Buzz forces couple out of home

The noise was likened to the sound of power cables

A mystery buzzing noise has forced an elderly couple to spend their lifesavings on a camper van in an attempt to get a good night's sleep.

War veteran Ernest Young, 81, and his wife Evelyn, 79, say the penetrating sound starts every evening.

But specialist equipment used by environmental officers to measure sound failed to detect any unusual noises in the house at Capel Mawr, Anglesey.

The couple, who have lived in the house for 30 years, have been forced to sleep in their car, then a tent, and have now bought a camper van to escape the noise which has plagued them since July.

It just goes on and on and on Ernest Young

Mrs Young said: "It's a sound that goes on all night - you just can't get away from it.

"It starts around 10pm and goes on through the night - it sounds like a power cable buzzing."

Mr Young, who spent four years in the desert while serving with the RAF in World War II, said it was like a noise used to torture prisoners of war.

"They used to make them listen to it all night," he said. "It just goes on and on and on."

The couple believe the noise is not being generated in the house but from outside.

"There are other houses nearby, but they have got thick walls of two or three feet thick but we haven't," said Mrs Young.

No other residents living in the area have complained about hearing a noise Environmental officer Tony Burgess

Mr Young, who has hearing problems, has tried to soundproof their bedroom.

"I have put soundproofing material on the bed and on the walls but we just can't get away from it.

The couple said they resorted to sleeping in their car in lanes but did not feel safe so bought a tent instead.

"At our age sleeping in a tent doesn't go down very well, we just shouldn't have to do it," said Mr Young.

Sensitive equipment

The couple have now bought a camper van which they use nearly every night, driving 15 miles to a camp site in Bedllech and paying £8 a night to park.

Mrs Young said: "We bought a camper van with what little money we had.

"We spent our life savings, money we had put aside if anything should happen to one of us, on a camper van.

"We don't know what is happening, we need help and we need advice."

Anglesey council said it monitored the noise levels at the house over a six-day period.

Environmental health officer Tony Burgess, said: "Sensitive noise measuring equipment had been placed at Mr and Mrs Young's home.

"The results have since been analysed and there was no evidence of any noise pollution.

"No other residents living in the area have complained about hearing a noise."

"The county council will not be pursuing this matter unless any new evidence comes to light."