A NUISANCE neighbour who blasted loud music through subwoofer speakers was fined hundreds of pounds for blighting residents with unwanted noise.

Katie Wynn continuously played loud music from her home over a period of months and ignored warnings to reduce the bass beats.

Fed up council officers eventually secured a warrant to enter the property and confiscate the equipment, including three large-screen televisions, a subwoofer, two tall floor speakers and a hi-fi stereo system.

A spokesman for Reading Borough Council said: "The prosecution follows months of evidence gathering by the council’s environmental health officers.

"Miss Wynn had been given several warnings about ongoing noise nuisance caused by loud music and bass beats coming from her home since May 2013.

"In July 2016, the council obtained a warrant to enter Miss Wynn’s property to seize noise making equipment."

Wynn, of Silver Street, Katesgrove, was ordered to appear at Reading Magistrates' Court to answer the noise disturbance charges, which she denied.

However, she was convicted of five counts of neighbour noise nuisance and fined £250.

Councillor Paul Gittings, Reading’s lead member for culture, added: “Well done to council officers for securing a successful prosecution with the help of long-suffering neighbours.

“I know it can be time consuming and take some effort to gather evidence in these cases but I am glad we got a good result at the end of it.

“I hope this demonstrates that the council will take action against selfish individuals who are a persistent nuisance to their neighbours.”

The court ordered the subwoofer and two floor speakers be destroyed.