A NEIGHBOUR from hell has become the oldest woman in Chester to ever receive an ASBO.

Sixty-two-year-old alcoholic Christine Stanley, of Pearl Lane, Vicars Cross, received the four year Anti-Social Behaviour Order after appearing at Chester Magistrates Court yesterday (Wednesday, April 22). The order bans her from:

Being in possession of an open container of alcohol in public.

Voluntarily lying down on any public highway.

Voluntarily entering dwellings, driveways, garden sheds or garages on Pearl Lane.

Making excessive noise at her home address.

Causing alarm, distress or harassment to the emergency services – including the police, fire and paramedic services.

Approaching, threatening or harassing two named witnesses.

Inciting or acting out an act of anti-social behaviour, harassment or distress in England and Wales.

Prosecuting on behalf of Cheshire Constabulary, Shaun Spencer described the seven year nightmare endured by Stanley’s neighbours.

He said: “This order is needed to offer maximum amount of protection for those most severely and directly affected by the defendant’s behaviour.

“It’s necessary and needed to protect the wider community and in particular the immediate community in which Mrs Stanley lives.”

Richard Thomas, defending, admitted the driving factor behind all of Stanley’s problem was her “chronic addiction” to alcohol.

He said: “It’s since 2008 that her poor behaviour, drinking heavily, calling emergency services and collapsing in street has escalated.

“In that sense she is a relatively new offender, not someone with convictions from the eighties, nineties which could be the case given her age.”

He added: “Give this woman a chance to sort herself out and don’t restrict her liberty for a long period of time.”

Speaking after the hearing, community safety officer for Cheshire West and Chester, Sam Chapman, said: “This was a complex case, an unusual case and one that has not been taken lightly.

“We were dealing with someone who caused a number of problems for a small number of people over a long period of time.

“We hope this offers respite for the community and for issues and problems to be stopped.”