A MAN has been arrested after a "large disorder" broke out at a pub in Wellington

Ashley Hodgson, 23, of Priory Bridge Road, Taunton, was arrested after an incident that took place at the Iron Duke Wetherspoon pub on North Street, Wellington.

Police were called to an altercation at around 9pm on Saturday night (January 20). 


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A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: "We were called to the Iron Duke pub in Wellington between 8.50pm and 9.05pm on Saturday night. 

"A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a public offence disorder."

Mr Hodgson will appear in court on February 20 charged under section 4 of the Public Order Act 1986 for allegedly using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour causing fear of or provoking violence.