Supermarket trials ‘quiet hour’ for customers

A supermarket in Alloa has created a “quiet hour” to help customers with conditions that make noise and commotion difficult to deal with.

The Auld Brig Road Tesco Extra will switch off music, the public address system and other electronic systems including display televisions.

The company said feedback from customers during a trial run had been “overwhelmingly positive.” Samantha Garson an autism practitioner in Alloa, said making small changes, such as the quiet hour, could have a “hugely beneficial impact”.

NORTH BERWICK