The following report appeared in Sunday's Scottish newspaper, "The Sunday Post":

"Kiltie is banned for not wearing pants" by Iain Harrison

A Scots reveller was refused entry to a packed nightclub - because he wasn’t wearing anything under his kilt.

Andrew Clark, from South Queensferry, was on an office night out in Newcastle when the incident happened. Bosses at the city’s 1,700 capacity Baja Beach Club told him he wasn’t getting in unless he put on a pair of pants. They were forced to adopt the "No Underwear, No Entry" policy following a series of flashing incidents on the club’s balcony.

But Andrew, a treasury analyst, claims he was a victim of discrimination. The 30-year-old had been at a black-tie event at a posh hotel before heading to the nightclub with 12 colleagues.

He insists he wasn’t drunk when he arrived at the door but was stopped in his tracks by a burly bouncer. "He told me I wasn’t getting in because I wasn’t wearing anything under my kilt," Andrew said. "I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. By this stage my workmates, who were all wearing suits or evening dresses, had gone in without me. I was left outside on my own wondering what to do with the rest of my night. It was ridiculous."

Andrew, who was sporting the same outfit he was married in just over a year ago, says the incident hasn’t put him off full Highland Dress. "If it’s good enough for Sean Connery at the Oscars or Ewan McGregor at the Cannes Film Festival, it’s good enough for me," he smiled. I am a proud Scotsman and I’ll continue to wear the kilt at home or abroad. "People should not be judged by the clothes they wear."

The club, part of a nationwide chain, is owned by the same Company that runs Bar 38, Evolution, Henry’s Bar and The Rat and Parrot. Chris Tremain, the Baja Beach Club area manager, said kilt-wearing revellers are welcome, but only if they are wearing underwear. "I have spoken to the staff on duty the night Mr. Clark was refused entry and they insist they weren’t out to ruin his night," he added.

"The problem is, if they made an exception for him, they’d have to do the same for everyone else. The club in Newcastle is popular with stag parties from Scotland and we’ve had lots of groups come in with guys wearing kilts.

"They’ve been involved in a number of unfortunate flashing incidents on the balcony.

"However, rather than ban kilts outright we decided to try to meet our Scottish customers halfway."

I will keep an eye open for any follow-ups that might appear in next Sunday's paper.