A MAN found semi-conscious in Accrington town centre on Saturday morning remains critical at the Royal Preston Hospital.

Thomas Gibson was taken to the intensive care unit Preston after initially being admitted to Blackburn Infirmary suffering from head and neck injuries.

He had been found by a police officer in Bridge Street in the early hours.

Paul Matthew O'Connor, 26, of Ingle Street, Darwen, has been remanded in custody by magistrates in Hyndburn charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.