An ex-tenant, who was evicted from her home after causing misery for the local community, has now been told to stay away from the estate in Leyland or risk getting arrested.
Catherine Hughes, 29 was evicted from her New Progress Housing Association property six months ago for anti-social behaviour but she continued to harass and intimidate residents on the Wade Hall estate.
The housing association has now secured its first exclusion order in South Ribble, with the power to arrest Hughes if she continues to cause misery for residents.
The housing association worked with Leyland Police and the local community, to take the case to court, excluding Hughes from the Wade Hall estate and the Seven Stars area in Leyland.
District Judge Turner at Preston Crown Court stated that Ms Hughes' behaviour was appalling and ordered that she be excluded from both areas in an effort to restrain her unacceptable behaviour.
He thanked community beat manager, John Penter of the Leyland Neighbourhood Policing Team and New Progress Housing Association for their hard work to bring the case before the county court.
Gary Melia, head of housing operations at New Progress Housing said: "This should demonstrate to anyone who persistently causes misery for residents just how far we are prepared to go to protect local people from this kind of behaviour.
"We will take every step possible to ensure the right to live in a safe and pleasant community is not violated by the small minority who behave in this way."
The association's work in tackling anti-social behaviour was held up as a national example last month by the Government's special advisor on anti-social behaviour Bill Pitt and the Department for Communities and Local Government.
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