“A split-second decision resulted in McKillop spending his Christmas morning in a police custody cell, and a father spending his morning in hospital when he should have been with his children.” A man who struck a stranger with a glass bottle at a Peterborough city centre pub on Christmas Eve has been given a suspended … Read more
AN Elgin pub has announced the death of its doorman who will be “sorely missed”. Sam Beaven, who attended Forres Academy, died on Friday night. No cause of death has been provided. Writing on Facebook, Foggies said: “It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our doorman Sam Beaven. “Sam helped us out … Read more
A Shrewsbury man was prosecuted at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court on 28 June 2023 for managing illegal security at a Shrewsbury night club between 10 July 2021 and 4 November 2021. The court sentenced Kenneth Bailey to a £120 fine, and ordered him to pay £500 prosecution costs and a £34 victim surcharge. The prosecution was … Read more
Clubland legend Lenny McLean was often described as ‘Britain’s Hardest Man,’ and one story from a reformed villain certainly supports that description. Terry told how bouncer Lenny punched him in London’s Camden Palace – now called Koko. Terry, then a hot-headed teenager, vowed revenge. He returned a few weeks later armed with a secret weapon … Read more
A WOMAN who tried to kick and spit at a bouncer after an abusive outburst at a Greenock pub has been warned by a sheriff that all punishment options will be considered. Lyndsay McDonald laughed in the dock during the latest calling of her case at the town’s sheriff court this week as the hearing … Read more
A teenager has been arrested after a video of a Sainsbury’s security guard being attacked went viral on social media. Footage of the incident at the supermarket in Kingsmead Road, Canterbury, on Sunday has since been viewed more than 80,000 times on Instagram. Police were called after a man aged in his 40s suffered an … Read more
That is one of the many tributes paid to 19-year-old George Milton after he died in a crash in Southampton. Marcel Cullers, Managing Director of Security Nation, said he is ‘absolutely devastated’ by George’s death. The pair had worked together for nearly two years. In a heartfelt tribute to George, Mr Cullers said he had … Read more
A 49-year-old Cheltenham man has been jailed for three months for racially abusing a John Lewis store security guard who he wrongly believed was Albanian. Prosecutor Simon Goodman explained to Gloucester Crown Court on Friday (August 12) that Desmond Thompson of Pitman Road, St Marks, had gone into the John Lewis store in Cheltenham’s High … Read more
Police officers have been banned from serving for life after misconduct hearings found one used racist language and the other used excessive force. Det Con Clare Davenport faced the racism allegation, while special constable Simon Redford was accused over the other. Their actions, in separate events, breached police standards, a disciplinary panel ruled. The pair … Read more
Switched-on licensees and door staff are helping to drive down late-night crime in Torquay trouble spots, according to a new report for Torbay Council. But overall crime figures are back above pre-covid levels. The council’s cabinet committee will meet next Tuesday to consider crime in the bay’s busiest night-time areas: Torquay town centre and the … Read more