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Soundproofing your garden might sound a little extreme, but if settling down for some quiet time outdoors is a distant dream due to irritating and intrusive noises, it might be time to consider it.

SPECIAL noise-dampening fences need to be installed along a Cowley street to protect residents from loud deliveries, according to a local councillor. David Henwood raised the plight of constituents ...