Expert opinion re councils' separate legal powers to deal with noise and nuisance issues. The following quote is from leading licensing solicitor Peter Coulson, also a columnist for pubs trade paper 'Licensee and Morning Advertiser':'...the police and local authorities now possess powers to control or curb noise and nuisance, to close premises which are the source of disturbance, or to revoke licences. Justices have the power to impose a restriction order to curtail hours where they think it necessary for the protection of neighbours'.
From Licensee and Morning Advertiser, p 18, 16 August 2001.