Raise the Colours member denies murder of man in Staffordshire

Matthew O’Gara, the director of the Plough pub in Huddlesford, died in hospital two days after an alleged assault. Photograph: Staffordshire police

A man accused of murdering a businessman outside a bar in Staffordshire has pleaded not guilty.

Billy Allison, 36, a member of the flag-raising group Raise the Colours, appeared at Stafford crown court on Tuesday and entered not guilty pleas to the murder of Matthew O’Gara and to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a second person.