BUSMEN slapped a ban on evening services into West Craven after weeks of threats and abuse from hooligans.

The drivers - sickened by the behaviour of a small group of drunken yobs in Barnoldswick and Earby - decided not to put up with it any longer.

The Burnley and Pendle Transport drivers held a mass meeting and decided no services would run after 6pm on the Barnoldswick and Earby section.

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