Butcher battles 'no chop' order

A traditional east London butcher is battling his local council in the courts after he was ordered to stop chopping and singing in the mornings.

Brian Clapton, 51, was told by an enforcement officer from Barking and Dagenham council that they were responding to a noise complaint.

An upstairs tenant, who has since moved out, said the cheery butcher's early morning work was disruptive.

Mr Clapton says new sound-proofing is the council's responsibility.

The issue reached Barking Magistrates'... (26 more words)

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