A COLNE man has confessed to hoarding around 7,000 child pornography images on his home computer.

Simon Robbin, 22, of End Street, pleaded guilty to 16 offences of making indecent images, between June and November last year, during a brief hearing at Burnley Crown Court.

An earlier hearing was told that some pictures featured toddlers and babies, others children aged up to 12, and the images varied in levels of seriousness.

Robbin was released on bail until September 12 for reports.