Noisey Eid celebrations that take over' a part of a town should be banned, a councillor has claimed.

Coun Sajid Ali said revellers descended on Whalley Range, Blackburn from across the North West for the bi-annual celebrations, making life a misery' for residents.

The Bastwell Lib Dem called for measures to prevent the influx in future, which he said caused a traffic nightmare' in Randall Street and Whalley Range and intimidated locals.

Salim Mulla, senior vice chairman of Lancashire Council of Mosques, said he was aware of the issue but said banning people coming from other towns was "a bit extreme."

Police promised to work with residents worried about anti-social behaviour but said only a "small minority" were irresponsible.

But Coun Ali said young people from as far afield as Bradford and Halifax were blocking traffic by crawling along the streets in their high-performance cars.

He called for measures to be put in place by December's Eid celebrations.

Coun Ali said: "I have had so many complaints from residents. They want to ban people coming from outside towns on Eid day.

"Let's see if we can do something about it. It only comes twice a year, but those two occasions are a nightmare for residents.

"It's not only the traffic, there's also litter and swearing. It's not the way to celebrate".

Coun Mulla added: "It has been brought to our attention, and we have had a lot of phonecalls". But he did not agree with the ban call.

Sgt John Rigby said they put measures in place to ensure the celebrations passed peacefully.

He said: "Twice a year we work with the local community in Whalley Range to ensure the policing operation around Eid measures up to their expectation.

"Inevitably, there are occasions when drivers from out of Blackburn will not appreciate local residents concerns around anti-social behaviour such as sounding car horns continually , flying flags and wearing facial masks.

"Over the years, we have seen this type of behaviour decrease but there are still a small minority who will act irresponsibly.

"Any assistance or guidance form the community would be warmly welcomed and the local neighbourhood policing team based at Bangor Street are more than willing to work with those concerned residents."