Church bells silenced

The chimes of St Margaret’s Church clock in Wolstanton have been switched off after a complaint to Newcastle under Lyme borough council. They stopped chiming on Thursday evening after Environmental Health officers acted on a noise complaint. The clock is public owned and has chimed for over 137 years broken only by the two world wars and for maintenance. Leader Jonathon Gullis wants the decision reversed but the Parochial Church Council said they will stay silent whilst discussions and a solution are worked upon.