Residents of a Clydebank street have slammed the lack of urgency by the council over a ‘non-stop’ alarm noise they believe is coming from a nearby primary school – and starts at 5am.

Locals living on Durban Avenue say they are being ‘plagued’ by the persistent sound coming from the direction of Clydemuir Primary School, which has been causing havoc to their lives since it started on the morning of Tuesday, April 11.

Repeated calls to West Dunbartonshire Council have apparently been met with a ‘friendly and apologetic’ response by council employees but not any action as the alarm continues for the third day in a row.

Maryanne Scott, who lives directly across from the school – which is currently vacant due to the Easter break – says she has had to move her and her unwell daughter to her mum’s home due to the ‘intrusive’ sound.

She told the Post: “It's been going off every morning at around 5am, since Tuesday morning.

“My neighbours called the council yesterday and even the police since the council didn’t seem to be in a rush.

“Both me and my neighbour have called today and we're met with a really friendly and apologetic ‘they will pass it on to their manager’.

“I have had to take a holiday off work because my child is ill with strep throat and between keeping a close eye on her high temperature and us being awoken by the alarm at 5am this morning, my mum's giving us respite from our own home.

“My husband and my neighbours are shift workers and are being woken at all times of the day and night with the alarm.”

Another neighbour, who didn’t want to be named, told the Post she feared somebody had broken into the school and decided she had to call the police.

She said: “The police said, ‘We will send some officers round to have a wee look, but it might well be a fault, and all we can do is go to the council.’

“So, then again, this morning, boom, 5 o’clock, off it goes again.

“So, that was till about 8 o’clock last night and again at 5 o’clock this morning. I thought I’m phoning the council again.

“Spoke to the council and the woman said the exact same thing again – ‘I’ll pass this on to my manager.’

“And I said, ‘Well actually I was told this yesterday and we are still in the same situation.’”

Before adding: “I work 12-hour shifts, and this just is not good enough.

“It is one of they noises that just rattles your brain. It’s a continuing noise that makes you think you are going to go off your head.

“It is quite infuriating as it’s just a repetitive noise that doesn’t change.”

West Dunbartonshire Council has been approached for comment.