A neighbour row has erupted after a woman drove a homeowner "up the wall" after they constantly played blaring music.
The resident from Bradford faces a financial penalty exceeding £1,700 following her conviction for violating a noise abatement order through persistent late-night music disturbances.
Ibolya Tamas was found guilty at Bradford Magistrates' Court after failing to appear for her hearing.
The court imposed fines and costs totalling £1,762 on the Undercliffe Lane resident.
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The prosecution, brought by Bradford Council, centred on Tamas's repeated breaches of an abatement notice issued in October 2024.
It specifically prohibited her from playing amplified music at volumes that constituted a statutory nuisance to neighbouring properties.
Her neighbour endured music playing repeatedly throughout the night, with sessions sometimes continuing until 6am.
The persistent noise disturbances severely affected the resident's sleep patterns and had repercussions across nearly all areas of his daily existence.
Council prosecutor Waseem Raja told the court: "This gives you a flavour of the nuisance. It must have been driving her neighbour up the wall.
"It is bad enough to hear music at that time, but we are talking about loud, amplified music."
The affected resident received a mobile application from the council to document the noise disturbances, which captured multiple instances of late-night music during February 2025.
The local authority's extended inquiry into the noise complaints resulted in prosecution costs of approximately £1,300 to taxpayers.
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The neighbour would blare music till 6am
Raja highlighted Tamas's absence from proceedings, stating: "She isn't even here today, so we can discuss the issue with her."
Authorities confiscated numerous devices from Tamas's residence that could produce amplified sound, including several television sets, audio amplifiers and a musical keyboard.
The hearing concluded with the court's ruling against the absent defendant, whose persistent noise violations had prompted what Raja described as a "prolonged investigation" by Bradford Council.
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