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BBC News
25-03-2025
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Court orders Scunthorpe 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 Dunka and Angela Horvathova, both of Grosvenor Street, Scunthorpe, had been handed abatement notices following a series of they continued to cause disturbances, so their speakers, sound bar and television were seized by North Lincolnshire Council and Humberside 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. 'Decisive action' 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 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."Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
06-02-2025
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Scunthorpe couple fined after loud parties
A couple have been fined £1,672 after a council received multiple complaints about loud music and shouting during Guile and Bogdan Carlota, of Smith Street, Scunthorpe, appeared at Grimsby Magistrates' Court on 20 January after continuing to cause a nuisance despite having their speakers and television confiscated and being served with legal health officers and Humberside Police executed a warrant at the property after excessive noise could be heard from the next Lincolnshire councillor John Davison said there was a "zero-tolerance approach to those who ignore warnings". He said: "Neighbours may make noise from time to time, but it should never cause distress."We take a zero-tolerance approach to those who ignore warnings and show complete disregard for their community's right to peace and quiet."Where necessary we will carry out seizures of noise making equipment from those who ignore their neighbours' right to a good night's sleep."The pair were each fined £440, plus a £176 surcharge and £220 in costs, which came to a total of £1,672. The court also granted a forfeiture order for the seized to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
