16 h. ago ‘I'm UK's oldest builder – and still going strong after 80 years on the job’

Nonagenarian winner of oldest construction worker competition campaigns for better quality apprenticeships to train young people to get a trade like him and his family

Politics

23 h. ago I fell in love with the builder working nextdoor... but my dream man turned into a nightmare

Sharon Annoscia, 53, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, found herself attracted to a Polish builder who was 12 years her junior when he was working on the house next door.

Politics

4 d. ago 'Snoring builder first sign a family's planned dream home was in trouble'

Trading standards have been contacted

Society

9 d. ago Builder charged woman £17,000 then left massive hole in her house and walked away

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

Economics

9 d. ago Man wrecked woman's home weeks after signing contract with her

Gary Roberts, 60, has been handed a suspended sentence

Politics

9 d. ago Builder who conned victims out of £190,000 only has to repay a fraction of that sum

Stephen Davies, 68, was described as a "cruel man" after taking her money despite knowing of her vulnerability.

Economics

9 d. ago Cowboy builder who left massive hole in woman's house despite charging her £17,000 when his firm was about to go bust avoids jail

Gary Roberts, 60, signed a contract promising to complete an extension to the rear of the female's property, Chester Magistrates' Court heard.

Economics

9 d. ago Rogue trader left ‘gaping hole’ in woman’s house after taking £10k deposit

Builder Gary Roberts was banned as a company director for 10 years for his misconduct

Economics

4 w. ago Builder left blind in one eye after golf ball knocks him out in horror incident

Leigh Powell, 44, was on the golf course when he was struck in the face by a ball that was hit by another player - the impact shattered his eye from the lens to the retina

Events