A grandad claims he was refused entry to a pub when trying to shelter from the rain with a pint for being "too old". Anthony Severs, 76, tried to get into an Irish bar around 10pm while walking home last month, but was turned away.
Mr Severs was in the iconic Mathew Street area of Liverpool City Centre on July 25 and set off for home around 10pm. However, the heavens opened and he looked to take shelter with a drink in another pub while waiting for the rain to stop.
He was then left "shell shocked" when the bouncer refused him entry to the Irish bar, McCooley's, claiming he was told he was "too old" to go in. The retired ship builder told the ECHO he'd never experienced anything like it in his 60 years of drinking in the city.
