MAGISTRATES in the three licensing divisions of East Lancashire will meet next month for the annual "Brewster" sessions.

Licensing committees will be holding annual meetings in Blackburn, Burnley and Accrington during the first half of February.

The meetings review licensing issues over the year and receive a report from police chiefs in each division.

The Blackburn, Darwen & Ribble Valley annual meeting takes place at the Court House in Northgate, Blackburn at 2.30pm on February 6, while the Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale meeting is to be held at the Court House, Reedley, at 10am on February 8.

The annual Hyndburn Licensing meeting is scheduled for the Law Courts in Accrington at 2.15pm on February 14.