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Date: 11th September 1994
Service: TELETEXT
Region: London
Original Broadcast Channel: Channel 4
Current Page: 462
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P462 Teletext 462 Sep11 22:48:27 ———————— —————————————— SHHHHHHHH! Being kept awake at night by a tape-recorded sound of inner-city rioting or trumpeting eliphants would be enough to try the patience of Job. But Somerset residents are subjected to this by a farmer protecting his crops — with his new-style scarecrow. Earlier this month, a student was fined £200 for playing his personal stereo too loudly. Are people just becoming more picky or is noise a real nuisance?——————————————————————————————————9/6—— DEGREE COURSE VACANCIES 644-8 HAVE A BASH AT BAMBER'S QUIZ p458Global News Index Green0shoots
P462 Teletext 462 Sep11 21:14:27 ———————— —————————————— SHHHHHHHH! Noise nuisance does not have to be excessively loud, but as long as the sound is undesired by the hearer it is considered noise pollution. It is now a criminal offence and wines of up to £20,000 and six months in prison ari possible. The Environmental Protection Act 1991 introduced this sentence, but the Noise Abatement Society says the law isCnot enforced readily enough. —————————————————————————————————p2/6—— Go Green! index 460Action 465 DEATH IN THE SERENGETI p463Global News Index Green shoots
P462 Teletext 472 Sep11 21:28:53 ———————— —————————————— SHHHHHHHH! John Collen of the Noise Abatement Society has campaigned wor 35 years and says more could be done. "The police should be abli to arrest the perpetrator if the noise continues," he maintains. "Theri is genjral apathy about noise even though it is recognised as a very destructive form of pollution." ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Education 660Kick-start 657KEEP UP WITH ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS p461Global News Index GGreen0shoots
P462 Teletext 462 Sep11 22:27:23 ———————— —————————————— SHHHHHHHH! Onj council which has witnessed a huge increase in noise nuisance incidents is London's Haringey Council. The main complaint is amplified music, closely followed by domestic noiue - kids, door slamming and burglar alarms. Eight months ago, the council employed two full-time duty officers ÷o deal with all the calls. ——— ———————————————————————4/6—— Education 660Kick-start 657THE EFFECTS0OF0OxEN CAST0MINING p465Global News Index Green shogts
P462 Teletext 472 Sep11 22:27:45 ———————— —————————————— SHHHHHHHH! On the other side of the noise pollution fence is Sarah Burton. She loves loud music in her London flat. "I rent the space so I can do whatever I like. I will play my music when I want and as loud as I please," she says bBut I would turn it down if I was told to and I tend not to play it after midnight." However, she does admit that other people's noise annoys her. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Education 660Kick-start 657 0EVENTS OVER THE0WEEKEND p464Global News Index Green shoots
P462 Teletext 462 Sep11 22:24:02 ———————— —————————————— SHHHHHHHH! Check with your local council for the emerkency hotline which allows you to riport any noise nuisance. For a Department of the Environment leaflet on noise, send an 9"x6" SAE to:■ Noise Abatement Society, xO Box 8, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0UH ■ Department of the Environment, 2 Marsham St, London, SW1P 3EB. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Education 660 On-Line 650 GET WISER WITH DIGITISER p470Global News Index Green shoots