HOME owners in Somerset are being urged to keep a look out for bogus workmen.

HOME owners in Somerset are being urged to keep a look out for bogus workmen.

Police have warned people posing as handymen have offered to do home and garden work and taken money without carrying it out.

It is expected many home owners will get a knock at the door offering services such as weed clearing, hedge trimming and tree surgery.

Police advise to use a reputable local tradesman when possible and ask for identification and full contact and billing details before hand.