A silent disco craze has taken Edinburgh by storm and a lot of residents within the Scottish capital are fed up with it.
Donning wi-fi headphones whereas galavanting, singing and dancing by means of the streets of the town, these massive tour teams have been characterised by many as a critical public menace.
Aside from the truth that these "silent" revelers are creating sidewalk congestion and inflicting site visitors hazards within the slim streets of Edinburgh's medieval Old Town quarter, the primary grievance from locals stems from the truth that silent discos are simply not silent sufficient.
After quite a few complaints, officers in Edinburgh are wanting into how you can quiet these roving dance enterprises. “Silent discos should not silent," mentioned Scottish metropolis council member Jo Mowat throughout an interview with Edinburgh Evening News. "There is a whole lot of whooping and screaming, particularly when you could have 40 girls on a hen occasion." Mowat goes on to elucidate that a lot of his constituents have contacted him relating to silent discos and that the Old Town Community Council "has been elevating this situation for round 9 months."
Despite these grievances, the demand for extra silent disco excursions within the Scottish capital continues to rise. The Edinburgh City Council are having bother discovering a option to deal with the issue and lawmakers have discovered that they're restricted in what they will do to curb the rising development.
“There’s not loads we will do for the time being within the never-never land of licensing," says Mowat. "The present laws doesn't serve the residents of the town who by no means get a break from exercise akin to this.”