A warrant has been issued for a man's arrest after he failed to appear in court.

John McSorley, 60, was due at Preston Crown Court on Friday (August 9) for a plea hearing relating to one count of theft.

McSorley, of Higher Rhoden, Oswaldtwistle, is alleged to have stolen camping equipment from the Go Outdoors store in Blackburn last year.

Judge Heather Lloyd rescheduled the hearing for August 14, where McSorley will enter his plea.