Neighbours of 80-year-old Hampshire man Harold Brown complained of being woken up at 5am by his cockerel crowing, the BBC reports.

Brown was issued with a noise abatement notice and was subsequently convicted in November 2024 of breaching it, leading to a £200 fine.

He appealed to Southampton Crown Court – unsuccessfully.

Brown has now been ordered by the court to pay an additional £3,351.95 to cover costs arising from the appeal.