A 26-YEAR-OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates following a New Year's Eve incident in which a man was glassed in the face.

Thomas Flynn, of Moss Fold Road, Darwen, was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court charged with wounding Ryan McKeefrey with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm. The court heard that Mr McKeefrey, the brother of Flyn's partner, Carma McKeefrey, had undergone surgery to repair damage to nerves in his face.

Bail conditions imposed on Flynn include residence at an address in Ribble Avenue, not to contact prosecution witnesses and not to go within half a mile of Olive Lane, Darwen.