Doorman punched outside the Glass House in Carlisle

Henry Miller, 28, found himself in the dock at the city’s magistrates’ court after a night time incident on September 8. Police were informed that door staff at the Glass House, Botchergate, had detained a man after he had assaulted one of them with a punch to the face. When officers arrived, Miller was restrained … Read more

Doorman has told a court he did not call the police when he heard someone say “I’m going to cut you,” at Canvey murder trial

A PUB doorman has told a court he did not call the police when he heard someone say “I’m going to cut you,” in an incident which saw a father-of-two killed in Canvey. Matt Portwood, 42, died from two stab wounds to his neck following a fight outside the Haystack Pub, in Furtherwick Road, on … Read more

Security Guard has called a funfair incident “the worst I’ve ever seen at a children’s event”

A security guard has called a funfair incident “the worst I’ve ever seen at a children’s event” after nine teenagers were arrested and a police officer was injured. The guard said he was among staff patrolling the funfair in King George Field in Mayfield and had been confiscating alcohol from youngsters when a bottle was … Read more

Creamfields security guard dies in hospital weeks after suffering serious head injury at festival

Michael, also known as Bruno, died after spending 18 days at a specialist medical unit following the incident. A festival security guard who suffered a head injury while clearing up the site has died in hospital weeks after the incident. The man was airlifted to hospital from Creamfields in Daresbury, Halton, on Monday, August 28. … Read more

London man ‘threw first punch’ before pub doorman stabbed to death in row he ‘wasn’t even part of’

An East Londoner accused of murder threw the first punch before a ‘well liked’ doorman was stabbed to death in Essex, jurors have been told. Matt Portwood was found injured in a car park close to Iceland supermarket in Furtherwick Road on Canvey Island on February 4 this year. Jamie Lewis, 24, of Bensham Lane, … Read more