THE man leading Nottingham's battle against anti-social behaviour has been arrested after a violent incident outside a city night spot.

Richard Antcliff, 32, the city council's chief anti-social behaviour officer, was one of 15 arrested by Notts police in a planned operation.

It followed an incident outside Bar Circle in Market Street just after midnight on Sunday, November 16.

A Notts police spokesman said: "Officers visited several addresses in the Nottingham area in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, and made the arrests.

"All the suspects were arrested on suspicion of being involved in a violent disorder. They were released on police bail until February 3."