Man makes neighbours' lives a misery by repeatedly blasting power ballads Mark Sigston, 31, was hauled into court after council bosses got a string of complaints about the racket last October. Environmental Protection officers visited his house repeatedly to tell him to keep the noise down. But Sigston, of Rainham, Kent, continued to blast out music. He received a noise abatement notice in February. Council officers, however, heard him belting out tunes such as Angels by Robbie Williams, Firework by Katy Perry and Who Knew by Pink. Weeks later, they caught him playing Celine Dion's All By Myself, Lady in Red by Chris de Burgh and George Benson's The Greatest Love of All at high volume. In May, Medway Council got a warrant from the courts allowing them to temporarily confiscate Sigston's stereo equipment. They had to return his kit to him in July. Just three days later officers were called to a noisy party at Sigston's house. The unit seized Sigston's stereo, TV and computer. Sigston admitted three charges of breaching a noise abatement order at Medway magistrates court. The nuisance neighbour got a conditional discharge for 12 months and a forfeiture order for his CD players, mixers, amplifier and speakers. JPs warned Sigston he would not get them back and ordered him to pay £1,100 costs. Cllr Mike O'Brien, Portfolio Holder for Community Safety and Customer Contact, said afterwards: "There is nothing worse than annoyingly relentless loud music being played by a neighbour. I am glad we have been able to help those that are living nearby this man as he was determined to carry on playing music loudly without a thought for others.