PAUL Hare and Kirsty Fielden became the first couple to tie the knot at Colne Town Hall after the council chamber was refurbished and licensed for weddings.

Mayor of Pendle Coun Pauline McCormick attended the wedding and congratulated the happy couple.

She said: "They were delighted with the council chamber, which is an unusual and attractive venue for weddings. I hope that Paul and Kirsty will be the first of many Pendle people who will enjoy holding their wedding in our sensitively refurbished historic town hall."