Repeat loo flusher given 28 days

Mwynwen Jones has lived at the property on the left for 20 years

A woman has been told she has 28 days to leave her council house home because she is too noisy and keeps repeatedly flushing her toilet at night.

Mwynwen Jones, 57, of Tremadog, Gwynedd, had asked Caernarfon County Court to extend a notice issued last month after a High Court challenge.

Her barrister said his client, who was described as vulnerable, would be homeless.

The judge urged Mrs Jones to seek help from various organisations.

In August the High Court in London was told she was heard banging doors and flushing the toilet twice after each use.

'Antisocial hours'

Judge John Brehrens had backed Gwynedd council's decision to seek a possession order to evict her.

He said: "Whilst flushing a toilet may not be a nuisance, plainly it may be so if it is done repeatedly and at antisocial hours."

Mrs Jones barrister, Caroline Harris, had said the council's decision was "irrational".

She said Mrs Jones had got into the habit of flushing the toilet twice after use, but the sounds coming from her home were just run-of-the-mill "household noises".

Following Wednesday's hearing Gwynedd County Council issued a statement saying it had acted as a "responsible landlord".

"(The council) decided to take action when the behaviour of one of our tenants was deemed to have a detrimental effect upon the health of a neighbour.

"At today's hearing the Deputy District Judge found in favour of Gwynedd Council's application to evict the tenant on the grounds of persistent late night noise nuisance over a significant period of time."