'Neighbour from hell' played Red Lights dance anthem on Loop

A Blackpool man has been called the ' Neighbor from hell' for blasting anthems and construction work sounds from his stereo.

Wayne Sivyer, a Former NHS worker, was handed a Judge's order to behave as he appeared before the District Judge Daniel Church, sitting at Blackpool Magistrates Court

The Judge handed Sivyer and his wife Dawn CPNs (Community Protection Notices) earlier this year after they were taken to court over noise complaints by neighbour Sarah Priestley,

Repeated callouts by Police and Council officers had been made to their semi-detached home in Dalby Close, Anchorsolme, in attempts to resolve the dispute between the two neighbours.

Included in these are allegations Sivyer pointed a laser pen at his neighbour and her property, with the dance song 'Red Lights' by Tiesto playing on repeat at a high volume.

The court heard how Sivyer continuously played loud music, and 'sound effects' such as building site noise and electronic 'white sounds'. with further claims that he also banged and tapped on the joint wall in the night in an attempt to disturb her sleep.

Sivyer denied the claims by his neighbours and appealed against the CPNs, but when appearing before Blackpool Magistrates, this was dismissed bu the Judge.

He claimed that because he was Welsh, Miss Priestley, and her partner were 'against him', with him believing that the couple purposely played the Tom Jones hit Delilah in reference to him.

He believed the line ‘I felt the knife in my hands and she laughed no more’ had been meant as a veiled threat to himself and his wife.

“We have no problem with anyone else on Dalby Place,” Sivyer told the court. “I am just disgusted with it all.”

Despite this, evidence provided by Miss Priestley, as well as further evidence given by PC Thomas Williams and the Blackpool community safety officer James Blackburn was accepted by the judge. 

• Sivyer was given a CPN order by the court

When giving evidence, Miss Priestley said: “This all started shortly after I moved in and he made comments about my curtain rails and he accused my then partner of touching his car.”

“The worst thing was his tape of crashing building noises which was on a loop which played all hours, day and night.

"It has been pure hell and it has affected my life and my work,” she added. “I have put a lot of effort into my house and I am not moving.”

Sivyer's appeal was rejected but the judge agreed to remove his wife, Dawn Sivyer, from the protection notice, due to lack of evidence that she had been involved in the anti-social acts described in court

District Judge Daniel Church said that the notice should last for a period of five years, with it including a list of behavior clauses that must be adhered to by Sivyer. These included having no contact with his neighbour and a ban on contacting Police or the local authorities without a genuine emergency.