Daily Mirror - 05.03.2020

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CHOP Luke during and after

Liverpool fan

can finally cut

hair after loss

A CROP-haired Liverpool
fan who decided to let it
grow until they lost a
league match has finally
cut it – after nine months.
Luke Stangroom, 43,
made the vow after his
team won the Champions
League in June last year.
But little did he know
the Reds were 17 games
into what would turn out
to be a 44-game unbeaten
run in the Premier League.
Luke got the chop on
Sunday after they lost 3-0.
The forklift driver, from
Norwich, said: “I’ve been a
skinhead as long as I can
remember because I’m
receding quite badly.
“It was only a joke and I
only thought it would last
a couple months.
“Towards the end I was
wanting a haircut quite
badly. It did look a mess.”
BRIAN READE: PAGE 53

By STEPHEN WHITE

CHARGES Andre Robinson

Road rescue

pair killed in

a rainstorm

Tw O good Samaritans
died after stopping in a
rainstorm to help a driver
trapped in his flipped car.
Raymond Bridges, 54,
and Stephen Ball, 25,
were hit by a Mercedes, a
jury was told.
Driver Andre Robinson,
39, of Kemsley, Kent, denies
two charges of causing
death by careless driving.
Ian Hope, prosecuting,
said another motorist
“felt as if he was hit by a
‘white out’ and his vehicle
left the road and went on
to a grass verge”.
Trapped driver John
Kelly’s Vauxhall Astra
overturned after colliding
with a white van on the
A20 at Swanley, Kent, in
November 2018.
Soon after, Mr Bridges
and Mr Ball were struck,
Maidstone crown court
heard. The trial continues.

By GREGORY KIRBY

which was held

on February 15.

He said: “A

limited number of events of this nature

are permitted per year under the 2003

Licensing Act.

“All premises must act in accordance

with their licensing conditions.

“An investigation into the complaint

was launched, and concluded that

nothing unlawful had taken place.

“The council takes complaints about

licenced premises seriously.

“The public should contact Public

Protection Services if they have any

concerns about pubs and clubs in

t h e b o r o u g h .”

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tin and there were no issues and we

received no complaints at all.”

The poster for the show in Barrow,

Cumbria, had warned

punters: “Please be aware

if you are easily offended,

please leave the club

after the bingo. Male nudity

is guaranteed!”

Apollo has a premises

licence and can host

“relevant entertainment”

11 times a year, Bar-

row Borough Council

confirmed.

Councillor Tony Callister,

spokesman for licensing and public

protection, confirmed that a complaint

had been made in relation to the show,

Night 2 – hosted by drag queen Kitty

Goodhead – needed door staff in order

to keep order. He said: “It has been

reported to me the audience

got carried away. I raised it

with the council about the

safeguarding in place.

“For example, having door

staff to make sure things

don’t get out of hand.”

The general manager of

Apollo Bingo Hall, who

declined to give his name,

said: “we are happy the acts

did not go too far.

“At the end of the day,

there was nothing untoward happened.

I do believe there is no evidence of

that. It was literally what it said on the

NONE of the ladies have their eyes

down as it’s definitely a full house

at this bingo-hall stripper show...

The saucy antics as fellas did the

Full Monty on stage had the crowd

asking for more (No 34).

But it was claimed things were not

totally tickety-boo (No 62) as revellers

got “carried away” and it became a case

of grandma’s getting frisky (No 60).

One breathless bingo fan posted later :

“Had a brill night at the bingo and the

strippers. I even got me hands on two, oh

what a great night happy happy happy.”

A local businessman said Ladies’

Bingo hall row after claims

ladies got ‘carried away’

when male strippers put^

on Full Monty performance

Had a brill

night... I

even got

me hands

on two

BINGO FAN on her fun

at the strippers night

MAN ALIVE

Host Kitty

looks on

during racy

number

VENUE Hall is big

attraction

POSTER With host

Kitty and guests

Dirty Gertie .......No30

Rise & shine ............ 29

Pick a mate ............. 68

Make them wait .... 58

Sunset Strip ............ 77

Don’t

FLAG..

Stripper on

the stage at

Apollo Bingo

Hall, Cumbria

Numbers

they could

have called

housing, education, sexism or

combating racism.”

Other guests at the SSE Arena in

Wembley, North West London,

included chef Jamie Oliver and F1

driver Lewis Hamilton.

was different. I was lucky, maybe. I

wanted different things.

“you are all capable of making an

impact, so speak out about what

matters – whether that is fighting

against knife crime, global hunger,

told 12,000 pupils and teachers:

“Happy is my normal. yes, there

was crime. yes, there was poverty.

yes, there were gangs.

“Some of the people I grew up

MESSAGE Elba yesterday with went down the wrong path. I

Idris urges kids to tackle racism & knife crime

IDRIS Elba has urged youngsters to

“make an impact” by tackling issues

like racism and knife crime.

The Luther actor, 47, told of his

childhood in Hackney, East London,

at a We Day UK charity event. He

Tickle me...63

ExcLusivE

By jEREMY

ARMSTRONG