A NUISANCE neighbour who was jailed for playing loud music has been released from prison and ordered to move house.

Amber Flowers, 65, was handed a restraining order to prevent her from harassing her neighbour Linda Burns in November 2018.

But on six separate occasions she breached the order, landing her behind bars.

At around 2pm on October 10 2020, Flowers cranked up the volume and played two songs at full blast through the wall of her flat in Emlyn Street, Barrow, causing Ms Burns distress.

The music was so loud Ms Burns could not hear her own TV the court heard.

South Cumbria Magistrates heard it was the sixth time Flowers had breached the order in the two years it had been in place - despite several prison sentences.

Flowers was jailed for 26 weeks and sent to HMP Preston to serve her sentence.

But she appeared by videolink at Preston Crown Court to appeal the sentence.

Her defence lawyer Claire Larton told the court a new address had been found for Flowers, where she would be supported with her mental health and to maintain peaceful relationships with neighbours.

After considering the case, Recorder Harrington, and two magistrates, agreed to suspend the sentence “to break the cycle” of hostility between Flowers and her neighbour.

Recorder Harrington said: “We think 26 weeks was entirely appropriate but we plan to suspend it for a year.

“If there are any further breaches she will be in breach of a suspended sentence and will probably have to serve all of it.”

He told Flowers: “The reason we are doing this is to break the cycle of you harassing your neighbour and breaching your order.

“When you are released you must not breach that order or harass your neighbour, or you will find yourself back in custody.”

Flowers told the judge: “The actual problem I have had with my neighbour has not all been my fault. It’s just a vicious cycle, that’s all.”

Recorder Harrington replied: “That is why we are making the order - so you can take the opportunity to move house.”