Six men and two women appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Tuesday accused of committing offences during the disturbance at the town’s Holiday Inn Express on 4 August.

Cameron Bell, 23, Martin McClusky, 60, and Tommy McQuaker, 29, all from Tamworth, admitted violent disorder.

McClusky also pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a police officer.

Aimee Hodgkinson, 37, from Rugeley, Staffordshire, admitted violent disorder, while Mitchell Cleaver, 25, from Tamworth, pleaded guilty to a charge of riot.

Simon Orr, 38, from Tamworth, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer but not guilty to riot. His trial for the latter charge has been scheduled for 20 January.

Kyle Barber, 24, and Darren Woodley, 55, both from Tamworth, did not enter pleas to charges of violent disorder and their cases have been adjourned.

Those who pleaded guilty are due to be sentenced at later dates.

BBC News