THE landlord of a Blackburn pub without a television licence has been ordered to pay £563 by magistrates.

Daniel Henderson, licensee of the The Quarryman’s, Dukes Brow, was fined £330 for the offence of using a television set without a licence on the business premises.

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He was also ordered to pay £200 costs and a £33 victim surcharge following a magistrate’s review of the case on Friday, January 6, at Preston Magistrates’ Court.

Matthew Thompson, TV Licensing spokesman for the North, said: “We appreciate these are tough times for businesses.

“However to be fair to the majority who do pay the licence fee, we have to take action against those who watch TV illegally.”