POLICE have issued a warning to festival goers ahead of this year's Creamfields when 70,000 music fans from across the UK are expected to descend on Daresbury.

This will be the tenth time the festival has taken place in Cheshire which will begin on August 28.

The policing operation for this year’s event will begin at 7am on the Friday and will run until around 2pm on the Monday.

Officers from Runcorn and Warrington Local Policing Units will be working throughout the course of the weekend to deal with any issues.

A police contact point will be set up on the site and festival goers are urged to report any incidents over the weekend to officers at the on-site police station. 

Inspector Stewart Sheer, who is involved in planning the policing of the event, said: "Festival goers are reminded that security will be tight at the event. Security measures will be in place and it is important that those attending are aware of these.

"Drug use will not be tolerated and positive action will be taken by police. Searches are a condition of entry and drugs dogs will be used at the entrances to the site. 

"Bins will be provided at the entrances for festival goers to place any drugs or weapons into. Anyone found with drugs or weapons, having not placed them into the bins, will be dealt with by police.

"I would advise anyone considering bringing any such items to not bring them in the first place."