BLACKBURN town centre landlords were fighting back against lager louts with a new early warning system.
And the 37 pubs had a Christmas ultimatum for bar-room brawlers: "Behave or be banned." The new Publink scheme - the first in East Lancashire - had been set up by the licensees and landlords with the full backing of the police.
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