Noise Pollution

A Piece of Quiet Marks Some Hope in a Noisy, Noisy World

Monty Munford | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Monty Munford

I am writing this piece, like many writers before me, in a cafe. I've found a good space, I can watch people from an anonymous vantage point and the coffee is good. In the old days I would be smoking a cigarette as well, but times move on.

Is This The Most Annoying Office Habit Ever?

PA | Posted 21.11.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Noisy eating by colleagues tops a list of office gripes by British workers, according to a survey. More than half (57%) identified the habit as the...

Road Traffic Noise Could Be Making You Ill

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 11.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle

The health benefits of getting your 40 winks are no secret. Studies have linked disrupted sleep patterns to Alzheimer's disease, while it's claimed th...

Stop Listening To So Much Damn Music

Paul Kilbey | Posted 13.12.2011 | UK
Paul Kilbey

I went to bed at about half past eleven last night. That's fairly early for me. (Read on, this gets interesting.) I was quite tired, having finished work late, and then I'd had two cocktails, which were great but did not serve to wake me up. All in all, come half past eleven, I wanted to go to sleep.