A BUSINESS forum for East Bolton is to be launched at a breakfast meeting tomorrow morning.

It is the latest stage of a £326,000 Business Support Programme for an area which takes in Breightmet, Tonge, Hall i'th' Wood and the Haulgh.

The 7.30am event, at the Watermillock in Crompton Way, Bolton, will also reveal the results of a business survey conducted earlier this year to identify the needs of shops and companies. The chief executive of Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce, Andrew Ratcliff, will launch the forum. It will become the official voice of businesses in East Bolton.

Anybody interested in attending should contact Jacqueline Williams on 336130.