MORE than 1,800 TV licence evaders in the Lancaster area have been collared following a high profile campaign.

"Target Zero" has seen a total of 1,886 evaders caught in Lancaster over the past year and has prompted an increase of 2,099 new licences in the area over the same period.

Said Mark Auslebrook of TV Licensing: "With our special team of enquiry officers the net is really closing in."

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