A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a report of a shooting in Scarisbrick yesterday.
George Fenlon, 23, suffered serious head injuries during the assault on The Strand, Blackpool, on 15th August last year.
Nicholas Armstrong was given an immediate custodial sentence of 13 years, with a further five years on extended licence.
Daniel Evans appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court last Thursday for the unprovoked attack with a cosh in the Bretherton Arms in Eaves Lane, Chorley.
The assault on 13th September 2020 resulted in one man losing an eye, a second man suffering a serious head injury and others receiving bruises.