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Family’s years-long battle with disruptive early church services

A family says early morning church services and activity have disrupted their sleep for years despite multiple council complaints.

Skinny McBuntu

A family has grown frustrated after years of being woken at 5:30am by early church services, crying, and car doors. The disturbances have prompted them to lodge 22 complaints with the council without achieving resolution. The family's sleep has been consistently disrupted by the religious activities taking place in their neighbourhood.

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β€˜They are wailing’: Family fed up after years of being woken up at 5:30am by church

Priya Holland says early services, crying in the dark and car doors have disrupted her family's sleep for years, despite 22 council complaints.

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