POLICE investigating the murder of Blackpool man Wayne Joseph Evans arrested a man in Yorkshire last night (Monday).

A team of officers from Blackpool working with West Yorkshire police arrested a 36-year-old man after the recovery of a burnt out vehicle in the Leeds area.

He is being questioned in Blackpool today (Tuesday).

The murder victim, known locally as Joe Keenan, aged 34, is believed to be from Yorkshire but had been living in Blackpool for some time.