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A drug dealer who brandished a sword at night club door staff and was found with firearms when he was arrested has been jailed for more than 14 years. Jahzadd Ryan, 25, was thrown out of the night club Shooshh, in King’s Road, Brighton, at about 4.15am on Sunday 31 October 2021. At Brighton Crown … Read more
A student punched by a bouncer outside a popular Sheffield club says the attack ‘shattered’ his life after it left him with permanent nerve damage. 37-year-old defendant Wayne Campbell was working as a doorman at Dempsey’s nightclub on Hereford Street in Sheffield city centre when he hit the complainant so hard he fractured his jaw … Read more
A large scale disturbance left a doorman at city centre nightclub with broken bones after two groups clashed. The victim was working as a member of door staff at Chinawhite, in Newcastle city centre, on April 2 last year. Newcastle Crown Court heard there came a point when his colleagues inside the club asked for … Read more
National Pubwatch has acknowledged the bravery of two Clapham doormen with Star Awards. The Star Awards were presented to Itua Moses and Wyn Mowatt for their actions 16 August 2023 at the Two Brewers Clapham, when they protected the safety of two customers who had been subjected to an alleged homophobic knife attack and provided … Read more
A bouncer from Dartford accused of raping a woman near a London club has been named. Morenikeji Adewole, of Dunlop Close, was charged with rape earlier this week (November 13). The man, also known by the names Olu Julius or Olusolu Alabi, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday (November 14). The 47-year-old has since … Read more
A bouncer who witnessed a fatal punch outside a Beckenham bar said the deceased did not pose a threat to anyone. Thomas Spicer knocked out Riccardo Holness during an altercation outside My Place bar on Beckenham High Street on October 17, 2021. The 42-year-old dad was rushed to King’s College Hospital where he remained on … Read more
A gym owner and a doorman have been jailed after keeping £900,000-worth of performance-enhancing drugs in self-storage containers in north Wales. Lee Ablitt from Newton le Willows, Merseyside, and Christopher Thompson from Wigan, Greater Manchester, stuffed steroids and other substances they planned to sell in boxes and bags piled high at the site in Rhyl, … Read more
A North London pub could have its licence revoked after a doorman was seen on CCTV beating a member of the public and a punter was stabbed inside the venue after giving security the slip. Met Police officers criticised the ‘poor control and management’ of Erin’s Hope, in Edgware Road in Brent, after CCTV showed … Read more
A security guard has been hailed as a hero after saving a man’s life at a Christmas market. Rayf Southern, 37, was patrolling the market at around 11.30pm on Tuesday when he noticed a male in the distance by one of the market huts. The market is currently under construction ahead of its opening next … Read more
A reveller who stabbed a doorman when he was refused entry to a Blackpool nightclub has been jailed for 40 months. Arron Avery, 20, was barred from Trilogy when he tried to gain access on June 11, 2024. His photo had been shared on the door staff’s group chat and when Avery arrived at the … Read more