A man is wanted after another man was hit over the head with a metal bar.

Leon Halsall, 37, is being sought by the police following the incident, which took place on Friday April 23.

Officers say Halsall, from Preston, is wanted in connection with an assault in which a 20-year-old man was hit over the head with a metal bar in Ashton.

A spokesperson for the police said: "He is wanted in connection with an incident on Friday April 23 where a 20-year-old man was hit over the head with a metal bar at the junction of Larches Lane and Thistleton Road in Ashton.

"Halsall is white, around 5ft 10ins, of stocky build with cropped hair.

"He has links to Ashton, Ribbleton and Leyland."

If anyone has any information about where he may be, please call 101 quoting incident reference 1353 of April 23.

For immediate sightings, please call 999.