A FUNERAL service was being held today for a mother and two sons found dead in a Blackpool hotel.

Patricia Jarvis, 36, originally of Darwen, and her two sons John, 11 and Stuart, 8, were discovered in the Winslow Hotel on March 27.

A service was being held at the Sacred Heart Church, Blackpool.

Patricia's parents lived in Darwen before the family emigrated to South Africa.

Her husband John Jarvis, 42, has been charged with their murder. He will appear in Preston Crown Court on July 28.