A pub that was shut down for 24 hours because of a brawl a day after opening has now banned anyone under 25 from watching the World Cup without their parents.

The rule has been introduced by The New Bush pub, Arundel Place, Brighton, after it was closed by police when a fight broke out following England's win against Paraguay.

Officers used emergency powers to shut the pub at 8pm last Saturday after a fracas which witnesses said involved up to 60 people. The pub's licence was reviewed by magistrates yesterday.

It was allowed to remain open subject to restricting the number of customers to 100, switching to plastic glasses and using door supervisors when England matches are on.

Opening times were altered, with doors to be locked by 11.30pm from Monday to Saturday and by 10.30pm on Sundays.

Other conditions, some solely for England matches, included the installation of CCTV, no drinking outside the premises, clickers to control numbers of customers and no one under 25 allowed to enter without a parent or guardian.

Co-owner Doug Greenland said: "We are so happy that we can stay open for the World Cup and we are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the pub. All we want is to run a nice family pub for the local community.

"I am glad everyone understands the situation and has given us another chance to put things right."

Mr Greenland and designated premises supervisor Richard Jones told Brighton Magistrates' Court yesterday they had not expected so many people to turn up on their opening weekend.

There had also been a fight among youths nearby on the opening night on Friday, June 8.

Mr Jones told the court: "We were probably a bit naive and could have taken measures at the time to prevent it.

"Fortunately the police arrived instantly and did a very good job of dispersing people."

Inspector Andrew Parr, of Sussex Police, said: "We were alerted at around 8.15pm on the Saturday that one person had been injured because of an assault. When we arrived there were lots of agitated drunk people around.

"There was lots of broken glass in the street and inside on the floor. I don't lightly shut a public house but I considered it to be in the interests of public safety."

Mr Greenland said: "I would like to apologise to the police. We have now put several things into place. We do admit that we did make mistakes on the first two nights.

"We didn't expect that many people to come. We didn't know there were that many young people in the area. It has been very hard for us. Now we just want to do what the police advise and hopefully carry on."

In a letter to nearby residents, owners of the pub said: "As new owners of The New Bush public house we are writing to apologise for the activities which occurred in your area over last weekend. We are all very saddened by these events and because of this we have decided to take drastic action in the hope that this type of incident does not happen again.

"We are all very upset about this incident and are hoping we can learn from it and move on."

The pub's licence will be fully reviewed by Brighton and Hove licensing committee in 28 days.

Chief Inspector Lawrence Hobbs, in charge of licensing for Brighton and Hove Police, said: "We have increased substantially the numbers of officers on patrol during the World Cup and fortunately their quick attendance on the night prevented an escalation of violence.

"We understand the passion that surrounds the World Cup and the following of the national team but we will not tolerate for one minute drunken loutish behaviour or people who overstep the mark as far as behaviour is concerned.

"Equally, we will crack down on any premises unable to control large groups of men, who they have served alcohol to and are watching the football within their premises.

"The message is simple to the publicans - if you can't control these events we will use the law to shut you down.

"Since Saturday we have had many local residents writing to us expressing their views and these have been taken into account by the magistrates in imposing new conditions."