TWO brothers were attacked in Blackburn town centre as they walked home from a nightclub.

Blackburn magistrates heard that Andrew and Stephen Grant were assaulted by a group of men, including Anthony James Moore, and after being punched to the floor they were both kicked until semi-conscious.

Moore, 21, of Linley Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to affray. He was remanded on bail for the preparation of pre-sentence reports and the magistrates ordered that all options, including custody, should be open to the sentencing bench.

Sian Hall, defending, said there had been a degree of provocation prior to the offence. She said there had been problems in the nightclub when Moore's girlfriend and her sister had been assaulted by the brothers.