A BUSINESSMAN from the Ribble Valley is still in intensive care suffering from suspected meningitis.

The 53-year-old from Hurst Green is in Blackburn Infirmary where public health officials said his condition was "stable and comfortable".

The businessman, who runs a company in Darwen, was struck down with the illness during a Caribbean holiday in the Dominican Republic from where he was flown home.

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