DETECTIVES investigating a serious assault in Clitheroe have charged a man.

Joseph Ingham, 23, of Beech Street, Clitheroe, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after a man had been found with serious injuries on Greenacre Street on Friday at around 5.40am.

The victim, 65, was taken by ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

He is believed to have suffered a number of serious injuries including a fractured skull.

Following extensive enquiries a man was arrested by police in connection with the offence.

The man has been remanded will appear at Blackburn Magistrates Court tomorrow.