The council has cracked down on unruly neighbours

The council has had its 50th ASBO granted.

The order was granted as the Scottish Executive unveiled a �10m package of measures aimed at stamping out anti-social behaviour in communities.

The measures include new neighbourhood "compacts" - agreements between local people - which set out standards of behaviour.

Funding is to be given for community warden schemes in every Scottish local authority area.

No family should live in neighbourhoods where vandals and hooligans roam unchecked Social Justice Minister Margaret Curran

Social Justice Minister Margaret Curran warned there was no place for vandalism, noisy neighbours and other anti-social behaviour in communities.

She said: "No family should live in neighbourhoods where vandals and hooligans roam unchecked, and no Scot should spend his or her retirement in a neighbourhood where petty crime and the fear of crime are commonplace.

"That is why we are committed to securing safe communities through neighbourhood compacts.

"The shape of these compacts will vary depending on the needs of individual neighbourhoods, but the common thread will be one of order, security and maintenance."

Strict rules

Fife Council has been at the forefront of using ASBOs to control unruly neighbours.

Anti-social behaviour orders were introduced four years ago to equip councils to crack down on the serious problems of harassment in communities plagued by nuisance families.

Like interdicts, those served must comply to strict rules and if they breach their order, they can be fined or jailed.

The council's 50th order, granted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court, relates to a 23-year-old woman.

She has been banned from shouting, swearing and playing loud music.

The woman was also prohibited from abusing, intimidating and threatening people living next door to her.