Category Archives: Neighbours

Noise complaints increase hugely

Complaints about noise have increased four-fold in Scotland in recent years, a conference has been told. The annual rise from 10,000 complaints a year to 40,000 last year followed the introduction of new domestic noise laws in 2004, and the … Continue reading

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HUD to investigate landlord’s complaints against Belleville

A representative from the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, part of the Midwest regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, sent a letter to Belleville resident, landlord and business owner Rick Brown, acknowledging his … Continue reading

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A Club’s Closing: It’s the Old Issue of Neighbors vs. Noise

Until early April, the Beatrice Inn was a busy nightclub in the basement of a residential building on quiet, cobbled West 12th Street in Manhattan. Since then, the club — a hangout for fashion, music and film insiders — has … Continue reading

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Guy Ritchie’s Pub Mystery

Sherlock Holmes director Guy Ritchie is working to solve his own real-life mystery. RadarOnline.com has learned that Ritchie is working with London’s Westminster Council to figure out the noise levels outside his star-studded pub The Punch Bowl which has been … Continue reading

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A little night music in Pleasanton prompts some complaints

Downtown businesses are banking on a little outdoor music to help them score bigger bucks from their evening clientele. But some neighbors are complaining about increased music and other noise at night. The Pleasanton Downtown Association applied for and received … Continue reading

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TOP 10 WORST NEIGHBOURS

#10 – ROBERT PICTON There is not much worse then living near a pig farm. You have to experience the smell first hand, as no words can properly describe the foul stench to which you are exposed. Now imagine that … Continue reading

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TIA neighbors lodge fewer noise complaints

TAMPA – Noise complaints from residential neighbors of Tampa International Airport declined from 278 to 174 from April through June compared with the same period a year ago, airport officials reported. The airport received complaints from 16 different residents in … Continue reading

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Now hear this! Noise irking boro

There may be music playing, but not everyone in Brooklyn feels like dancing in the streets. Only 32% of Brooklynites feel the city is doing a good job of controlling street noise, according to Mayor Bloomberg’s Citywide Customer Survey. Brownsville … Continue reading

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My car is my friend, and your enemy

The problem, of course, is me. I love my car. I need my car. I want to get as fast as I can because I am only thinking in my driving monologue. I will get angry if you drive your … Continue reading

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Pushing around.

it’ horrible how everywhere you walk, you see people pushing you around in the halls. you end up bruised at the end of the day…why are people in such a hurry to get to class?

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