Catherine Hughes, a 29-year-old mother of an eight year old, of Seven Stars Road, Leyland, made her neighbours' lives a misery with excessive noise, threatening and abusive behaviour and violent assaults.

Andrea Taylor, of Seven Stars Road, said: "It's been an absolute nightmare, particularly with the lack of sleep for noise nuisance. I am over the moon about the result.

"Now I am just looking forward to peace and quiet."

Tenants in the area of Leyland are now celebrating after New Progress Housing Association obtained a possession order against her home.

Police said that Hughes operated an "open house" and allowed rowdy, drunken youths and adults to gather in and around her house.

Despite continued efforts by the Association to work with Hughes to sort out her behaviour, she refused to co-operate or engage with any attempts by the association to offer support.

District Judge Talbot, at Preston County Court, granted the association possession of her home.

Working with evidence provided by local residents and community beat manager John Penter of the Leyland Neighbourhood Policing Team, Hughes was evicted.

Sgt Neil Sladen of Leyland Police said: "We fully support this action taken by New Progress Housing and will continue to work with New Progress to reduce anti-social behaviour."

He said the anti-social behaviour took place over a "period of months" and that the order sent out a message to residents that anti-social behaviour would not be tolerated in Leyland.

Bernie Keenan, managing director of the association, said: "We always offer support to any tenant who is at risk of losing their tenancy.

"However, when a tenant refuses our support and continues to threaten the quality of life for people in the surrounding area, we will enforce their tenancy conditions.

"We are committed to tackling anti-social behaviour and will take whatever steps are necessary to maintain peaceful communities and protect the rights of tenants to feel safe in their homes."