BOOMTOWN Fair has recorded a second year of low noise complaints following earlier protests from residents.

The festival received 33 objections this year, organisers said yesterday, less than half its total in previous years.

The four-day event at Matterley Estate, near Winchester, sparked 70 complaints in 2012 and a council investigation in the following year amid claims of excessive noise and music breaking a 4am curfew.

Eleven people complained during this year's event, from August 13 to 16, compared to eight in 2014. Some lodged objections multiple times.

The figures are only slightly up despite a record crowd of 46,000. Changes made this year included an on-site hotline and moving larger stages to help minimise escaping noise.

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Winchester City Council continues to monitor sound levels, with members of its licensing committee given a site tour during the event.

The site is currently being dismantled. Some security watchtowers, newly installed for 2015, remained on the estate this week.

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A BoomTown spokesman said: "We worked hard to ensure that all members of the local community had access to the contact information and the direct hotline number well in advance of the festival to make is as easy as possible for people to get in touch. We also had a team working throughout the festival to act upon issues raised if we were in a position to rectify the disturbance.

"We would like to take this opportunity to thank the local community for their support and feedback, we will continue to listen and work alongside the local residents to further make this an event the region is proud of."

Winchester City Council received 11 complaints on its hotline for residents dissatisfied with the festival's service.

Around £65,000 worth of drugs were confiscated by police at BoomTown 2015, with 337 crimes reported by the end of the festival.