Locals living near the church in the Polish town of Lewin have been plagued by the bells since 2009 when Father Andrzej Wrobel installed an automatic system that rang the balls every hour and half-hour through the night, and could also play hymns as dawn broke.

Wrobel ended up in court after ignored requests from locals and the police to cease the cacophony, and also dismissed his claim that most people in the town favoured the regular tolling. He was given 30 hours community service.

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