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A 40th birthday celebration descended into violence when one partygoer was caught waving a bag of cocaine around the toilets of a pub. Thomas Martin was confronted by a doorman and asked to leave before getting into a struggle with staff. Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court heard how the 23-year-old’s sister and her now ex-partner became … Read more
A father and son who beat up two doormen at a Wrexham pub have been banned from Wales. Bradley Birtles started the fight and his Dad Keith Hall got involved. They admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. Birtles, who had been working with his father and another man as scaffolders in North Wales, had … Read more
A doorman at Liquid and Envy has been suspended after a man was hospitalised following a “confrontation” outside the nightclub. Shortly after 2am on Sunday (May 4), paramedics from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) were called to an incident outside the town centre nightclub on Waterloo Street. A spokesperson for Liquid and Envy has said … Read more
A man attacked a doorman who had punched his friend after they had been out drinking in Leicester city centre. Timar Facey was captured on CCTV lunging at the doorman before fleeing, but fell over moments later. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, April 12 when Facey was seen on CCTV attacking … Read more
A former door supervisor from West Yorkshire has been prosecuted after working illegally at multiple venues despite having his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence revoked. Conrad Grice, who operated as a door supervisor on 5 October 2024 and 25 October 2024 in Pontefract and Castleford, had his licence revoked following a prior conviction. Grice pleaded … Read more
A BID to review the sentence handed down to a Colchester clubber who punched a security guard who suffered a “life changing” injury has been rejected. Harry Salmon, 27, was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm at Ipswich Crown Court earlier this year after hitting door supervisor Clare Beeson outside Trilogy Nightclub in Colchester High … Read more
Daniel Drever admitted assaulting Patriks Grigors during the brawl at The Saltire Inn in Livingston, West Lothian – but CCTV showed the assault A man who bit off part of a bouncer’s ear in a pub fight claimed he was brutally attacked first. Daniel Drever admitted assaulting Patriks Grigors during the brawl at The Saltire … Read more
A former doorman murdered his estranged wife after a six-month campaign of stalking and harassment when he refused to accept their relationship was over, a court heard. Paul Antony Butler, 53, stabbed university lecturer Claire Chick, 48, in a frenzied attack outside her home in Plymouth in January this year. Plymouth Crown Court heard the … Read more
A MAN who knocked out a security guard at Colchester Hospital and left him in a “pool of blood” has been spared jail. Timothy Howarth, 35, was supported at Colchester Magistrates’ Court by his mother and grandmother, who attended his sentencing on April 23. The court heard that the defendant, who was visibly tense and … Read more
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved dad and grandad who worked as a doorman at pubs and clubs in Huddersfield. Lawrence Howarth, 63, of Holmfirth, has been described as ‘one of a kind’, ‘funny’ and a ‘character’ by his family. He was also a loving dad, stepdad, grandad, brother and a friend. Lawrence worked … Read more