Dutch council forces playground to close over noise complaints
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from on (#4JVBY)
More than 4,000 sign petition to overturn decision, which aimed to appease neighbours
A national debate has been sparked in the Netherlands after a council ordered a primary school playground to be shut for being too noisy.
Questions have been raised in the Dutch parliament and a campaign has been launched to save the playground in the wake of the decision by Nijmegen council.
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