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  • Man bulldozes British pub after refused a drink (Gimme a beer to hold!)

    03/16/2003 5:37:50 PM PST · by mhking · 37 replies · 239+ views
    Toronto Star ^ | 3.14.03
    Man bulldozes British pub after refused a drink LONDON (AP) — The owner of a historic village pub pleaded guilty today to demolishing part of the building with a bulldozer, reportedly after staff refused to serve him a drink after hours. Robert Tyrrell, 46, appeared at Oxford Crown Court accused of driving the bulldozer into the side of the 16th century North Star Inn in Steventon, 55 miles northwest of London, on New Year's Day. He admitted one charge of causing criminal damage with reckless disregard for whether the lives of pub manager Peter Allday and others were endangered. Tyrrell...