FATBOY Slim has been forced to close his cafe after it was targeted by vandals. DJ Slim's beachfront business in Hove was ransacked when youths were caught on CCTV appearing to pick up paving slabs and lob them at the shutters. The gang of yobs caused thousand of pounds worth of damage to The Big Beach Café - forcing it to shut up shop on Friday, according to The Argus .
Shocking snaps of the damage show the metal window protectors caved in and mangled. In another picture, shards of broken glass are scattered across the cafe's kitchen and near the front entrance. The cafe said in an Instagram post: “Sorry we are unable to open our kitchen this morning as these three vile hooligans have caused ££££ of damage to our community business.
“Please share and get in touch with their details so we can prosecute them and make them pay for their actions.” The cafe and Sussex Police were contacted for comment. The renowned DJ, 60, whose real name is Norman Cook, bought the cafe in 2013.
He took it over from from former model, businesswoman, animal rights activist and ex-wife of The Beatles' Paul McCartney , Heather Mills. The attempted break-in comes after the DJ was nearly hit by a drone as he performed of thousands of people on a Brighton beach. Giles Dalby, 39, mixed up the controls of his device while trying to create a “cinematic” video of the gig.
He put it into sport mode — making it harder to avoid obstacles — and recording data showed he “ignored multiple w.
