violence -- extra door security to stamp out under-age drinking.

Pubs and clubs have reinforced their bouncers with a new mission to spot-check all customers coming in.

Anyone who cannot prove they are at least 18 will be barred from entry in the new clampdown.

Club owners decided at their latest meeting with Police that too many teen revellers were slipping through security on Friday and Saturday nights.

So they have beefed up efforts to make sure the only drinkers allowed in are over 18.

The Royal Gazette revealed earlier this year that nightclub managers and Police were to coordinate regular meetings after a wave of violence during Christmas and New Year.

Just last month, Police put nightspots on notice that any serious violence could mean officers storming clubs and shutting them down.

But a series of tough proposals to combat club crime, including a "ban list'' of offenders, are still waiting to be adopted by managers.

Flanagans boss Tom Gallager, Chairman of the Restaurant and Nightclub Division of the Chamber of Commerce, said most pubs and clubs were now working harder on stopping under-age drinking.

"We have very strict security at Flanagans and many other establishments are now adopting this hardline approach,'' he said. "We're now asking for photo ID only, like a Bermuda driver's licence or a passport.

"We don't accept university ID because that's something that can easily be falsified.

"The under-age issue is even more of a problem in nightclubs but we are all doing our best to discourage it.

"It's a major problem to Police because so many people coming in look over 18 even if they're not, especially young women.'' Vorhees Lightbourne, owner of the Swinging Doors club on Court Street, said his security manager Delton Stovell had even placed a warning advert in The Royal Gazette last week.

The ad reminded all customers they would have to show proof of age to get into the club.

"We have a designated security team to handle the under-age problem,'' he said.

"We want everybody to know that it's something we will not be tolerating.'' CRIME CRM