Teenage Market returns Bolton’s successful Teenage Market will be back in town tomorrow (September 23). The market gives young people, aged 13 to 25, an opportunity to showcase their business ideas as well as their musical and dramatic talents. The Teenage Market is a nationwide initiative set up by teenage brothers Joe and Tom Barratt…
Celebrity Chefs James Martin, Michael Caines, Ainsley Harriott and Simon Rimmer have been confirmed to appear at this year’s Bolton Food and Drink Festival. A recipe for success Four celebrity chefs will be giving live cookery demonstrations and hosting a series of special events at the festival, which will run from 25 – 28 August. More than 263,000…
Free teenage market back again Bolton’s successful Teenage Market has proved to be such a success that it will be coming back – on three dates in 2017. The market aims to give young people an opportunity to showcase their business ideas as well as their musical and dramatic talents and young entrepreneurs still have…
Britain’s best award for food fest Bolton Food and Drink Festival has scooped a coveted national award for having the best food market in the country. The festival won the ‘Best Food Market’ category at the British Market of the Year Awards in Birmingham today (Thursday, January 26). The competition is organised by the National…
Top award for Bolton Market Bolton Market has scooped an energy efficiency award in a national competition. The market won the ‘Super Saver’ prize in the annual Love Energy Savings Awards, organised by Love Energy Savings, an energy tariff comparison website. It beat competition from Sheffield’s Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Reading Buses and Spectrum Yarns. The…
Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine will appear at this year’s Food and Drink Festival – and she hopes the people of Bolton will be able to send her to heaven! Soap star Jennie, who has played Fiz in in Corrie since 2001, will be rustling up some dishes with top Bolton chef Mike Harrison in…
Young entrepreneurs and performers are being urged to sign up for Bolton’s first ever Teenage Market. The event has been organised by Bolton Council to give young people an opportunity to showcase their business ideas as well as their musical and dramatic talents. The Teenage Market is a growing nationwide initiative set up by teenage…
Pop-up restaurant nights with celebrity chefs have been added to the menu for Bolton’s Winter Festival. Former BBC Masterchef finalist Jackie Kearney and Manchester chef Robert Owen Brown will join 2015 Masterchef winner Simon Wood and Great British Bake Off finalist Luis Troyano for a series of Christmas-themed cookery events. The festival, organised by Bolton…
Some of the country’s best chefs will share their culinary expertise in a series of free cooking demonstrations at this year’s Bolton Food and Drink Festival. In a weekend fit for foodies, Great British Bake Off finalist Luis Troyano will join the likes of Michelin-starred chef Russell Brown, celebrity chef Andrew Nutter, former Corrie star…
An all-star chef line-up and a packed menu of birthday treats to celebrate Bolton’s 10th Food and Drink Festival have been revealed. Actress and winner of Celebrity MasterChef 2010 Lisa Faulkner will be joining the festival for the first time. Celebrity Aussie chef John Torode will be making a welcome return, along with CBeebies star…