Hyndburn MP calls for end to glassing horror

1:58pm Tuesday 11th September 2012 in News Photograph of the Author By Emma Cruces, Reporter

AN MP is urging a ban on glasses in pubs and nightspots to make a night out on the town safer for revellers.

Hyndburn MP Graham Jones said it would be cheaper for the government to help fund plastic glasses in bars and clubs, than to deal with violent glassing incidents.

Mr Jones is among MPs backing a Bill which would require nightclubs to ban glass. The MP is also raising awareness of an eight-month glass-free scheme which ran in Hyndburn in 2010, when 20 pubs and clubs were using the polyc-arbonate glasses. During this period there were no glass-related assaults or incidents.

Mr Jones said the plan would also end the sort of glassing injuries suffered by Mark Steer in Accrington Town Centre in 2010.

Mr Steer was left almost half-blinded, suffered an extensive perforation to his right eye and had two operations on his eye when he was glassed in the face.

Mr Jones said: “It’s absolutely deva-stating when things like that happen to people. You don’t expect a night out to ruin the rest of your life.

“Anti-social violence as a result of alcohol is still a big problem in Hynd-burn – as it is in most of the country. However, a change however small, from glass to plastic in nightclubs could make a big difference.

“Lancashire Constabulary also piloted a scheme with night clubs across the county that were averaging as high as 17 glassings a year.”

Mr Jones said a Home Office Report estimated that an alcohol-related glass-ing incident can cost up to £180,000 to treat, andinvolving up to 48 different professionals.

Comments (17)

2:03pm Tue 11 Sep 12

Black Car Guy. says...

I just hope a local firm provides the plastic glasses. Just to help the economy.
I just hope a local firm provides the plastic glasses. Just to help the economy. Black Car Guy.

2:51pm Tue 11 Sep 12

timeforcommonsense says...

Why don't they just give all the binge drinking numpties a sippy cup to drink their lager, after all, if they want to act like children then treat them like children.
Why don't they just give all the binge drinking numpties a sippy cup to drink their lager, after all, if they want to act like children then treat them like children. timeforcommonsense

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4:53pm Tue 11 Sep 12

darwenTower says...

Here's a radical idea.
If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.
Here's a radical idea. If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away. darwenTower

5:35pm Tue 11 Sep 12

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...

darwenTower wrote:
Here's a radical idea.
If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.
I started drinking in the late 70's and you could get completely bladdered and know you would be safe, some one would help you get home. Times where very different then than they are today. The main reason is the lack of a deterrent, as far as I am concerned anyone who does this should be doing 20 years in jail. Until we have these deterrents things will only get worse.
[quote][p][bold]darwenTower[/bold] wrote: Here's a radical idea. If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.[/p][/quote]I started drinking in the late 70's and you could get completely bladdered and know you would be safe, some one would help you get home. Times where very different then than they are today. The main reason is the lack of a deterrent, as far as I am concerned anyone who does this should be doing 20 years in jail. Until we have these deterrents things will only get worse. Michael@ClitheroeSince58

6:29pm Tue 11 Sep 12

JohnR1 says...

I thought the current trend was to sell bottles of beer as the numpty drinkers can be charged double the draft price for their Dutch courage? Swilling pints of draught seems to be the reserve of the older end who can hold their liquor and don't need a fight to end their evening out.
I thought the current trend was to sell bottles of beer as the numpty drinkers can be charged double the draft price for their Dutch courage? Swilling pints of draught seems to be the reserve of the older end who can hold their liquor and don't need a fight to end their evening out. JohnR1

8:37pm Tue 11 Sep 12

JayEss says...

We have licencing rules. The numpties can't legally buy a drink when they are already drunk.

Instead of forcing the quiet boozer to use terrible plastic pints why not police the places that allow the idiots to cause trouble. Use the rules that already exist instead of making more up.
We have licencing rules. The numpties can't legally buy a drink when they are already drunk. Instead of forcing the quiet boozer to use terrible plastic pints why not police the places that allow the idiots to cause trouble. Use the rules that already exist instead of making more up. JayEss

9:02pm Tue 11 Sep 12

RUinsane says...

