West End sergeant was ‘hitting the bottle’ while accepting bribes

A police sergeant accused of accepting bribes including the services of a call-girl was drinking far too much while he was wined and dined by nightclub bosses, a court heard. Frank Partridge, 49, who was responsible for licences in the West End between 2013 and 2015, spent nights at stip bars and had his home renovated, jurors have heard. It is alleged he was fitted up for bespoke suits and shirts paid for by the boss of a West End…