VOMIT and urine in the hallway, doors kicked in, smashed bottles and non-stop partying.

For the past two years, life in one Hampshire flats complex has been made intolerable for residents who have been scared to step outside their front doors.

The situation at Elizabeth House in Calmore Drive, Totton, got so bad that the local council had to provide a 24-hour emergency response.

Two former troublemaking residents have now been banned from entering the council-run development of 33 flats for 12 months.

New Forest District Council has also adopted a new "low tolerance" approach towards antisocial behaviour at Elizabeth House.

One 76-year-old resident who has lived at Elizabeth House for 26 years, and who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, told the Daily Echo: "It's been a nightmare here for the last two years, but the last ten months have been really bad.

"There have been 24-hour drinking sessions with lots of noise, loud music, shouting and swearing and fighting.

"People have been banging my door trying to get in.

"It's very intimidating and at times I've been scared to leave my flat. You couldn't walk through the entrance hall because of the urine, vomit and smashed bottles. It wasn't just a one-off either - it was all the time."

The council has obtained antisocial behaviour injunctions against three tenants.

A 22-year-old woman was given a 28-day prison sentence after breaching her order twice and two male tenants have been given suspended sentences.

The woman and one of the men have surrendered their tenancies and are banned from entering Elizabeth House for a year.

The council is in the process of repossessing the third flat.

Councillor Jill Cleary, the district council's housing portfolio holder, said: "It had become intolerable for residents so we started the low tolerance approach.

"But we must not be complacent - we will continue to monitor it. We also want to send a clear message out that we are not prepared to tolerate this behaviour."