WorkingTheDoors Security guards have been brought in at a Dundee library to protect staff after a spate of anti-social behaviour incidents. Security staff wearing high-vis jackets have been guarding the front entrance to Coldside Library on Strathmartine Road. Operator Leisure and Culture Dundee (LACD) confirmed there had been “a number of incidents” at the building in … Read more
A MAN who threatened to kill a supermarket security guard did so because he wanted to be arrested and returned to jail, a court heard. Aaron Jenkins, of no fixed abode, was produced in custody at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Monday morning. The 36-year-old admitted that on Saturday (July 26) he made a threat to … Read more
Shoppers watched on in horror after a security guard was “punched right in the face” in Primark. Merseyside Police were called to the clothing store on Church Street in Liverpool city centre at around 2.45pm on Thursday, July 24, following reports two staff members had been assaulted by three males. The males then reportedly left … Read more
An off-duty bouncer who was violently attacked by two men whom he had previously barred from a hotel in Arklow is “no longer the same man” after being forced into early retirement due to the severity of his injuries. A Polish national who attacked the victim near his workplace while he was off-duty on Christmas … Read more
Celebrating International Security Officers’ Day: A message from Heather Baily, Chair of the SIA As we mark International Security Officers’ Day this year, I can’t help but reflect with pride on the many examples of outstanding actions of so many security officers that I’ve heard about over the last four years in my time as … Read more
Another group of people found themselves stuck in a lift of a Gloucester shopping centre after it broke down due to ‘overheating’. A security guard was seen trying to prize the lift open in a bid to get some ventilation to those who were stuck in the lift until the controls were reset. The lift … Read more
A bar on the Ipswich Waterfront has left a heartfelt tribute to a “dear friend and colleague” following his battle with cancer. Ben Lewry, who worked at Isaacs on the Quay for 15 years, died of cancer in recent weeks and has now been reflected on as a man “always in good spirits”. Isaacs posted … Read more
Gary Sayers, 48, left a doorman with permanent facial scars after punching him in the Duke of Northumberland pub A Newcastle man left a bouncer with a permanent facial scar after punching him when he asked his banned friend to leave the pub. Gary Sayers unleashed a one-punch attack on the door supervisor at the … Read more
Police are investigating a suspected hate crime after a security guard was left bloodied during a protest outside a hotel housing migrants. Two members of staff at The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex were left seriously injured as anti-immigration protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators on Sunday. It came after an asylum seeker who was staying at … Read more
Ireland Increases Minimum Pay for Security Workers, UK Faces Challenges in Following Suit The Republic of Ireland has announced a significant boost to the minimum pay for adult workers in the security industry under a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO). The move, which raises the hourly rate from €14.50 to €15.41, has been hailed as … Read more