DISRUPTION was caused at East Lancashire’s crown courts yesterday as staff walked out on strike.

Members of the Public and Cemmercial Services Union were taking industrial action as part of a dispute over ‘fair pay’.

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Hearings at Preston and Burnley Crown Courts had to be postponed.

A spokesman for the union said: “We have submitted a national pay claim asking for five per cent or £1,200 for all civil service and related staff.

“We are demanding a fair settlement.”

The strike came after action by thousands of NHS workers across the country earlier this week.