Tory councillor Wayne Ronayne has stepped down from his position as
Mayor of Gosport after just 40 days in the role, after being banned from
all 36 pubs in the town.
The unfortunate series of events that led to his resignation began on the very night he was elected into office.
As you’d imagine councillor Ronayne was rather chuffed about his new position of power, and decided to celebrate with some friends and family.
The councillor did what any self-respecting everyman politico would do, and headed down to the local Wetherspoon’s owned pub, The Star.
But according to the local paper The News, the mayor’s celebratory drinks soon turned sour after the pub asked the group to leave. Eventually they did, but only after an argument which culminated in the police being called, and the mayor’s wife Paula Carter apparently pulling the ‘don’t you know who I am’ card before saying she could have the pub closed down.
Things got worse when the the manager of The Star lodged a formal complaint, as did Nelsons bar, another pub a few yards away which the group tried to enter after being chucked out The Star.
Following the complaints Pub Watch handed councillor Ronayne a six month ban from all 36 pubs in the town, while his wife was banned for 12 months.
Despite the allegations and his resignation, councillor Wayne Ronayne claims he’s guilty of no wrongdoing: ‘I was sober when I arrived and sober when I left.’
The unfortunate series of events that led to his resignation began on the very night he was elected into office.
As you’d imagine councillor Ronayne was rather chuffed about his new position of power, and decided to celebrate with some friends and family.
The councillor did what any self-respecting everyman politico would do, and headed down to the local Wetherspoon’s owned pub, The Star.
But according to the local paper The News, the mayor’s celebratory drinks soon turned sour after the pub asked the group to leave. Eventually they did, but only after an argument which culminated in the police being called, and the mayor’s wife Paula Carter apparently pulling the ‘don’t you know who I am’ card before saying she could have the pub closed down.
Things got worse when the the manager of The Star lodged a formal complaint, as did Nelsons bar, another pub a few yards away which the group tried to enter after being chucked out The Star.
Following the complaints Pub Watch handed councillor Ronayne a six month ban from all 36 pubs in the town, while his wife was banned for 12 months.
Despite the allegations and his resignation, councillor Wayne Ronayne claims he’s guilty of no wrongdoing: ‘I was sober when I arrived and sober when I left.’
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