Ho-ho-hope you're not thinking of wearing those down the pub

A pub landlady has banned Christmas revellers from wearing Santa Claus hats in her bar - for security reasons.

Sam Ingram, who runs the Wheatsheaves in Frome, Somerset, fears the festive headwear could prevent staff from identifying brawling Santas.



But local police said they had no intelligence to suggest Santa hats were an immediate risk to the public.

Mrs Ingram, 33, said "There's no headwear after 9pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There are no exceptions and there never have been, not even for Santa hats."

"Just because people are dressed up as Santas doesn't mean they couldn't start a riot."