Noisy neighbours could be given the red card in upmarket London suburb

Residents of Hampstead Garden Suburb face being given football-style yellow and red cards for making too much noise in their back gardens. The Hampstead Garden Suburb Residents' Association is launching a crackdown on noisy lawnmowers and leaf blowers and hopes to persuade residents to use manual tools which do not make as much noise.

Secretary Gary Shaw said: 'Noise problems have grown in recent years and it has made it difficult for residents to relax or work. We can't impose anything on people but we hope to nudge them into recognising noise can be very disturbing and point them the right way.'

The suburb, which was partly designed by the renowned architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, is home to a large number of celebrities including Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Ross and Harry Styles.