COUNCILLORS in Hyndburn decided that convictions for drink-driving, drug-taking, sex assaults and wounding should not indefinitely stop anyone being a cabbie.

The committee responsible for saying who can run a taxi in the borough agreed guidelines on licence applications from people with convictions.

But head of environmental health George Greenwood, said each case would be decided on its merits.

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