A deafening tower block alarm which has been ringing for almost a WEEK has left families fuming. <br /><br />Children and parents have had sleepless nights and animals have been left anxious because of the noise which started last Tuesday (Feb 1). <br /><br />Furious residents at Staner Court, a block of flats in Newington, Kent, have complained to the council about the never-ending sound which can be heard up to a mile away. <br /><br />One local councillor has urged the local authority to fix the problem 'as a matter of urgency'. <br /><br />A mum-of-two, 33, in a neighbouring block who did not want to be named said: “It has been going on since around midday on Tuesday and I sent a letter to the council on Wednesday but I have heard nothing back. <br /><br />“It has not stopped and is deafening. The kids and I have had sleepless nights and some other children on the block have been crying their eyes out. <br /><br />“We are trapped with something deafening in our ears. <br /><br />“It has kept on going throughout the night and everyone is really annoyed with it. <br /><br />“I am very frustrated because I have contacted the council so many times in the past and they have done nothing.<br /><br />"This has happened before but it has only gone on for 24 hours at most, and they have not replied. <br /><br />“Now they have not replied to me since Wednesday. I just need to get some sleep.<br /><br />“I don’t know what alarm it is exactly- I think it is a fire alarm or a lift alarm- or why it is happening.<br /><br />"My daughter gets the bus home from Ramsgate Railway Station and that is about a mile away and she can hear it.<br /><br />"My ears are ringing when I’m not even near it and it has been going for a week now.<br />"I am right next to the block of flats. <br /><br />"The animals are scared. I’ve got a cat that is scared to go out. We can’t sleep and it is causing a lot of disturbance."<br /><br />Newington councillor Rick Everitt said: "I have not previously been made aware of this problem by residents but, now that I have been, I have raised it with officers to address as a matter of urgency.<br /><br />"Clearly the situation as described is not acceptable."<br /><br />Thanet District Council has been contacted for comment.
