WorkingTheDoors 
As we reported yesterday, A nightclub doorman was found not guilty by a jury after a man died from a single punch to the face. Sean Orrell, 32, said he was acting in self defence when he floored Joshua Hughes, 22, outside the Mary Street entrance of Glow in Lancaster. Mr Hughes was ejected from … Read more
A clubber died from head injuries after he was punched to the ground by a doorman outside a Lancaster nightclub, a court heard. Joshua Hughes, 22, was ‘forcefully ejected’ from Glow, after a woman told security staff he had slapped her bottom on the dancefloor of Glow, in Great John Street, a jury was told. … Read more
A man wound up in court after confronting a town centre bar’s door staff because he had been separated from his friends. James Julian, 34, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday charged with being drunk and disorderly in a public place. He pleaded guilty to the offence, which he committed on October 28 this … Read more
A THUG punched a bouncer after being knocked back from a Glasgow bar. Dean Watt and two of his pals were refused entry into Bag O Nails, in Partick, due to appearing to be too drunk. Watt left the main door entrance and walked towards the side door – where another bouncer, Asif Ali, was … Read more
A father stole £300 worth of goods from Sainsbury’s but when a security guard tried to stop him he brandished a knife and said: ‘I need this – I owe people money”. He also carried out another theft at a supermarket. Gregg Dalton, 40, first attended Asda in Newport on November 1 when he was … Read more
A lap-dancing club doorman punched an Ed Sheeran fan in the face and broke his jaw – and the ‘brutal unprovoked attack’ was filmed on CCTV. Michael Barraclough was on his way home from a concert at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, when he was set upon by Kevin Davies. Mr Barraclough was … Read more
A “crunching noise” was heard by witnesses when a drunken thug bit off part of a doorman’s ear outside a pub and then spat it out onto the pavement. The grisly assault happened after staff tried to restrain Liam McNally when he was ejected from The Raven in Wakefield city centre. He hit out by … Read more
A 6ft 8ins security guard who weighs 18-stone attacked two men who were leaving a Stockton casino accompanied by women they had been talking to. Joseph Fletcher, 24, alongside his colleague Calvin Eastwood, 27, told the men: “You can’t do that” as one of the men was carrying a beer bottle as he walked towards … Read more
A POWYS man must pay compensation to a pub bouncer who he assaulted in what he described as self-defence. Robert Smith, 21, had denied assaulting William Jones, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm, during an incident at Newtown’s Castle Vaults pub in July last year. However, he was convicted of the offence at his trial … Read more
A man who carried out a “sustained assault” on a nightclub security guard was handed a community order. Kyle Carroll, 34 appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday where he admitted assault by beating. The court heard that Carroll threw more than ten punches at the security guard in Bar 100 on Norfolk Street in … Read more