A fight at a Nottingham bar turned the Broadway area of the city "into the wild west" on the second night after lockdown restrictions were lifted. Chairs and tables were used as weapons during the "large scale public disturbance" on May 2, 2021 outside the LaceHouse.
Nottingham Crown Court heard there were more than 100 people hoping to enjoy that Sunday evening at bars and pubs in the city. Furniture and chairs were picked up and used as weapons, the court was told, with multiple police officers deployed to the area to deal with the incident. By the time police arrived, most of those involved had dispersed from the scene.
The court heard the most seriously injured were those involved in the incident and not members of the public. Jeremy Jaines, prosecuting, said: "This was an incident where the most severely injured were the protagonists themselves.
