A 40th birthday celebration descended into violence when one partygoer was caught waving a bag of cocaine around the toilets of a pub. Thomas Martin was confronted by a doorman and asked to leave before getting into a struggle with staff. Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court heard how the 23-year-old’s sister and her now ex-partner became … Read more
A father and son who beat up two doormen at a Wrexham pub have been banned from Wales. Bradley Birtles started the fight and his Dad Keith Hall got involved. They admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. Birtles, who had been working with his father and another man as scaffolders in North Wales, had … Read more
A doorman at Liquid and Envy has been suspended after a man was hospitalised following a “confrontation” outside the nightclub. Shortly after 2am on Sunday (May 4), paramedics from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) were called to an incident outside the town centre nightclub on Waterloo Street. A spokesperson for Liquid and Envy has said … Read more
A man attacked a doorman who had punched his friend after they had been out drinking in Leicester city centre. Timar Facey was captured on CCTV lunging at the doorman before fleeing, but fell over moments later. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, April 12 when Facey was seen on CCTV attacking … Read more
A former door supervisor from West Yorkshire has been prosecuted after working illegally at multiple venues despite having his Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence revoked. Conrad Grice, who operated as a door supervisor on 5 October 2024 and 25 October 2024 in Pontefract and Castleford, had his licence revoked following a prior conviction. Grice pleaded … Read more
A SALESMAN has been handed a suspended jail term after threatening to stab pub staff, armed with a screwdriver and a knife hidden in his underwear. Jack Cowan admitted possessing a bladed article and using threatening behaviour at The Crown Hotel pub in Ryde High Street, on July 13 last year. The 32-year-old appeared at … Read more
A DOORMAN with a criminal record that includes violence has admitted a assaulting a man outside a Carlisle city centre bar. At the city’s magistrates’ court, Carl Armstrong, 38, also admitted using threatening behaviour and damaging a police cell by deliberately urinating in it after he was detained. He was not on duty when he … Read more
A former Miss Scotland bit a security guard and branded him “a ni**er” in a shocking racist attack at a rugby tournament in Edinburgh. Disgraced beauty queen Lucy Thomson sank her teeth into the hand of Andrew Okpaje and made the vile racist slur while she was being thrown out of the Edinburgh City 7s … Read more
An Asda security guard has been hailed as a wonderful human being after his extraordinary act of kindness left customers shocked. Kwabena, from north London, went out of his way to help an elderly shopper at the Edmonton Green store and make sure he got home safely. The security section leader, affectionately known as KK, … Read more
For nearly 150 years, the term ‘bouncer’ has been a byword for the burly door staff who remove undesirables from their premises. But Britain’s first female exponent of the profession is among a growing number who believe the term should be shown the door – and she prefers the name ‘ejection technician’. Delia El-Hosayny, a … Read more