A MAN received facial injuries after a fight in a pub.

Police were called to the Peterboat, in Leigh High Street, just after 9pm on Sunday, to reports that a group of men were refusing to leave after being refused service.

During the incident, a man in his 20s sustained facial injuries.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with assault and released on police bail to appear at Basildon Youth Court on May 30.