A FED-up resident blocked a delivery lorry with his car as part of a 'one man protest' against a supermarket.

Andy Falconer, 61, parked in the exit of Aldi's delivery yard, in Bath Road, Worcester, at about 7.30am on Sunday, July 30.

He says he took the action after reaching 'breaking point' with the amount of noise and light coming from the store.

Mr Falconer, of Barbel Crescent, Worcester, ended his protest after the police arrived and told him he faced breaking the law.

He said: "I thought I'm going to go sit behind this [lorry] and be like a one man sitting protest.

"They are not supposed to do deliveries before 8am on a Sunday. They came at 7.10am that morning.

"It was the straw that broke the camel's back. I'm not one for breaking laws but eventually you have to stand up.

"I parked my car and said 'I won't be moved' and talked to the manager."

Mr Falconer says he is fed up with the 'clanging' of goods in the store's delivery yard, which is next to his back garden.

He said: "They moved it [the yard] from the other side of the building.

"It's been ruining my life, I've put in lots of complaints.

"It creates sleep deprivation. The [delivery] noise wakes me up at 6.30am [on week days].

"The whole situation is that Aldi doesn't really care."

Mr Falconer also says the store's loud air-conditioning unit and motion-activated lights wake him up.

The semi-retired medical engineering teacher said he moved his Toyota RAV4 out of the way of the lorry at about 8.15am.

Residents raised concerns about a loading bay being just yards from homes before planning approval was granted back in November 2015.

Cllr Roger Knight, who represents St Peter's parish on Worcester City Council, said the protest was a demonstration of residents' frustration.

He said: "It's noisy because you have vehicles backing up towards the gardens. There should be an acoustic fence there.

"I'd like to see more consideration between the developer – and also Aldi as they have control over the times of deliveries – and the residents."

But Phil Thomas, director of developer Worcester Developments Limited, said there is a three-metre high wall in the yard.

"We have looked at all these items during the planning process, the residents will need to discuss that with the planners. I haven't had any comment other than 'one of the fences is a bit short'," he said.

Aldi moved into the old Homebase store after councillors granted the development approval in 2015.

An Aldi spokesman said: “We are currently working with the developer and landlord of the site to resolve the issues around acoustic fencing that Mr Falconer has raised.

“We have reminded our delivery drivers of the time restrictions in place for delivery to the store.”

A West Mercia Police spokesman said an officer was sent to a supermarket after reports of a civil dispute.