Dreaming of a career change? Doorman Stu Armstrong talks about the perks and pitfalls of his job in this new feature from the Money blog team that lifts the lid on what different professions are really like. Each Monday, our Money team speaks to someone from a different profession to discover what it’s really like. … Read more
The court was told the security man became aware that the defendant was become abusive to other customers in the pub and had tried to remove a glass from her hand, which she was swinging around. Dundalk Circuit Court has heard how a County Down woman hit a door man with a glass on the … Read more
A doorman caused a man to lose seven teeth and suffer a fractured jaw when he pushed him out of a pub. Haroon Fazil, 32, was working at the Duke of Lancaster pub in Colne on February 26, 2022, where the victim in the case was a patron. Witnesses described how the man had been … Read more
A bogus doorman who paid £300 for a cloned security license has been handed a community order after being found out. Luke Donnelly made the payment to an unknown man in exchange for the fake Security Industry Authority (SIA) license, allowing him to work illegally without the proper training. However a would-be employer spotted the … Read more
A MEMORIAL plaque has been unveiled in memory of a popular doorman who passed away suddenly last year. Andrew McKain, of Whitehaven, who was head doorman at The Junction pub in Workington, died while at work in April last year. He was well-known in pubs across west Cumbria and at Whitehaven Rugby League Club, where … Read more
A mother and daughter have gone of trial accused of killing a shop security guard by attacking him with a walking frame. Nicola Gordon, 37, and Teresa Gordon, 59, also known as Teresa Orr, face a charge of culpable homicide as well as an assault and theft charge. Bill Ireland went into cardiac arrest following … Read more
Georgia Brown was chucked out of Gossip before attacking Pink bouncers A model attacked three police officers, two bouncers and a clubber in a wild night out. Georgia Brown had not had a drink in nine years when she went clubbing in Hanley last March. But it ended in her arrest after she was thrown … Read more
A WEST Berkshire pub doorman punched a man so hard a tooth had to be surgically removed from his knuckle. The violent 33-year-old was also caught with an “armoury” of offensive weapons at home, including a ‘Rambo’ knife, six knuckle dusters and a baton. Luke Watts attacked his victim in The Falcon in Theale High … Read more
A security guard who successfully thwarted a brazen bike thief, and was left “covered in blood” after being attacked by the robber with an angle grinder, has been hailed an “absolute hero” by the cyclist whose bike he saved. Cyclist Jaume Munte was working in a café on Holywell Lane in Shoreditch, east London, on … Read more
A man asked to leave a Blackburn town centre bar because he was causing problems decided to headbutt a member of the door staff. Blackburn Magistrates’ Court heard Connor Kendall later caused issues at another venue and when a police officer went to arrest him he kneed the officer to the face. Kendall, 23, of … Read more