Court orders noisy neighbours to pay £1,700

A man and a woman have been told to pay nearly £1,700 after repeated complaints about them playing loud music and having parties.

Jozef Dunka and Angela Horvathova, both of Grosvenor Street, Scunthorpe, had been handed abatement notices following a series of complaints.

But they continued to cause disturbances, so their speakers, sound bar and television were seized by North Lincolnshire Council and Humberside Police.

They were charged with contravening or failing to comply with an abatement notice, but they failed to appear at Grimsby Magistrates' Court on 17 March so the case was heard in their absence.

They were each fined £200 fine and told to pay £80 victim surcharges and £562.25 in costs.

A forfeiture and destruction order was granted for their confiscated items.

John Davison, cabinet member for community wellbeing at North Lincolnshire Council, said: "This is a successful result where we took decisive action following complaints from neighbours who simply shouldn't have to put up with this kind of unreasonable behaviour.

"We will not tolerate this kind of anti-social behaviour within our communities, and if the occupiers had engaged with us and acted responsibly then the situation could have been resolved much earlier."

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