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Abdullahi pleaded guilty to working illegally as a door supervisor at a Southsea pub. He was prosecuted for working illegally between 25 June and 19 August last year. Portsmouth Magistrates’ court sentenced Abdullahi to a £100 fine and required him to pay a £40 victim surcharge. The prosecution was brought by the Security Industry Authority … Read more
Security guards at Heathrow Airport are expected to announce a fresh wave of strikes next week. The strike dates will hit the beginning of the school holidays and the August bank holiday. The strikes are in relation to a long-running dispute over pay. The dispute has led to workers taking industrial action in the past. … Read more
Vinny* the doorman remembers a night back in 2006 when a solicitor “totally out of his mind” on drugs tried to get past him into his nightclub. “He just stuck his nose into a bag of cocaine and sniffed it. I wouldn’t let him in. I told him the next time he comes, if he’s … Read more
A doorman at a Leeds nightclub has been sentenced for strangling a punter who had been throwing donuts at bar staff. Samir Hussain, of Parkwood Way in Roundhay, was sentenced for one count of actual bodily harm (ABH) at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday (June 1), which also happened to be his 30th birthday. The … Read more
A clubber spat in the face of a Doorman after being thrown out of a Wishaw hotel. Josh Cunningham, 21, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week. He admitted acting aggressively, making threats and spitting at the male steward outside the Commercial Hotel on July 16 last year. The court heard that Cunningham, who was … Read more
The doctor’s receptionist had drunk white wine with a friend all night to discuss ‘childhood traumas’ A drunk mum who collapsed at the wheel of her BMW slurred ‘I’m sorry officers, I have been drinking tonight’ as a bouncer woke her from her stupor. Fiona Travis, 44, tested almost five times the alcohol limit after … Read more
Ian could ‘tell you a story about every pub in the centre of Manchester’ but the Star and Garter was always special to him. Tributes have poured in after the death of Star and Garter’s beloved doorman Ian ‘Strawboss’ Garner following his tragic death. The much-loved bouncer passed away on Monday 22 May after suffering … Read more
A LLECHRYD man worked as a bouncer at a Cardigan wine bar without a licence, a court has heard. Haverfordwest Magistrates’ Court heard on 18 May that David Aled Parry James, of Carregwen Farm, worked as a door supervisor at Dragon’s Wine Bar on High Street on 25 September, 2 October, and 19 October last … Read more
Jake Pennington has been given four-year sentence and subsequent five-year ban from a Union Street nightspot after he wounded two men who were ‘doing their duty’ A man has been jailed for four years and banned from setting foot in Union Street nightspot Jesters for another five years after attacking two doormen with a knife. … Read more
A disturbing video of a security guard holding a minor in a chokehold at an under-18 event in Rainton Arena, England went viral on social media. Doorman / bouncer in North east England grabs throat of 14 year old girl at an under 18s event pic.twitter.com/JikkOlZts8 — Detect Fights 💕 (@detectfights) May 21, 2023 The … Read more