A MAN was in hospital with serious head injuries after allegedly being hit over the head with a chair during a disturbance at a Kent pub.

Police are appealing for information about the attack which happened in the Royal Victoria and Bull pub (known as the Bull and Vic) in Dartford High Street at about midnight on Good Friday.

They are looking for three men who are thought to have made off along Spital Street. The victim is in Darent Valley Hospital.

Anyone with information should contact police on 01474 564091 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.