NORTH SHIELDS: Troublesome tenants served eviction notice

Troublesome tenants served eviction notice

A tenant is served with an eviction notice.

SERIAL troublemakers in North Shields were targeted this week in a crackdown by police and housing officers.

The nightmare tenants had a rude awakening on Tuesday morning when nine homes in the North Shields area were visited by police and council officers as part of an operation to reduce crime and disorder.

The swoop, led by Sergeant Frank Best and North Tyneside Council's safer estates manager Colin Boxshall, saw four tenants served with anti-social behaviour warnings.

Stephen Tweddle, 54, was served with a notice of intended legal action following the discovery of a cannabis farm in his Coast Road home, stating he faces eviction if he is convicted.

The raids also saw five tenants given 28 days to leave their properties as they were served eviction notices.

Andrea Milne, 37, was served with a notice to leave her Devon Road house, due to the anti-social behaviour of her 17-year-old son.

She was joined by 51-year-old Lynne Pederson, from Bridge Road South, who was given her notice of eviction after she was charged with possessing cannabis with intent to supply.

Susan Hartnup, 48, from Guisborough Drive, also has just 28 days left in her home after continued anti-social behaviour led to an eviction notice being served.

And 25-year-old Marie Morton, who was given a final warning in July of this year after repeated anti-social behaviour, was also given her marching orders when she was served with an eviction notice on her Tintern Crescent home.

Maria Adamou, 38, of Guisborough Drive, will also be evicted because of her 17-year-old son's behaviour.

The visits on Tuesday morning across the North Shields area involved council tenants as well as those living in private property.

Sgt Best said: "The majority of information and the evidence resulting in the expulsion of these offenders comes from the community itself.

"Residents are no longer prepared to sit silent and suffer criminal and anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods."

Peter Ward was one of a series of tenants warned to clean up their act or face eviction.

The 21-year-old from Rake Lane was served with a notice of intended legal action.

A final warning was also handed to 36-year-old Joanne Hepple, from Gardner Place, after complaints about her 16-year-old son's continued anti-social behaviour.

Neighbourhood Inspector Geoff Cross said: "We take tenancy enforcement issues very seriously across North Tyneside.

"We recognise that a small minority who act in an anti-social manner can cause misery for entire neighbourhoods.

"We work closely with our partners to enable residents to enjoy a good quality of life free from the fear of crime in their communities.

"The role of Northumbria Police is to identify persistent offenders and use all available methods to stop them committing crime and ensure a safe environment for everyone to enjoy."

Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell was invited by the police to see at first hand action to tackle nuisance neighbours.

He said: "The people receiving eviction notices or warnings are at the end of a long process.

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