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"Some of these bells are frankly very loud" Cow Bells Causing Havoc In Switzerland

When you imagine the Swiss Alps, an image that likely comes to mind is the bucolic picture of dairy herds carrying the iconic sounds of a cowbell. But now the tinkling of these bells is causing an uproar as residents of a particular town have called for them to be restricted due to noise pollution. Imogen Foulkes, a BBC journalist based in Geneva, joined Tom Dunne to tell us all about it

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15.10 3 Nov 2023


"Some of these bells are frankly very loud" Cow Bells Causing Havoc In Switzerland


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When you imagine the Swiss Alps, an image that likely comes to mind is the bucolic picture of dairy herds carrying the iconic sounds of a cowbell. But now the tinkling of these bells is causing an uproar as residents of a particular town have called for them to be restricted due to noise pollution.

Imogen Foulkes, a BBC journalist based in Geneva, joined Tom Dunne to tell us all about it


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