POLICE are appealing for information about a man found unconscious outside a pub in Newton-le-Willows.

The man was found by a woman pensioner on the pavement outside the Railway pub in Queen Street, Earlestown, at about 11,45pm on Monday, March 8. An ambulance was phoned and the man, who had sustained injuries, was taken to Warrington General Hospital where he was kept in overnight.

CONTACT CID at St Helens on 0151 777 6064 if you can help, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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