5 year old twins from Southport had a 'PAWSOME' start to the New Year after seeing Chase and Marshall from PAW Patrol.

Isabella Rose and Amelia Grace Hicks, who are identical, travelled with their dad to see Chase, the German Shepherd police pup, and Marshall, the Dalmatian fire pup, who came all the way from Adventure Bay to see fans at The Mall Blackburn on Monday, 2 January 2016.

Their dad, Matthew, said:- "Our house is full of PAW Patrol characters and presents after Christmas and what better way to start 2017 than to come and see them!"

Loraine Jones, General Manager at The Mall Blackburn, said:- "We were absolutely delighted to welcome Chase and Marshall to The Mall Blackburn and it was wonderful to see so many smiling little faces! The event proved every bit as popular as we expected it to be and we are looking forward to a fantastic year ahead!"

PAW Patrol is produced by Spin Master Entertainment and is broadcast on Nick Jr. The programme is about a boy named Ryder who leads a pack of rescue dogs known as the PAW Patrol.

Working together on missions to protect the shoreside community of Adventure Bay they each have skills based on real life professions.

Each has their own pup pack back pack which contains all their tools and they live in doghouses that transform into customised vehicles.