BritainfortheBritish wrote:
Have these MP,s no idea about how cra p a pint taste out of a plastic glass ????

I doubt there are that many incidents to warrant this and will plastic glasses prevent the knives being used instead ?

Why is it MP,s are cluless about the people that drink in pubs and if someone is set on doing someone harm they will do it with anything.

Shall be ban stools and chair legs etc ????
If we're going to ban other stuff, blue tattoos get my vote, as well as trackie bottoms, bling and dogs called tyson.
Oh and sausage rolls being sold before 11am at greggs.Sod it, sausage rolls being sold to mums with pushchairs should be punishable by benefits being stopped, that should clean the town up a bit. Someone should swing
[quote][p][bold]BritainfortheBritish[/bold] wrote: Have these MP,s no idea about how cra p a pint taste out of a plastic glass ???? I doubt there are that many incidents to warrant this and will plastic glasses prevent the knives being used instead ? Why is it MP,s are cluless about the people that drink in pubs and if someone is set on doing someone harm they will do it with anything. Shall be ban stools and chair legs etc ????[/p][/quote]If we're going to ban other stuff, blue tattoos get my vote, as well as trackie bottoms, bling and dogs called tyson. Oh and sausage rolls being sold before 11am at greggs.Sod it, sausage rolls being sold to mums with pushchairs should be punishable by benefits being stopped, that should clean the town up a bit. Someone should swing RUinsane

9:26pm Tue 11 Sep 12

timeforcommonsense says...

Its simple, anybody who glasses another person or stamps on someones head when they're on the floor or uses their head like a football when they are out cold and unable to defend themselves should be convicted of attempted murder and sentenced accordingly.
Its simple, anybody who glasses another person or stamps on someones head when they're on the floor or uses their head like a football when they are out cold and unable to defend themselves should be convicted of attempted murder and sentenced accordingly. timeforcommonsense

9:38pm Tue 11 Sep 12

accy lad and proud says...

Jones the Dream strikes again ! What planet is this Plant Pot on ? The minister for silly ideas ! Plastic glass's what's next ? Get on with dealing with the real problems in your constituancy for god's sake !!
Jones the Dream strikes again ! What planet is this Plant Pot on ? The minister for silly ideas ! Plastic glass's what's next ? Get on with dealing with the real problems in your constituancy for god's sake !! accy lad and proud

11:47pm Tue 11 Sep 12

goz says...

accy lad and proud wrote:
Jones the Dream strikes again ! What planet is this Plant Pot on ? The minister for silly ideas ! Plastic glass's what's next ? Get on with dealing with the real problems in your constituancy for god's sake !!
cars kill and maim plenty, we should lobby the manufacturers to make all cars out of foam or polystyrene.
[quote][p][bold]accy lad and proud[/bold] wrote: Jones the Dream strikes again ! What planet is this Plant Pot on ? The minister for silly ideas ! Plastic glass's what's next ? Get on with dealing with the real problems in your constituancy for god's sake !![/p][/quote]cars kill and maim plenty, we should lobby the manufacturers to make all cars out of foam or polystyrene. goz

12:51am Wed 12 Sep 12

accy lad and proud says...

goz wrote:
accy lad and proud wrote: Jones the Dream strikes again ! What planet is this Plant Pot on ? The minister for silly ideas ! Plastic glass's what's next ? Get on with dealing with the real problems in your constituancy for god's sake !!
cars kill and maim plenty, we should lobby the manufacturers to make all cars out of foam or polystyrene.
Nice one Goz ! Don't give Plant Pot Jones the Dream any more ideas though !!!!
[quote][p][bold]goz[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]accy lad and proud[/bold] wrote: Jones the Dream strikes again ! What planet is this Plant Pot on ? The minister for silly ideas ! Plastic glass's what's next ? Get on with dealing with the real problems in your constituancy for god's sake !![/p][/quote]cars kill and maim plenty, we should lobby the manufacturers to make all cars out of foam or polystyrene.[/p][/quote]Nice one Goz ! Don't give Plant Pot Jones the Dream any more ideas though !!!! accy lad and proud

7:59am Wed 12 Sep 12

Graham Jones MP says...

darwenTower wrote:
Here's a radical idea.
If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.
Hello! .. So if its their first offence (nearly always) how do we 'throw away the key?
[quote][p][bold]darwenTower[/bold] wrote: Here's a radical idea. If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.[/p][/quote]Hello! .. So if its their first offence (nearly always) how do we 'throw away the key? Graham Jones MP

8:48am Wed 12 Sep 12

Caspar the ghost says...

