Stephen McGuigan said the situation had affected their family (Image: Liverpool Echo)

A dad said his family have not been able to go on holiday because of a dispute with his neighbours over barking dogs, a court has heard. Stephen McGuigan said he was currently sleeping downstairs to be closer to his animals but denied they were the ones causing the issues.

Mr McGuigan and his wife Layla, of St David Road, Eastham , Wirral both appeared in Liverpool Magistrates Court on November 20 charged with four offences each of contravention or failure to comply with a noise abatement notice. These are denied by the couple, who said they had taken steps to address concerns and accused some neighbours of lying.

Liverpool Magistrates Court heard the case began when Wirral Council served the c

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