A man from Colne racially abused a security guard outside a Burnley hotel.

Dale Blezard, of Jim Smart Way, hurled racist abuse at a security guard, on December 16, 2023.

Blezard, 30, must now pay the security guard £100 compensation.

For racial aggravation, the court increased his fine from £120 to £200 and increased his victim surcharge from £48 to £80.

A spokesperson for the Crown Prosecution Service North West said: “Dale Blezard, 30 from Colne, must pay a security guard £100 compensation after racially abusing him outside a Burnley hotel in December last year.

“For racial aggravation the court also uplifted his fine from £120 to £200 and uplifted his victim surcharge from £48 to £80.”