A WOMAN from Bolton is hoping to share memories of Yesterday with Paul McCartney when he wows Manchester on Wednesday night.

Terri Turner, aged 59, got to know the Beatles after meeting Ringo Starr, then drumming with Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, while holidaying at Butlins in the early 1960s.

She snapped up a ticket for McCartney's gig at Sheffield Hallam Arena last Saturday, hoping to present the star with a photo of her backstage with him and John Lennon during the Beatles' appearance at Leigh Casino in 1964.

Mrs Turner, of Lostock, one of the co-founders of music magazine Bolton Beat Scene, had arranged with McCartney's management to hand over a copy of the treasured photo -- which also features two unidentified women -- after the concert.

But her plans were scuppered when he cancelled the gig at the last minute after losing his voice.

Now she is desperately hoping to get hold of a sought-after ticket for McCartney's show at the MEN Arena tonight.

She said: "People were absolutely on the floor about the Sheffield gig being cancelled, but I'm hoping for a second bite at the cherry.

"I wouldn't say I was just a fan of the band, I actually hung around with them.

"I remember talking to them the first time Love Me Do was broadcast on Radio Luxembourg. They were over the moon.

"But I never guessed they would be as big as they were. I thought they would keep playing all the local gigs."