THE former chairman of Tyldesley Town Partnership says his family is ‘under siege’ after CCTV of him punching a pub landlord emerged.

Ian Jackson, who runs the Cadence Cafe community arts centre in Tyldesley, was caught on CCTV punching Jason Monks, 46, outside the Jolly Nailor pub on Market Street in Atherton on November 20.

The footage, published by Mr Monks on social media, shows Mr Jackson punch Mr Monks who is then seen lying motionless, face down, as passers-by and his wife Nicola Monks rush to help.

The landlord, who has been contacted for comment, was taken to Bolton Royal Hospital but was not seriously injured.

Police arrested Mr Jackson and he was cautioned and released after a period of questioning.

Following the incident Mr Jackson, who has now stepped down from his role as chairman of Tyldesley Town Partnership, said he and his family have received death threats and have had to move out of their home.

He said he does not condone what he did and is ‘fully remorseful’ but said he has been punished for the crime.

He also added that stepping down from the Tyldesley Town Partnership was ‘coincidental’ after the CCTV footage was posted and that he had in fact served his term as chairman.

He added: “I don’t condone what I did, it was wrong, but I have been punished and that should have been the end of it.

“But because of the CCTV being circulated my family’s safety is now under threat.

“We have had to leave our home, we have had the letterboxes boarded up and I’ve had to come off all social media – we are under siege.”

Mr Jackson has helped within the community on numerous occasions – most recently to celebrate Tyldesley’s new Market Square, which he alongside members of Tyldesley Town Partnership and Cadence Café arranged an ice-rink for residents.

A spokesman for Tyldesley Town Partnership said: “Ian Jackson chose to resign from his position for personal reasons and his resignation has been accepted by the executive of Tyldesley Town Partnership.

“Arrangements are under way to appoint a new chairman following the process set out within the rules of the Partnership.”

Mr Jackson added: “It was coincidental that I have stepped down as chairman of Tyldesley Town Partnership because I was going to do that anyway because you can only serve a 12 monthly term.

“I don’t want the Tyldesley Town Partnership to be affected by any of this.

“I have been doing stuff for the community for more than 20 years but now this is going to have a massive detrimental effect on that.

"I am passionate about forging a positive future for Tyldesley and attracting funding and job opportunities in the town.

"I have worked hard to make this happen.

"I have resigned from the town partnership because I want the town to have the best chance of achieving its potential and I felt stepping down was the right thing to do.

"I shall continue to work towards saving our local heritage to provide community services and bring investment into Tyldesley."

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said they are investigating malicious communications sent to Mr Jackson.