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- Mar 31, 2019
Police, UoB agree trial operation
aimed at reducing student noise
Local police are preparing a university-fundedoperation to target noise and anti-social behaviour in the final weeks of the academic year. Although details have not yet been announced, the initiative will be similar to "Operation Oak", under which Newcastle's universities paid for extra police patrols in areas where noisy parties were a problem for residents. Confirmation that the University of Bristol has agreed to fund a pilot project was provided by Deputy Registrar Lyn

- Mar 27, 2019
In Tucson, Arizona, noisy parties
bring £380 fines and 'red tags'
University of Arizona students who hold noisy parties risk fines and a 180-day 'red tag' notice on the outside of their house that warns of bigger penalties to come for repeat disturbances. Under the City of Tucson's "Unruly Gathering" law, tags must be "posted in a location that is highly visible to the public". An unruly gathering is defined as any meet-up of five or more people on private property that causes "disturbance of the quiet enjoyment of private or public prope

- Mar 24, 2019
► Ashgrove, 23 Mar: 'We are exhausted today'
(18079) Large party at student house on the south side of Ashgrove Road, on Fri/Sat 23/24 March 2019. Loud beat music and a lot of noise from people outside at the front of the property, and sometimes in the street. Several residents, including me, have complained to the University of Bristol. I called the police at about 3:15 am in relation to people in the street, and was told "we've had several calls about this event". I was told officers would attend when available, but o
- Mar 24, 2019
► Hampton, 23 Mar: 'Seriously diminished sleep'
(18078) Group singing loudly near junction of Hampton Road and Abbotsford Road. In a message timed at 00:23 on Saturday 23 March 2019, a resident reports: "I’m writing to complain about the obnoxious group singing going on — as I write — outside on Hampton Road or Abbotsford. It’s a group of largely female students singing several songs over and over again as loud as they can in total disregard of the fact that it is well after midnight. I have to work again tomorrow, Saturda
- Mar 24, 2019
► Collingwood, 23 Mar: 'Completely sleepless night'
(18077) Student party in upper part of house on east side, near south end of street, Fri/Sat, 22/23 March 2019. This went ahead despite efforts to persuade the students to change their event, and warnings they were likely to face a complaint if the party went beyond midnight, which it did. A resident has complained to the University of Bristol about the event, having expressed concerns to the university and the students before it took place. I went with her to talk to the st
- Mar 24, 2019
► Lansdown, 21 Mar: 'Group in garden at 1am'
(18076) Students making noise in garden of house on east side of street, early hours of Thurs 21 March 2019. A resident has written to the University of Bristol. In an email sent at 1:50am, he reports: "I’ve just returned from asking the students at [xx] Lansdown Road to make less noise. For the last half-hour a group have been in the front garden talking and laughing as if it were the middle of the day. Perfectly nice people, but so thoughtless to make so much noise when peo
- Mar 20, 2019
► Hampton, 17 Mar: 'Music past 4am'
(18075) Late-night party at student house on east side of Hampton Road, near Chandos junction, from evening of Sat 16 March 2019 to early hours of Sun 17th. (This is the same house in which a very large party occurred in March 2018.) Two residents have complained to the University of Bristol about this event. I myself also spoke to one of the students at about 11-15pm to express concern, acquaint him with the university's rules and guidelines and point out the risks that both
- Mar 16, 2019
► Rokeby, 16 Mar: Police, ambulance called to party that residents tried to stop
(18074) Party attended by 150-plus guests with beat music and noise from people in garden on night of Fri/Sat, 15/16 March, 2019. Event held despite efforts to curtail or stop it: Residents raised concerns with students and notified university, police and council. * Council issued pre-emptive noise abatement notice
* Police intervened on night, and music was turned down, for a time * Paramedics and ambulance attended to remove ill student. (Article updated 20/03/2019 with
- Mar 16, 2019
► Roslyn, 14 Mar: 'Blatant disregard'
(18073) Loud pre-drinks gathering of 40-50 students at house on east side of Roslyn Road until after 11pm on Thursday, 14 March 2019. Much noise as students left in taxis. A resident has complained to the University of Bristol about this disturbance, which she says is not the first at the house. "The music wasn’t particularly loud but the sheer volume of people within the property created a lot of noise all evening—they had all their windows open." Her husband and two neighbo
- Mar 10, 2019
► Brighton: Repeated noise from house
(18072) Resident in Cowper Road lists six occasions in February and March when she's been disturbed by noise from a student house near the northern end of Brighton Road. The resident has written to the University of Bristol noting noise disturbances from a house diagonally opposite hers. (Properties in Brighton Road back on to those in Cowper Road.) The incidents include "shouting in the garden and loud music" from 11pm to midnight on Thursday, 7 February, and similar activit