Anti-social order on nuisance neighbours is extended

INITIAL COURT SANCTION CAME TO AN END LAST WEEK

A COURT order on a Coalville home has been extended amid continuing anti-social behaviour problems.

Residents had previously hit out at activities at the nuisance property, saying the situation was so bad their children were “crying themselves to sleep”.

The EMH housing association home, in Des Starbuck Drive, was served with a three-month partial closure order by Leicester magistrates in December following “blatant” and persistent issues with anti-social behaviour.

Neighbours had also claimed that the home, below, was being used for drugs, while rats were reportedly spotted in the garden.

The order prevented anyone bar the home’s occupant, EMH, and emergency services from entering the property, but was only in place until Wednesday, March 20.

Warnings were issued that anyone in breach of the order could be fined or even imprisoned.

At the height of the issues, other residents on Des Starbuck Drive said they had grave concerns about the problematic property.

Speaking previously to the Mercury, one unnamed resident said: “It’s all day, every day. No end of times we’ve shouted at them to shut up.

“It’s been constant and one thing after another... the mess, the noise. We’ve been fearful about what’s happening there.”

After the order came into effect, residents said they had a “peaceful Christmas”, with the occupant staying away from the area, which had allowed them to try to “claim their street back”.

Some remained worried, however, saying they feared the short length of the order might not be a deterrent.

Police said the order had now been extended by the courts following what it said had been “ongoing anti-social behaviour at the property”.

The new partial closure order will remain in place until Friday, June 21, with existing restrictions still in place.

Anyone with anti-social behaviour concerns in their neighbourhood should call police on 101 or report information on the force’s website.