A PUB and recording studio was broken into for the second consecutive week in the early hours of yesterday morning.
The Doghouse, in Carlton Hill, is hosting its annual darts competition today and insists it will go ahead despite the trouble.
Owner Baz Barrett's friends, a touring band called Penetration, were staying at his studio and their presence scared off the burglars.
Around £3,500 in cash was taken between 3am on 8am on Friday, June 28, but this time the would-be thieves ran away empty handed.
Baz had also lost valuable musical instruments and equipment in the first incident, and says he's now worried for his own safety.
He said: "It looks like they've been using crowbars to get in, so if I leave late, I'll be constantly looking over my shoulder if they could be tooled up.
"I'm glad that the guys were there to scare them off but you never know, they could have been seriously hurt. Two of them are from America and the other's from Germany.
"It'snot not a great first night in the city or the country."
The crooks had broken in by removing bricks from the beer cellar on the ground floor of the pub and made their way to the studio when they plundered the property in June.
Despite breaking a door down yesterday, the burglars were foiled when the unsuspecting band's presence led them to panic and flee.
Notts Police confirmed the incident was reported at around 4am and said investigations were continuing
They are asking for any witnessed or people with information to contact them on 101 or via Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
