TWO men who admitted to a charge of affray in connection with a disturbance at a pub have been banned from entering the premises.

Ben Hughes, 20, and Kevin Hughes, 58, both of Rainhill Road, Rainhill, appeared before Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court for sentencing on Wednesday, October 23.

Both defendants had indicated a guilty plea to affray in an earlier hearing on September 13.

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They admitted to having used or threatened unlawful violence towards another at the Commercial pub in Rainhill on July 9, 2023.

Both defendants were given a sentence of 17 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months by district judge Boswell.

The defendants have been excluded from entering the Commercial pub for 12 months by the courtThe defendants have been excluded from entering the Commercial pub for 12 months by the court (Image: Stock)

A court sheet said the sentence was passed because the offence was "so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified" due to it being a "prolonged incident involving others with members of the public present". 

They were also made to do unpaid work for 160 hours within 12 months.

Both men were also given an exclusion order not to enter the Commercial Hotel, on Station Street, for 12 months.