A community housing trust has waged war on neighbours from hell after granting two possession orders.

Aire-Wharfe Community Housing Trust has taken legal action against two of its residents, leading to their eviction.

Karen Raine and her family, of 94 Leylands House, Parkwood Rise, and John Tretton, of 99 Harewood Rise, Keighley, had both been the subject of complaints.

Residents, security staff and workmen had all complained about Raine and her family.

The anti-social behaviour consisted of nuisance, vandalism and harassment. Damage was also caused to the lifts, creating problems for other tenants in the flats.

A woman had previously told the Keighley News she was scared to leave her home in the block at night because of youngsters who rampaged through the building.

Neighbours had complained about noise, which had been happening for some time, coming from Tretton's house.

Carol Bridges, Executive Director of Aire-Wharfe Community Housing Trust, said: "These possession orders send out a clear message to all tenants that we will not tolerate this kind of behaviour.

"Possession orders are the final step, and are only granted after all other measures have failed."

In a separate incident, elderly residents of a 13-storey flat fear their home has been turned into a dumping ground and say they have been victimised for trying to act against the violence.

One resident, who wished to remain unnamed, said the lifts had been damaged, the careline tampered with, doorbells vandalised and windows broken.

He said: "I have been in these flats for more than 20 years and things have got really out of hand. At the moment the place looks like a bomb has hit it.

"Somebody soon is going to be seriously injured."

He said anybody who tried to do something about the situation was immediately victimised, forcing some long-term residents to move out.

But he added: "We were alright until Braithwaite was cleared out about a year ago and they were subsequently moved in here - we feel like it was a dumping ground.

"I have been here for 22 years and I do not feel I should be the one moving out."

Carol Bridges said: "We take incidents like this very seriously and will continue to work with the Police, tenants and our Tenancy Enforcement staff to deal with them.

"If anyone has any information on these incidents we would welcome them coming forward to tell us more."

She added: "We are setting up a Lettings Panel for this block, where residents will sit alongside housing officers and meet potential tenants before they are allocated properties.

"The Trust is committed to dealing with acts of anti-social behaviour and will take the appropriate action against the perpetrators."