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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Barney Davis

Locals told to buy earplugs to cope with faulty lighthouse alarm which sounds every 13 seconds

Disgruntled Cornwall locals have been urged to wear earplugs after a historic lighthouse malfunctioned, sounding an alarm “all day and all night”.

Longships Lighthouse, which lies just over a mile off Lands End, has been emitting an ear-splitting beep every 13 seconds for a week.

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