From misery to joy
Sound systems confiscated from noisy neighbours are being used to make sweet music.
Bradford Council's Environmental Protection Team has the power to seize equipment from people who are making their neighbours' lives a misery with their loud music.
Now the hi-fis, DVD players, televisions and speakers are finding a good home with the Council's Youth Service which is working with youngsters on music projects.
Coun Anne Hawkesworth, the Executive Member for Environment and Culture, said: "A lot of this equipment is high quality and it's a shame that the owners of it use it to make other people's lives a misery.
"It's good to see that the confiscated equipment is now going to people who can really benefit from it, rather than it being destroyed."
The Environmental Protection team deals with complaints from residents about excessive noise. The officers have the power to serve a noise abatement order on residents to prevent them from continuing to cause a nuisance. If this is ignored, the equipment can be seized under a forfeiture order granted by the Magistrates' Court.
Officer/Contact
Paul Binks
Environmental Health Manager
Telephone: 01274 434903
Media Relations Officer
Sarah Bayliss
Telephone: 01274 433526
Fax: 01274 432005
Email: press.communications@bradford.gov.uk
Date: 11.01.08
