Sharon Roberts (Letters, November 26) deserves every sympathy in her battle against noise.

Egocentric modern society becomes ever more heedlessly inconsiderate of others and Brighton and Hove, capital of hedonism, must lead the field for noise.

Here it seems to be okay to make as much noise as you like, day or night, providing you are having a good time.

Excessive noise has become one of the chief irritants of city life and far too little is done to control it.

The Government is spending £13 million on a national "noise map" but I fail to see what earthly good it will do. Will it stop that decorator's blaring tranny, that boom-car shaking the windows or the all-night rave along the street? Of course not.

At the same time, the Government persists in extending the hours of pubs and clubs, which cause a high percentage of the noise people complain about.

The thumping bass from the pub next door may now legally go on all night. The nightly efflux of yelling revellers, deafened from hours of mega-decibel clubbing, currently synchronised at 2am, may soon repeat itself at three, four or five Good news for brewers, bad for anyone trying to sleep.

Meanwhile, Brighton and Hove City Council can afford noise patrols on only two nights a week. If the noise you complain about occurs outside those hours, tough luck.

This contrasts with councils such as Kensington and Chelsea, with continuous night and day coverage.

The problem of noise can only worsen as people become ever more selfish and less societal, while sound technology grows ever more powerful.

People's tempers are also shorter-fused than before. Noise rage is already on a par with road rage and all the other rages.

It is an issue every local authority should put maximum funds towards resolving.

-Graham Chainey, Marine Parade, Brighton