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Dec 17, 2018

► St Ronan's, 11 Dec: Music 'heard in next street'

(18052) Loud party at house in St Ronan's Avenue, Tue, 11 Dec 2018. A resident has complained to the University of Bristol about a party at this address that went on until after midnight on a midweek night (UoB guidelines: quiet by 10pm). Returning home after an evening out, he notes: "When I got back at 11.30pm I could hear the party from the end of a neighbouring street. The windows were open and the amount of party noise was high." After speaking to students at the propert

Dec 17, 2018

► Greenway Rd: 'Woken 2-3 times a week'

(18051) Multiple disturbances at a student house in Greenway Road between Oct and Dec 2018. Neighbour reports being woken "two to three times a week" by shouting, music and other sources of noise. Complaints made to University of Bristol, Bristol City Council and the police. Neighbour says council's noise enforcement team has sent the students a warning letter, and a PCSO from the local beat team has visited the property to talk to the students.

Dec 11, 2018

Guardian and Bristol Post highlight The Noise Pages

The Noise Pages has been getting attention from various news media. The Guardian posted this article online: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/dec/06/down-with-studentification-how-cities-fought-for-their-right-not-to-party I would not have awarded myself credit for the university's crackdown (see second paragraph), but otherwise it's a good round-up of a problem that afflicts towns and cities across the country. Visits to The Noise Pages spiked to 1,300 on the day it w

Dec 11, 2018

► Ravenswood, 8 Dec: House 'a problem for years'

(18050) Student house party in Ravenswood Road, near Hampton Road, Fri/Sat 7/8 Dec 2018. Beat music and noise of people in street, noted at 1am to 1.30am. A resident has complained to the University of Bristol about this event, which follows several others at the same address. Two other residents have also confirmed they were disturbed by the party. (Update: Another resident has expressed concern about noise from the house.) The first resident details disturbances on three da

Dec 10, 2018

'In the last four years, the noise problem has become impossible'

The toll that night-time student noise is taking on residents is captured vividly in this account from a resident. It's a story echoed in other emails I've received. In her own words (identifying details removed): "I received your flyer ... and was delighted to see that someone is trying to do something about this ever increasing noise problem. I've lived on Hampton Road for over 11 years, and it was once a lovely place to live and raise my children. However, over the last fo

'In the last four years, the noise problem has become impossible'

Dec 7, 2018

► Lansdown, 5 Dec: Group 'chanting and grunting'

(18049) Large group of students making noise in street, late evening, Wed 5 Dec 2018. Two residents have complained to the University of Bristol. First resident: "It’s 11.20pm and I’ve just returned from talking to lots of students at [xx] Lansdown Road. The noise started around 30mins ago, with chanting, grunting and general shouting. When I went to investigate they weren’t hard to find—there was large group milling around in the street and garden of No. [xx], with the front

Dec 2, 2018

► Abbotsford, 2 Dec: 'Thudding, piledriver music'

(18047) Loud, late-night house party in Abbotsford Road, near Hampton Road, Sat/Sun 1/2 Dec 2018. Two residents have sent complaints to the universities about an event at this address, which is occupied by students. (See update at end.) The first resident says, "There was ... loud music played constantly from 11pm to 5:40am. We tried to complain but were stopped by a doorman. He said he would ask them to lower the volume, but did no such thing. As well as the music, there was

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