Our photographer NEIL CROSS went out with police officers to see how the night went.
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Lancashire Police has launched a new operation designed to protect pub and club goers in the run up to the busy festive period and beyond
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Operation Night Guardian, which began on Friday night is the force’s response to deterring and detecting spiking offences.
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Funded by Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, it forms part of the Force’s Violence Against Women and Girls strategy
