A 10-HOUR "snookerthon" is being held on Friday at Bolton Snooker Club.

Eight players will be on cue at the Manchester Road club to raise cash for the BBC's Children In Need by playing from 8pm on Friday until 6pm on Saturday. There will also be a darts match.

The 10-hour event will run alongside a dart match and there will be an auction of various items including bottles of wine and watches later in the evening at the club on Manchester Road, Bolton.