HOLLYOAKS heart-throb Andy McNair will be coming to his hometown tomorrow to help launch a new careers service.

Andy, who plays Dan Hunter in the Channel 4 soap, will be chatting to youngsters and joining in the fun at the launch of the new Connexions service. Connexions will replace the old careers service and in addition to advice on jobs and training, will offer help on other issues such as health. Andy who will join the Mayor at the opening of the Connexions shop on Bradshawgate, and later meet fans in Victoria Square, said: "I am looking forward to returning to Bolton."

He joined the cast in 2001 and working as a model and presenter of The Clothes Show. In the soap his character is a mechanic.

As part of the launch there will be a chance to win an Xbox games console, as well as free ice skating between noon and 2pm, music from DJ Charlie in Victoria Square, and a chance to take the microphone and win a day in a recording studio.