CLUBBERS clad in clothes made by one of Britain's best-known fashion labels face being turned away from a Blackburn nightclub.

Bosses at Jumpin' Jak's, in St Peter Street, have begun refusing entry to people wearing Burberry clothes.

Managers at the former bingo hall today said the move was to fall in line with a policy introduced by Luminar Leisure, the company which owns the chain and Burnley nightclub Lava-Ignite.

They have also begun issuing details of their dress code on flyers and posters appearing around Blackburn, ensuring people know what sort of clothes aren't acceptable.

The appearance of the tighter dresscode comes just a week after two pubs in Leicester slapped a ban on people wearing several brands of designer clothes, which police said were often worn by soccer hooligans and troublemakers.

Burberry was among the brands -- thanks in main to the fact a baseball cap with the company's trademark tartan has become fashionable with groups of young men, including soccer thugs.

Simon Austin, manager at Jumpin' Jaks, said: "I think what makes us different is that we spell it out on flyers, but I think a lot of people are doing it. It is our company's policy now.

"We're not saying people who wear Burberry are troublemakers, just that we no longer think it's appropriate to wear in a nightclub.

"Brands like Burberry have become more associated with sport in recent years, because it's what people wear to watch sport.

"They are often associated with large gangs of lads.

"And in the same way as we don't let people come in wearing football shirts, we don't let people coming in wearing those brands."

However, bosses at a rival club, the newly -opened Heaven and Hell, said it had no such policy. Manager Andy Appleton said: "We take people on attitude."