A man was left with a bleed on the brain following an altercation with bouncers outside a Manchester city centre bar, a town hall meeting heard. Police and paramedics were called to Manahatta, on Deansgate, at 11.13pm on Saturday (August 9). Officers shared details of what they believe unfolded at a licensing hearing on Wednesday … Read more
A Northampton bar owner says a new ID scanning system to improve safety, should be rolled out nationally. Venues that stay open past 1am have been equipped with ID scan machines for the last two years following a major rollout of the technology in 2023, thought to be one of the biggest seen in the … Read more
Oasis fans who witnessed a fatal fall at Wembley during a reunion concert on Saturday have questioned the security setup and the amount of alcohol being consumed in the stands. The Metropolitan police said a man in his 40s died after suffering injuries consistent with a fall at the end of the band’s performance at … Read more
Labour’s forthcoming Employment Rights Bill contains a clause that would force employers to “take all reasonable steps” to stop customers harassing their staff. Backers say the measure will protect bar workers, shop assistants and NHS staff from abuse, but critics fear it could create a new breed of “banter bouncers” hired to police conversations in … Read more
A man’s night out took a violent turn, culminating in him jumping on a car, assaulting a bouncer, and kneeing a police officer in the eye. The series of incidents has now brought him before the court. Thomas Lidgey, of Hilgay Road in West Dereham, appeared at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, pleading guilty to … Read more
Security guards have been brought in at a Dundee library to protect staff after a spate of anti-social behaviour incidents. Security staff wearing high-vis jackets have been guarding the front entrance to Coldside Library on Strathmartine Road. Operator Leisure and Culture Dundee (LACD) confirmed there had been “a number of incidents” at the building in … Read more
A MAN who threatened to kill a supermarket security guard did so because he wanted to be arrested and returned to jail, a court heard. Aaron Jenkins, of no fixed abode, was produced in custody at Wrexham Magistrates Court on Monday morning. The 36-year-old admitted that on Saturday (July 26) he made a threat to … Read more
Shoppers watched on in horror after a security guard was “punched right in the face” in Primark. Merseyside Police were called to the clothing store on Church Street in Liverpool city centre at around 2.45pm on Thursday, July 24, following reports two staff members had been assaulted by three males. The males then reportedly left … Read more
An off-duty bouncer who was violently attacked by two men whom he had previously barred from a hotel in Arklow is “no longer the same man” after being forced into early retirement due to the severity of his injuries. A Polish national who attacked the victim near his workplace while he was off-duty on Christmas … Read more
Celebrating International Security Officers’ Day: A message from Heather Baily, Chair of the SIA As we mark International Security Officers’ Day this year, I can’t help but reflect with pride on the many examples of outstanding actions of so many security officers that I’ve heard about over the last four years in my time as … Read more