Butcher gets noise abatement order 'for chopping his meat too loudly'

For more than a century, the Keighley family's butcher shop has supplied the families of Bradford with choice cuts of meat.

But its days may be numbered after the shop's neighbours complained that the meat is being chopped too loudly.

Simon Keighley starts work at 5.30am as he needs at least two hours to prepare the meat for the day's first deliveries to restaurants at 7.30am.



However, Bradford Council has told him the noise from the chopping is a "sound nuisance" which is waking the neighbours.

Officials told him he can only start chopping at 8am - and he must finish by 6pm.

Mr Keighley said: "Unless a compromise can be reached, the shop may have to close tomorrow."