Golden Wonder security firm silent after photography fiasco

A security firm at the centre of a row after its guards banned photographs of a crisp factory has refused to confirm whether the officers involved have resigned.

Last week Amateur Photographer (AP) reported how two security guards prevented a photographer from taking photos of the Golden Wonder factory in Scunthorpe for a project on local industry.

The photographer's video of the 17 January incident has since been watched more than 76,000 times on YouTube.

On Monday, Golden Wonder management told the BBC's Look North that the guards in question had 'resigned'.

However, Kingdom Security Ltd

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Photographer in Golden Wonder photo ban row

A photographer who was banned by security guards from taking pictures of the Golden Wonder factory in Scunthorpe has uploaded a video of the entire incident to YouTube.

'I was stood on the road outside the site when a security officer approached,' said the photographer who claims he was taking industrial photos of the local area as part of an ongoing project.

'I switched my camera to video mode to record the encounter to protect both myself and the security guards from future false accusations,' he wrote on visitscunthorpe.com, using the name 'Hamst'.

During the confrontation, which took place on 17 January, the photographer makes clear that he is on a 'public footpath'.

During the six-minute video a security guard is heard to say: 'You are not allowed to take photos of their

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