Police have issued a warning after rogue traders targeted elderly and vulnerable people in North Herefordshire.
The two separate incidents happened in the Bromayrd area this week.
Police are now working with Trading Standards officers from Herefordshire Council to tackle the offenders.
People are being asked to keep an eye on the vulnerable and remind them not to open the door to anyone they don't recognise.
Prolific shoplifter jailed and banned from stores in Monmouth
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Appeal to locate Herefordshire man who failed to appear at court
Gwent Police are appealing for information to find 35-year-old Michael Hitchings from Herefordshire.
Supported accommodation for care leavers to open in Abergavenny
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Concerns raised as calls to mental health team went unanswered
Calls to a mental health team went unanswered because support workers had been given the wrong phone number.
£200,000 available in grants for community, voluntary and sporting groups
More than £200,000 will be available in grants for community, voluntary and sporting groups across Gwent this year.
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