Operation Beech, the police patrol paid for by University of Bristol, responded to 128 incidents, mostly noise related, in the first term of the academic year, according to police figures. Between 23 September and 19 December, Beech officers were on duty on 40 nights, usually Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The patrol, typically two officers in a vehicle, was set up to respond to noise complaints. Residents can request assistance by texting a dedicated mobile-phone number

Cotham and Clifton Down councillors have voiced support for a possible review of Bristol’s noise and waste enforcement procedures. Their comments came at a meeting of the council’s Communities Scrutiny Commission on 7 December 2020 as it considered a report on HMO licensing, planning regulation and ways in which noise and waste problems are handled. I took advantage of public-forum rules to present a statement to the meeting (held on Zoom). Pointing to the report’s own conclu

(S130) Complaint of noise from Hampton Corner, a block of flats at the junction of Hampton Park and Cotham Hill, late on 30 December 2020. Resident wrote to property agents: "We’ve had a blissful week (almost two!) of uninterrupted sleep, but unfortunately, some of your tenants are breaking this streak tonight. I believe it is Flat [x] in Hampton Corner ... They have the window open and are yelling, keeping us awake. They have the right to enjoy their homes, but we have repea

(S129) Operation Beech police called to party in student flat at Kings House, Kingsdown, shortly before midnight on Saturday, 19 December 2020. Resident says: "Yesterday there was a loud party in the flat above number [x] ... I went out to ask for them to keep it down, but was just stared at ... and ignored. Because of this I reported it to Operation Beech (police) who responded to address the issue." (Revision note, 06/01/2021: Paragraph above edited to remove extraneous det

(S128) Complaint about persistent noise disturbance at a student property in Roslyn Road Resident wrote to UoB on 11 December 2020: "We have endured week after week of ... a constant high level of noise coming through the partition wall - lots of shouting and screaming and everyone talking very loudly over each other whilst congregated in their living room. Our living room is adjacent and it is often so loud that we are unable to hear the tv programme we are watching, reading