CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night’s TV: There’s just no stopping DIY Nick and his builders

DIY SOS: The Big Build  Rating: Jay And Dom’s Home Fix Rating: Every time, it happens. The builders start work. The electrics go off, a floor comes up, maybe part of a roof disappears. After a couple of days, one of them yells, ‘Chriiiis!? Your eight-by-four lower brickwork ratcheting is gonna need some extra liner … Read more

Pub loses licence after serving pints during lockdown to regulars posing as bogus builders

Pub loses its licence after it was caught serving pints during lockdown to regulars posing as bogus builders pretending to carry out repairs Y-Bodunig pub in Wales has lost its licence after serving drinks during lockdown In one incident, police caught regulars trying to pose as bogus repairmen Licensing committee told manager Derek Coulton put … Read more

Mega-basement builders cleared of blame over collapse of £8.5m Chelsea townhouse

No further action will be taken by the Health and Safety Executive over the collapse of part of a Georgian terrace in one of London’s most expensive streets. The home was reduced to rubble and around 40 people had to be evacuated when the disaster occurred on November 2. Construction work to build a mega-basement … Read more

Mega-basement builders cleared of blame over collapse of £8.5m Chelsea townhouse

No further action will be taken by the Health and Safety Executive over the collapse of part of a Georgian terrace in one of London’s most expensive streets. The home was reduced to rubble and around 40 people had to be evacuated when the disaster occurred on November 2. Construction work to build a mega-basement … Read more

Builders ask why sites are not shut and worry over ‘lack of Covid security’

Covid outbreak on government building site: Eight workers fall ill while constructing new tax office in Liverpool – as unions call for free parking so builders can drive to work and avoid packed London Tubes Builders claim government is ‘waiting for workers to die’ by refusing to shut sites  Have hit out ministers and Nicola … Read more

Battle to defend Britons from cowboy builders

Homeowners who were left thousands of pounds out of pocket at the hands of their ‘cowboy’ builders have revealed the emotional turmoil they have experienced at the hands of their constructors.  Their accounts come amid growing calls for the Government to introduce a statutory licensing scheme which regulates builders and protects customers seeking redress for … Read more

Filming for Sky adaptation of Hansel and Gretel was ‘interrupted by noisy builders’

David Walliams and Sheridan Smith’s new Sky adaptation of Hansel and Gretel ‘repeatedly interrupted by noisy builders’ By Georgia Simcox and Bryony Jewell For Mailonline Published: 22:41 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 1 December 2020 They have been working on a new adaptation of Hansel and Gretel for Sky.  But work on … Read more

EastEnders’ £87m set closer to completion as builders finish work on the redesigned Queen Vic

EastEnders’ new £87 million set has taken a step closer to completion, as builders finished work on the redesigned Queen Vic pub along with a slew of other businesses on Tuesday. Snaps show the big-budget set isn’t far from being glimpsed on screens, with the newly-painted tavern boasting a new version of its iconic sign. … Read more

Horrified builders discover severed human head under a bush in Frankley

Horrified builders discover severed human head and the rest of the body nearby under a bush in grisly mystery in quiet village Builders discovered a human head in Frankley, near Birmingham, on Thursday  A body was found nearby, as West Mercia Police treat the death is ‘unexplained’ Det Insp Mark Walters said identifying the remains … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Builders tumble over watchdog threat

MARKET REPORT: Shares in four of Britain’s biggest housebuilders knocked after regulators threaten them with court action By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 4 September 2020 Shares in four of Britain’s biggest housebuilders were knocked after regulators threatened them with court action.  The Competition … Read more