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For nearly 150 years, the term ‘bouncer’ has been a byword for the burly door staff who remove undesirables from their premises. But Britain’s first female exponent of the profession is among a growing number who believe the term should be shown the door – and she prefers the name ‘ejection technician’. Delia El-Hosayny, a … Read more

A police officer kicked and punched door staff after his behaviour got him thrown out of a Cheltenham nightclub. Thiry-eight-year-old Mark Bale, an officer with Gloucestershire Constabulary, must now pay £1,500 after being found guilty of two counts of assault and one count of using threatening words or behaviour. Bale, from Gloucester and part of … Read more

Janine Robinson, from Sunderland, had been drinking in Newcastle city centre when trouble flared A mental health nurse punched a bouncer and tried to kick him while out on a hen do in Newcastle. Janine Robinson also called the victim a f****t as he tried to escort her out of a city centre bar and seconds before … Read more

A drunk who threatened to shoot a female bouncer after he was refused entry to a Mansfield nightclub has lost his job, a court has heard. Krystian Szyksznian had been thrown out of a nearby club for fighting moments before he was turned away from Rush, on Clumber Street, at 2.30am on February 15, said … Read more

Head of Security Industry Authority calls for shift in perspective as number of women working in sector grows Burly, intimidating and aggressive. These have long been the assumed prerequisites for becoming a bouncer. Now, the word “bouncer” itself could be on its way out after the UK’s security industry head said it should not be … Read more

A pub doorman was repeatedly stabbed in the groin and left infertile by an enraged man who had been refused entry because of his attire, a court has heard. Sheffield Crown Court was told Andrew Thompson acted out of revenge when he attacked Norton Bulgacs, 21, outside The Angel & Royal in Cleveland Street, Doncaster, … Read more

A MAN from Rhyl who hit a bar doorman to the head with a pint glass has been jailed. Mark Swann caused Eryl Hughes cuts to his head and face as a result of the incident at the Front Room bar last year. Swann, 54, of Meredith Crescent, was sentenced to a year’s imprisonment at … Read more

A security guard in his 60s has been taken to hospital after being stabbed at a Marks and Spencer branch in central London. The attack unfolded in front of horrified shoppers inside the Paddington store at lunchtime on Friday. Police and paramedics attended in less than three minutes and found the M&S employee with knife … Read more

Charges have been brought against young people involved in an incident which saw a security guard taken to hospital in Livingston. Police recorded 168 anti-social behaviour calls in the area during the last three months of 2024. Sgt Lee Brodie, a local community officer, thanked members of the public for their assistance in identifying youths … Read more