FORMER Bolton News photographer Julie Lomax, will launch her debut exhibition next week.

The exhibition called 15 faces of Bolton will be lifestyle portraits of influential people from Bolton.

Julie, aged 41, who is a commercial portrait and wedding photographer, has created the exhibition to celebrate ten years in her solo career.

Julie from Smithills in Capital Close said: "I've been a photographer for a long time but I have never done an exhibition.

"The portraits are not of very well known people but of people that have done good things for Bolton and have been influential.

"I'd like people to see some of the faces and recognise them for what they did for Bolton my home town."

The 15 faces of Bolton exhibition will launch on March 24 at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton at 5.30pm until 7.30pm.

The exhibition will be opened by Bolton Comedian Stu Francis and will be on show for a week after which it will move to Mecca Bingo and then on to The Vue cinema in Bolton.