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Mentorn Television are producing a new series of the hit show “Cowboy Trap” for BBC1 and they’re looking for people whose lives and homes have been wrecked by rogue tradesmen who haven’t delivered on their promises. Whether it was a dodgy plumber, cowboy builder or rogue electrician, we would like to hear from people whose homes are currently in a state of disrepair and in desperate need of a makeover.

A plumber from Hertford, USA has been inspired to become a singer after featuring in Oprah Winfrey's "Karaoke Challenge".

Unemployed electricians Tuesday morning protested a warehouse building project in a small New York, USA town. The group of electricians are upset due to the fact that the company managing the project didn’t hire local tradesmen.

A recent announcement by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has meant that billions of pounds could be invested into providing apprenticeships and skills training for electricians and plumbers.

It’s normally a tradition for a local celebrity to turn on a town’s Christmas lights, but this year Portishead has chosen to go against the grain to pick a local DIY store worker.

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A plasterer from St Albans has stepped in to help out an elderly couple who were the victims of a cowboy builder.

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A local plumber from Westchester, USA has become a local celebrity after becoming the subject of a painting that now hangs in the famous Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.

Artist Patricia Horing had the idea of painting her local plumber after he came to do some work on her bath tub. Plumber Herman Evly said,

"She came to the door and said, 'Herman, can I paint you?' And I said huh? I just go like this, I take off my cap and said, "Go for it, baby,'" he said.

A bricklayer in North Lincolnshire spent his week long holiday revamping an overgrown area of a North Lincolnshire village to give thanks to the community as well as the company for which he works.