Time we had a new MP for Hyndburn!!

The current one just keeps junping from bandwagon to bandwagon. Let's get him signing the unemployment register!!
Time we had a new MP for Hyndburn!! The current one just keeps junping from bandwagon to bandwagon. Let's get him signing the unemployment register!! Caspar the ghost

10:10am Wed 12 Sep 12

superfly agaric says...

Graham Jones MP wrote:
darwenTower wrote:
Here's a radical idea.
If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.
Hello! .. So if its their first offence (nearly always) how do we 'throw away the key?
Hello... They've just glassed someones face.
[quote][p][bold]Graham Jones MP[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]darwenTower[/bold] wrote: Here's a radical idea. If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.[/p][/quote]Hello! .. So if its their first offence (nearly always) how do we 'throw away the key?[/p][/quote]Hello... They've just glassed someones face. superfly agaric

6:12pm Thu 13 Sep 12

enki jr says...

lets not forget the health risk drinking from plastic containers ... plastic releases a chemical called BISPHENOL proven to interfere with reproduction, cause heart problems and diabetes, and can seriously harm the developement of babies, plastic baby feed bottles have been banned in canada as putting hot liquids into plastic bottles increases the toxicity manyfold, maybe this typical unknowledgable mp didnt know this, or maybe he does and wants you to be harmed, what with bisphenol, flouride and soya lecithin, no wonder society is cluelessas to the reasons why the unelected bankster fascist e.u wants to tax us to death, the gov and councils of course on the payroll, their COMMON PURPOSE is to destroy you and your children...
E.U.thanasia gratis de zion ...
Treason still carries the death penalty, and i await the day to see hyndburn council and thier cowboy contractors put against the wall and executed. mr pinkshirt is showing his true colours once again,why should all the people suffer because of a few badly bred imbiciles?
lets not forget the health risk drinking from plastic containers ... plastic releases a chemical called BISPHENOL proven to interfere with reproduction, cause heart problems and diabetes, and can seriously harm the developement of babies, plastic baby feed bottles have been banned in canada as putting hot liquids into plastic bottles increases the toxicity manyfold, maybe this typical unknowledgable mp didnt know this, or maybe he does and wants you to be harmed, what with bisphenol, flouride and soya lecithin, no wonder society is cluelessas to the reasons why the unelected bankster fascist e.u wants to tax us to death, the gov and councils of course on the payroll, their COMMON PURPOSE is to destroy you and your children... E.U.thanasia gratis de zion ... Treason still carries the death penalty, and i await the day to see hyndburn council and thier cowboy contractors put against the wall and executed. mr pinkshirt is showing his true colours once again,why should all the people suffer because of a few badly bred imbiciles? enki jr

7:11pm Fri 14 Sep 12

Michael@ClitheroeSince58 says...

Graham Jones MP wrote:
darwenTower wrote:
Here's a radical idea.
If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.
Hello! .. So if its their first offence (nearly always) how do we 'throw away the key?
What a stupid remark, If some one commits murder what do we do give them a community service order as it was only their first offence.
[quote][p][bold]Graham Jones MP[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]darwenTower[/bold] wrote: Here's a radical idea. If it's become unsafe safe to go out and drink from glass in case some clown carves you a new face, then why don't we lock these idiots up and throw the key away.[/p][/quote]Hello! .. So if its their first offence (nearly always) how do we 'throw away the key?[/p][/quote]What a stupid remark, If some one commits murder what do we do give them a community service order as it was only their first offence. Michael@ClitheroeSince58

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