A thug has been banned from every single pub in England and Wales.

Robert Sansford is believed to be the first person in the country to receive the ‘booze Asbo’.

From now on he will not be able to enter a single pub, club or off-licence or bar.

The 56-year-old, who has lived at various addresses around Brighton and Hove, has carried out a string of unprovoked attacks on innocent people while under the influence of alcohol.

In February this year he set upon two women as they shared a drink in The Setting Sun pub in Windmill Street, Brighton.

A spokeswoman for Brighton and Hove City Council said: “This attack, against innocent and vulnerable victims, has left one of the women unable to return to work and lacking all confidence. He has a history of violence towards women, often when drunk and in pubs.”

She added: “These are anti-women, misogynistic assaults.”

In 2001 Sansford, then living in Sycamore Close, Portslade, was charged with attacking a 74-year-old pensioner as she walked her Jack Russell on Hove lawns.

The woman, who lived in Hove, was punched in the face and suffered a fractured cheek bone and cuts at as she went for a peaceful early morning stroll along the seafront.

Yesterday the council successfully applied for an Anti Social Behaviour Order against Mr Robert Sansford to be extended for six years and to stop him from entering or remaining on any licensed premised in England and Wales.

Sansford is currently in prison awaiting sentence following the Setting Sun attacks.

The council spokeswoman said: “He is not currently a threat to the public and we would like to keep it that way.

“We have not found any evidence of a ban like this happening before. If he breaches it he will be sent back to prison”

“For the Asbo to work people should remain vigilant when he is released from prison, especially in Brighton where he is bound to have some locals.”

Linda Beanlands, head of community safety for Brighton & Hove City Council said: “We are delighted that the court has agreed with the council and the police in agreeing an extension and variation to the ASBO. People who want a quiet drink in their local pub can rest assured that we take their protection seriously, in particular that women cannot become a target for violence.”

Sergeant Peter Castleton of Sussex Police said: "We have been working closely with the Council on this ASBO as part of our partnership approach to tackling anti-social behaviour in the city, and this is another significant success in that joint work."

The ‘booze Asbo’ was introduced in 2009 to get people who are repeatedly anti-social when drunk off the streets.

They can be placed on anyone aged 16 or over.