WE all know just how varied and talented the folk of Bolton are.

The world, to a certain degree, may be ignorant of this, but is about to be put in the picture.

Thanks to a new website www.boltonians.co.uk people throughout the world will now discover the stories behind the likes of industrial inventor Samuel Crompton, benefactor and philanthropist Lord Leverhulme and soccer stars Tommy Lawton and Nat Lofthouse.

These people have represented the famous face of Bolton past, but now the town is looking to the future.

Over the last couple of years the likes of comedian Peter Kay, TV presenter Vernon Kay, writer Monica Ali and boxer Amir Khan have added their names to the roll call of famous Boltonians.

The achievements of these people are now on the internet for all to see and will hopefully be added to by many more exceptional locals in the years to come.