TRIBUTES have been paid to a well-loved west Cumbrian doorman who had a ‘warm smile and personality’. James Walker MacDonald, who was better known to many in Whitehaven by his nickname ‘T-Bag’, died peacefully at home with his family by his side on March 7. He was a much-loved partner for 39 years to Diane … Read more
Morrisons is examining the behaviour of one of its store security personnel following footage surfacing online appearing to show an elderly man being shoved into a shop window before tumbling to the ground. Witnesses stated the gentleman, who requested anonymity, was confronted by a security officer as he departed the Neath Morrisons location ahead of … Read more
The death of the city’s much-loved security guard Gary Stanley is set to spark safety improvements for similar workers all over the UK. More than 22,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org calling for the government and industry leaders to introduce more protective measures all security officers. And it has already prompted Emily Darlington, … Read more
A security guard who “instinctively” stepped in during a late-night fight at Subway said the restaurant looked like a “warzone”, with food scattered across the floor and debris everywhere. Doorman Dave Floyd had just finished his shift at the Playhouse Gentleman’s Club on London Road when one of the club’s dancers ran back inside to … Read more
Security staff at a Mumford & Sons concert in Bath “beat up” a man before throwing him out of the venue, where he was arrested for assaulting a bouncer, magistrates heard. Benjamin Athay, who had consumed 10 pints and drunk gin, kicked a police officer in the groin during his arrest outside The Forum on … Read more
A “kind” and “valued” security guard at a supermarket in Kidderminster has been recognised for helping a young mum and her children get home safely. John Tyler, who works as a security colleague at Asda, has been described as a “total gentleman” after booking and paying for a taxi so a family wouldn’t have to … Read more
Lee Ablitt and Christopher Thompson had stored ‘industrial’ amounts in Rhyl and across the north-west of England A gym owner and doorman were today ordered to pay back more than half a million pounds between them after supplying class C drugs on a major scale. Lee Ablitt and Christopher Thompson had stored “industrial” amounts, across … Read more
TRIBUTE has been paid to a former bouncer, farm worker, and coal man known as ‘the beast’, who died at the age of 64. Michael Evans, who formerly worked in Tenbury Wells’ Cellar Bar, died after an 18-month battle with cancer on March 1. Mr Evans, born in 1961 in Hereford Hospital, was raised at … Read more
A murder investigation has been launched after a “gentle giant” security guard died in a stabbing at a shopping centre. Thames Valley Police was called to Centre:MK in Milton Keynes on Saturday at about 17:10 GMT. A 52-year-old man, named locally by family and friends as Gary Stanley, died at the scene, police said. A … Read more
A drunk man smashed a glass over the head of a Norwich bouncer who had been trying to “quell” disorder in front of him, a court has heard. Ben Hart, 24, had been on a night out when he was queuing to get into Revolution De Cuba in Queen Street. Norwich Crown Court heard an … Read more