dul_resident

Both of your scenarios sound discriminatory: https://www.gov.uk/employer-preventing-discrimination/recruitment

You can report to the council - it is illegal not to clean up after your dog http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/200005/animal_welfare/459/dog_fouling/1 I don't hate dogs, I grew up with a dog as a family pet for 16 years, but I resent dog owners who think it's ok to walk away and leave a pile of poo for others to deal with.

Well said Amydown.

Interesting that there's only one all-boys school in the top ten.

Thanks for the notes of sympathy! Judging by a couple of posts above, and a couple of PMs I've received, I am not the only one being disturbed. Kerry I will PM you. Ear plugs are standard wear for me, but this noise penetrates them. Shutting windows during the recent heat wave was not an option. It seems to have been quieter since I posted, so perhaps the message has filtered through. And Neil/Dani and i*Rate, I want to correct your assumptions, I am neither British, nor middle class nor rich nor privately educated nor posh. I work damn hard to pay to live where I do, hence I need a good night's sleep - without barking dogs - so I can get up early and go out and earn a living!

If the owner of the frequently barking/yapping dog living in one of the Calton Avenue* gardens backing onto Gilkes Crescent is reading this, PLEASE can you control your dog and/or keep it indoors until it stops barking. *Disclaimer: it is difficult to gauge exactly which house/garden the dog lives in. It is a high pitched yapping/barking, which the dog seems to be able to sustain at length. On Monday night this week our household was awoken at 3am and kept awake until approx 4am by your dog barking incessantly. Last night your dog was barking agian, albeit earlier in the night and for a shorter duration(between 10 and 11pm). This is not the first time your dog has been a noise nusiance at night. It also barks during the day which is very annoying but not as big an issue as the night-time. Please be neighbourly and have consideration for other people trying to sleep. http://www.southwark.gov.uk/info/412/noise_problems/377/be_a_considerate_neighbour If anyone reading this is aware of the source of the noise please feel free to PM me. I don't normally complain on forums, and would prefer to knock on their door, but I don't know which house it is. I expect they don't realise how much disruption they are causing to their neighbours.