Brothers attack host
Two brothers are facing jail after brutally beating a licensee they thought was making advances on their girlfriends.
Bristol Crown Court heard last week that Martin Gooding, licensee of the Eldon House in Clifton Hill, Bristol, was left with a blood clot above a broken left eye socket after the attack in April.
Gooding was beaten by Craig and Kurt Evans because they thought he had sent "improper" text messages to their girlfriends both daughters of his own partner.
The brothers attacked Gooding as he left the toilet at the Portcullis pub in Clifton.
The court heard that Craig, 21, of Dibden Road in Downend, punched the licensee three times in the stomach and Kurt, 24, of Torrington Crescent in Western-super-Mare, followed with further punches and kicks.
At Bristol Magistrates Court in July, Craig admitted causing grievous bodily harm.
Kurt had denied the charge, but later entered a guilty plea.
William Hunter, prosecuting, said it was a malicious and unprovoked attack that left Gooding unable to work for at least two months.
Sentencing was adjourned until 17 November to allow Kurt to find accommodation for his partner and two-year-old child in the event of him going to jail.
Victim may lose eye A man may need his eye removed after being pistol-whipped with his own gun in a Shropshire pub.
The victim was struck across his face and head in Bradys Bar in Shrewsbury at around 11pm on Friday.
The injured man walked to a nearby nightclub where staff called an ambulance.
Doctors at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, where he is being treated, said he may lose the sight in his left eye or require surgery to remove it.
Police said the victim brought his .177 calibre air pistol into the pub after having a conversation about air guns with another man.
The gun was taken from its owner and used to beat him.
DC Mark Dingley said they don't yet know if the attacker was the man he was talking to.
Licensee's bomb terror A bomb thought to be made from fireworks was thrown into a Sheffield pub, causing major damage and terrifying customers.
Part of the ceiling at the Parkway Tavern, Parkhill, collapsed and light fittings, glass partitions and mirrors were shattered.
Licensee Michael Beckett said it was lucky no-one was killed or seriously hurt.
"Normally on Thursday nights a couple of women come in with their grandchildren and sit right where the mirrors landed," Beckett said.
"Fortunately they did not come in last night.
If they had, there could easily have been fatalities."
This is the second incident involving a firework bomb in a pub in the city recently.
Two weeks ago a similar device made from fireworks exploded at the Cutlers Arms in Gleadless, causing extensive damage.
Gun threat man held A man drew a gun and threatened customers after he was ordered out of an Ipswich pub for violent behaviour.
The 20-year-old brandished the gun in the air before being overpowered by other customers at the Glasshouse in The Buttermarket.
A barman said the man had been ejected for hitting a man in the face.
The man went outside and drew a gun as he tried to re-enter the pub, but was pinned to the ground by customers, the barman said.
The gun turned out to be fake.
The man was later arrested.
Alert over charity con Police in Grimsby are urging licensees to be on the lookout for bogus charity collectors in their pubs.
A man claiming to be gathering money for a well-known cancer charity has been targeting pubs in the Cleethorpes area.
Police believe that he could be keeping much if not all of the money he collects.
A spokesman said: "Licensees should ensure they thoroughly check all identification of those people coming into their pubs collecting money.
"There should be a phonenumber on the identification so licensees can make a quick call to the charity to check its validity.
"Also, it is worth checking the collection tin is unopened as many charities only distribute tins that cannot be opened by thecollector.
