Court orders the closure of nuisance house

A court has ordered the closure of a house amid concerns over drug dealing and threats of violence using machetes.

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Teesside magistrates heard how visitors would regularly turn up at 63 Duke Street, Hartlepool, in vehicles and on foot, at all hours and would shout and scream to gain the tenant's attention.

The closure order, which will remain in place for three months, followed the granting of a temporary order just days earlier.

This limited access to the property but was subsequently breached on two occasions.