight hours before he went missing say he appeared distracted. 18. Sign our Armed Forces Day petition data: 07.04.08 We call upon the Government to hold an annual Armed Forces Day as a way to honour the soldiers, sailors, airmen and women on active service today. 19. Mugabe focus for Brown, Mbeki data: 07.04.08 Gordon Brown has held talks with South African President Thabo Mbeki to help end the crisis in Zimbabwe. 20. Millions strike in Greece to protest plan to overhaul pensions data: 27.03.08 The national strike on Wednesday - the third since December - capped nearly a month of labor unrest that has brought power blackouts, heaps of uncollected garbage and transport disruption. 21. Bertelsmann keeps deal powder dry data: 19.03.08 The German group has revealed that writedowns and one-off charges had led it to miss targets for increasing profits and reducing debt as net income plunged in 2007 to €405m 22. Masked gunmen steal €4 million in Denmark robbery data: 07.04.08 Masked robbers armed with automatic weapons stole about 30 million kroner, or €4 million, Tuesday from a cash depot in suburban Copenhagen and left explosives in their wake to avoid pursuit, police said. 23. Trader sues over 'lap dance injury' data: 19.03.08 A Wall Street trader is seeking damages after allegedly being hit in the face by a stripper's high heel as she performed a lap dance for him. 24. Brown urges action on food prices data: 10.04.08 Gordon Brown calls on the G8 group of industrialised nations to devise an international plan to deal with rising food prices. 25. George Lucas sues Star Wars designer data: 07.04.08 It is a David and Goliath battle that would make even Luke Skywalker think twice about reaching for his lightsabre. 26. In Italian town, civics lesson from annual orange battles data: 27.03.08 For the uninitiated, the annual orange battles of Ivrea in northern Italy are a lesson in the history of this medieval town and its need to act out a legendary tale of civic rebellion in such a bruising fashion. 27. Polly Hudson: When celeb kids rebel.. data: 19.03.08 It Has come to my attention that Cruz Beckham is the best person who has ever lived. 28. Rivals 'should share licence fee' data: 10.04.08 Some of the BBC's licence fee could be shared with other broadcasters, media watchdog Ofcom says. 29. Massa wins as Hamilton stumbles data: 07.04.08 Ferrari's Felipe Massa dominates the Bahrain Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton fails to score and loses the championship lead. 30. Tributes paid to Anthony Minghella, dead at 54 data: 19.03.08 Tributes are flowing in to Anthony Minghella, the Oscar-winning British film director who has died from a haemorrhage after undergoing routine surgery last week: |