WHEN are we going to see something tangible done about noisy parties in this area?

Recently, myself and several other unfortunate tenants on the Peabody Dalgarno Estate suffered considerable inconvenience due to inconsiderate party-goers attending a soirée which lasted until after 6am the following day!

I was not the only one who found it impossible to sleep during this nightmare and we got little in the way of help or assistance towards the halting of this event from the local council.

I find it difficult to comprehend the mentality of those who indulge in this type of antisocial activity, showing no consideration for their fellow tenants or even having the decency to inform them in advance of any party, or stopping at a reasonable time so others can get some sleep.

The council, which is responsible, in theory at any rate, for curtailing such parties, were noticeably negligent here.

I was forced to call them several times throughout the night, but I received no satisfaction in terms of the party being terminated.

Apparently, the council accepted some half-baked excuse from the party-holder that it was a one-off, which was incorrect and took no action, incredibly!

I was informed that the council operated a 24-hour service to deal with noise problems such as these. This is misleading as the 24-hour 'service' refers to the call centre, not the staff who must witness the noise before taking any action. This group of staff, the environmental officers, actually finish work at 3am!

Many people suffer from these problems these days, in no small way exacerbated by the almost essential imposition of the 24-hour 'society', which clearly benefits some more than others

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