IF you’re looking for a local success story go no further than Bolton Museum in Le Mans Crescent.

The town’s Egyptology collection is widely regarded as one of the best in a local authority museum in the world and is much-admired, thanks to its touring exhibition. The collection itself was originally down to our Victorian ancestors who travelled to Egypt, bringing home artefacts.

Now, a new multi-million pound Egyptology gallery, Eternal Egypt, is being created and due to be finished in 2018.

This will not only make the best of Bolton’s treasures but keep the town’s reputation and profile high.