A vulnerable elderly resident from Yeovil has had a helping hand from South Somerset District Council’s Streetscene Services team after he was ripped off by a group of rogue traders who were meant to undertake some horticultural work in his garden. Full story: Read more
WATCH OUT FOR BOGUS GAS INSTALLERS
The Building & Engineering Services Association (B&ES) say there are still too many bogus gas installers out there putting families’ lives at risk with their illegal work – with one in five of these jobs so dangerous that the appliance needed to be immediately switched off because it could have caused a gas explosion. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), on average there are three successful prosecutions every week against bogus gas installers carrying out gas work in homes when they are not qualified to do so. Full story: Read more