WITNESSES to a drunken altercation involving up to 15 people are being sought by police.

The fracas broke out at The Wheatsheaf, High Street, Weaverham at about 11.30pm on Sunday following a row between a 24-year-old man and his partner.

Police said bystanders got involved and more than a dozen men become embroiled in the scuffle. The 24-year-old man was taken to Leighton Hospital with facial injuries.

Anyone with information should call Northwich police on 01244 614254, or CrimeStoppers on 0800 555111.