Four people are due to appear after being charged with conspiracy to commit arson being reckless as to whether life was endangered.

Samuel Todd, 25, of Spencer Street, Accrington, Ryan Ibbitson, 20, of Colthirst Drive, Clitheroe and Natasha Housby, 25, of Spencer Street, Accrington will appear at Blackburn Magistrates Court on Thursday, April 30.

The charges relate to a fire at an address on Cumberland Avenue, Clayton-le-Moors on April 15, 2014 in which the property was completely destroyed and damage caused to a neighbouring property.