WHITEHALL ward councillor David Foster is recovering at home after collapsing.

The 66-year-old had to be taken home by wife and fellow ward councillor Karimeh after he fell ill 15 minutes before Blackburn with Darwen Borough’s full council.

Mrs Foster said: “He collapsed, recovered, was violently sick and then collapsed again. I was really worried. David refused to go to hospital but the GP came round and said he had gastro-enteritis.”