A man was knocked unconscious during a "nasty" assault at a pub beer garden at the weekend, police have said.

The 26-year-old victim was left needing stitches to his face after the attack at the Black Bull in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway.

Police are treating the attack as a serious assault and have appealed for any witnesses to come forward.

Two men approached the victim in the beer garden of the pub on Station Road and a fight broke out around 10.25pm on Saturday, with one of the men knocking him to the ground.

The pair then left , heading towards the High Street.

The victim was knocked unconscious and was treated at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary for cuts to his face.

Constable Mike Briody at Lockerbie said: "This was a nasty assault and could have resulted in the victim being very seriously injured as he was unconscious after the attack.

"As it was he required hospital treatment and received stitches as a result."

One of the men was wearing a grey sweatshirt, light grey Adidas jogging bottoms and dark coloured trainers.

The other was wearing a cream hooded jumper, dark tracksuit bottoms with an Adidas stripe on legs and white trainers.

Anyone with information was asked to contact police via 101.