Ministers will act on 'cold callers'

The Northern Echo;  March 4, 2004 ;   ROB MERRICK;   262 words ......stamp out intimidation by doorstep "cold callers" - but the Government is expected to...proposals, which would jail certain cold callers for up to three months. The crackdown...almost 96 per cent of people did not want cold callers to knock on their door. And almost ten...

All cold callers out in thecold.(News)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  April 28, 2004 ;     302 words ......been brought in more recently to combat cold callers. Cllr Martyn Ingram, Stockton Council...of mind that they will not have any cold callers. We put the safety and security of our...to their own flat we will not allow cold callers general access to the block. We would...

Showing the door to all cold callers.(News)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  April 20, 2007 ;     355 words ......GIBSON , New zone will protect residents COLD callers are being frozen out of villages near...rolling programme to show the door to cold callers across Kirklees. It will improve residents...will help cut this number. He said: Cold callers - genuine or not - are regarded as a...

Town freezes out cold callers.(News)

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England);  October 12, 2006 ;     182 words ......officer for Kirklees Safer Communities Partnership COLD callers are being frozen out of in one part of Kirklees...quality of life by giving them the confidence to show cold callers the door. To report cold callers phone 08454 04 05 06.

Hello? No, I don't want to buy anything- but I do have a few questions for...

The Evening Standard (London, England);  February 1, 2006 ;     414 words ......copying it from a website to use when dreaded cold callers come on the line. It works by offering...from. Guide shows how to take revenge on cold callers WHAT YOU SAY TO THE TELESALES CALLER (see article for questions to ask cold callers)

Hello? No, I don't want to buy anything... but I do have a few questions...

The Evening Standard (London, England);  February 1, 2006 ;     414 words ......copying it from a website to use when dreaded cold callers come on the line. It works by offering...from. Guide shows how to take revenge on cold callers WHAT YOU SAY TO THE TELESALES CALLER (see article for questions to ask cold callers)

Cold shoulder for cold callers.(News)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  December 19, 2005 ;     365 words ......Neil Mckay A no-go zone for doorstep cold callers is to be created in a Durham village...He has never been caught. The new No Cold Callers zone will run hand-in-hand with Shotton...place signs in their windows stating cold callers are not welcome and street signs displaying...

Law to curb cold callers.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  March 4, 2004 ;     101 words ......laws will be introduced to stamp out swindles by doorstep ``cold callers'' -but the government is expected to stop short of an outright...of Mr Robathan's tough proposals, which would jail certain cold callers for up to three months.

Perspective: Forget British manners - give cold callers a frosty...

The Birmingham Post (England);  March 25, 2002 ;     720 words ......incidentally which totally gets up the wife's nose, are the cold callers. They all seem to ring at the most infuriating time, usually...have to have some or the whole thing is a nonstarter. Many cold callers don't identify themselves at the outset so it is always worth...

Cold callers are not connected to council

The Northern Echo;  June 19, 2008 ;   Will Roberts;   306 words ...COLD callers targeting households in Teesdale are trying to convince residents to...said: "We would encourage Teesdale residents not to do business with cold callers at the door. "If people need work doing on their homes, they should...

Forces crack down on fraudulent cold callers Arrests made in Ashburton and...

Herald Express (Torquay UK);  November 5, 2007 ;     331 words ......pending more inquiries into paving work by cold callers across southern England. About 50 officers...warnings to the public never to deal with cold callers. "We are very grateful for the cooperation...that we can bring rogue traders and cold callers to justice." Det Insp Mark ...

OAP is robbed by cold callers.(News Local)

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  September 21, 2006 ;     152 words ......police are warning residents to be on alert and to say no to cold callers. The bogus workers targeted the 81-year-old woman, who lives...it. We would urge members of the public not to deal with cold callers. One of the men was described as aged between 25 and 30 and...

Cold callers to get doorstep snub

Yorkshire Post;  October 9, 2006 ;     461 words ......community is to become a no-go area for cold callers after a series of incidents where elderly...them the confidence to show the door to cold callers. "They won't have to open their home...to arrange appointments in advance." Cold callers include legitimate door-to-door sales...

Advice still stands: Shun `cold callers'

Chicago Sun-Times;  March 22, 1987 ;   Susan Bondy;   605 words ......I got a flood of calls from irate "cold callers," those brokers and security salesmen...reasons: 1. Although there are some honest cold callers from reputable firms, there are also...prospective buyers. 4. Some of the complaining cold callers said: "What are these people afraid...

Police warn residents after prowler is reported ; Police are warning...

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  May 10, 2008 ;     127 words ...Police are warning people not to give cold callers work on their houses after reports of a man acting suspiciously. A suspected...cameras are turned on. They also say residents in the area should not let cold callers do work on their houses.