THE director of an opticians business that failed with total debts estimated at £180,000 has given an undertaking not to hold directorships or take any part in company management for four years.

Michael Keegan, of Duxbury in Chorley, was a director of Keegan Opticians Limited, which had shops in Lee Lane, Horwich, Market Street, Atherton, Market Street, Westhoughton, Town Hall Street, Blackburn, Church Street, Colne, and Duckworth Street, Darwen.

The company was placed into voluntary liquidation on August 14, 2002.