7 Highlights

• Birkenhead Town Hall clock now chimes hourly, not every 15 minutes.
• A resident's noise complaint led to the chime schedule change.
• • This was the first noise complaint in 137 years of the clock's operation.
  • Officials labeled the clock's chimes a 'statutory noise nuisance'.
  • Philip Barton emphasized the chimes' importance to local life.
  • The compromise upsets locals who value the frequent chimes.
  • A similar bell noise issue happened with a church in Scotland.