A 40 YEAR OLD man has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with wounding a fellow resident at an Oswaldtwistle Hostel with an iron bar.

Mark Anthony Gregory was sent on bail to Preston Crown Court, charged with wounding Barry Heany with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm. The incident is alleged to have taken place at the Stonebridge Hotel where they were both residents.

Gregory was remanded on bail on condition that he lives at his mother's address in Pilmuir Road, Blackburn and does not approach the Stonebridge Hotel.