West Indian dominoes players dismayed by noise ban in London square

Ernest Theophile: ‘Loneliness was one of the biggest factors as to why we gathered there. That’s why the square was ideal for us.’ Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

A Thursday afternoon at Maida Hill market square is filled with pensioners happily chatting and playing cards while enjoying the sunshine.

However, over the past year the square has been at the centre of an ongoing row between some of its regulars and Westminster council.