POLICE investigating a vicious Bank Holiday Monday assault today re-issued an appeal for information.

The 39-year-old victim was walking down the lower end of Albert Road, Colne, about 4.30am on Monday August 28 when he was set upon by two men.

He was passing the train station on his own when the thugs launched the unprovoked attack, repeatedly punching him in the head and body.

Police are hunting an Asian male in his late 20's, approximately 6ft tall of medium build. He was clean shaven with black combed back hair.

The second man is described as white, aged between 40-45 with blond/ginger hair and wearing a black woolly hat. He also had a sandy coloured moustache and was 6ft tall.

Police are appealing for a third man, who did not take part in the violence, to come forward.

He is a white male aged between 25-30, with a pale face, of slim build, about 5ft 8inches tall and wearing a black woolly hat.

Nelson CID stress there is no suggestion the third man took part in the attack and officers would like to speak to him as a witness.

It is possible the men were not from the area as the attack happened around the time of the Blues festival.

Anyone with information should call Nelson CID on 01282 472 643 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.