A pub has barred anyone under 21 after a group of youths smashed a door off its hinges and tried to booze.

Jackie Murray, landlady of The Robin Hood in Sholing, has said enough is enough after a spate of incidents.

Jackie, 54, took over the pub alongside her daughter Gemma McMahon in November 2022.

Keen to keep the South East Road venue's reputation clean, the mother and daughter duo worked hard to transform it into a family-friendly watering hole.

But after a troublesome New Year’s Eve, the pair made the difficult decision to turn the pub into an over-21s venue.

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Jackie said: “New Year’s Eve was chaos because of some young people’s behaviour.

“By implementing this we are hoping to deter those who have been trying their luck.”

She added: "We caught them chucking IDs through the fence and sneaking in through the back to buy drinks."

‘Disrespectful’ youngsters have been targeting the pub for months, according to Gemma.

Daily Echo: Manager of The Robin Hood in Sholing, Gemma McMahon (pictured), made the decision to bar under 21s from the watering holeManager of The Robin Hood in Sholing, Gemma McMahon (pictured), made the decision to bar under 21s from the watering hole (Image: Newsquest)

The 32-year-old said: “These groups of young people have no respect for the pub.

“We have older customers and our regulars who are sustaining the pub, but they don’t want to come back because of the issues.

“At the end of the day, we are a live music venue, and these youngsters are not coming here to see these bands.

“They come here because they think they can get away with underage drinking and doing drugs.”

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Gemma made the no under-21s announcement on Facebook at the weekend.

She and Jackie have received a mixed reception to the move.

Gemma said: “People are saying we are going to lose money because of this, but we had people threatening to call licensing on New Year’s Eve.

“If my mum loses her licence, I lose my job and my home, and our member of staff who lives here loses her job and home. It’s not fair.

“I would rather lose money than the licence.”

Jackie added: “We have come to this decision because a lot of our older regulars and families are not coming back.

“We don’t want to lose our licence; we can’t afford to do that.”