The moral is that when you run your folk club at a rock venue you will receive collateral damage when people complain about the over amplified rock music.

The moral I suggest is not to have legislation and enforcement which even risks throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

It may or may not be a fact that there is a noise concern. The fact that some people may complain does not mean that there is a noise concern but is it really too difficult to have legislation and enforcement which can address this in a particular case but without presenting a threat to something which is not presenting a noise concern?

You can never obtain official permission to make a noise concern - only to provide entertainment. If this permission is granted and this entertainment should prove to cause a noise concern, there is (and there must be) the correct legislation to deal with this.

The pretence that additional entertainment legislation (which cannot concern itself with noise emanating from anything other than from entertainment) is able in any way to deal with noise pollution and in advance of a note being played, is seen to be a complete nonsense.

Sadly the myth that the loss of the of additional entertainment licensing would result in uncontrolled entertainment and subject the public to noise concerns - is perpetuated by many who know better and generally accepted by those who do not.

There are sensible measures required for all well-attended football matches. These include police outside of stadiums and stewards inside. These measures are not thought to be required for those many thousands of football matches taking place all over the land on recreation grounds and schools.

But is it exactly this approach in places small pubs and schools which the LGA Group lobby try to maintain is required for all live music.......