A FORMER bouncer has been banned from every pub in Stroud for headbutting an enemy during a night on the town.

Stroud Magistrates' Court heard how Guy Robson's three-year grudge against Lloyd Williams came to a head on the night of Wednesday, January 11.

Maxine Bown, prosecuting on Friday, said Robson approached Mr Williams at the Queen Victoria pub in Gloucester Street, Stroud and invited him outside for 'a chat'.

When Mr Williams declined, Robson, of the Camp, Stroud, headbutted him, she said.

Both men fell to the floor and were pulled apart by door staff.

Robson, 42, initially denied the charge but pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm after being shown CCTV footage.

But Nick Cooper, defending, said it was a revenge attack sparked by an evening in December 2003 when the victim and his brother allegedly attacked Robson.

"The incident involved Mr Williams kicking my client on the ground and he suffered two broken ribs as a result," he said.

"The next time he saw Mr Williams was on the day in question.

"It was only when Mr Williams said 'hello, Guy' to my client in a rather sarcastic manner as if to provoke him that he saw red and headbutted him."

He also claimed Mr Williams further damaged his own nose to make his injuries appear worse than they had been.

Under the BOBS scheme, which is voluntarily operated by Stroud landlords, drinkers thrown out of one establishment are excluded from all the town's nightspots.

Documents submitted in mitigation included character references from eight Stroud landlords, who were 'astonished' to see Robson's name on the list of troublemakers.

Robson was sentenced to 200 hours community service and must pay £500 in compensation.

The bench also imposed a one-year court order banning him from the Queen Victoria.