Bristol brickies have been banned from wolf-whistling at women.

Leading building firm George Wimpey Bristol has outlawed the custom of builders whistling their appreciation of women walking below the scaffolding, for fear of putting off "savvy and sophisticated" buyers visiting sites.

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Sales and marketing director Richard Goad told staff in a memo that Bristol builders would not be able to wolf-whistle on any of the city's six sites as the "outdated" tradition had become a distraction for young househunters.

(GK/JM)