BOLTON basked in the sunshine — and the weather is set to stay fine on Friday and into the weekend.

Hannah Brock, Eleanor Shawcross, Lilia Yates and Erin Freeman all aged five, made the most of the warm weather, playing out at Horwich Parish Church.

Forecasters said that after a chilly start on Friday, it would be a fine and dry day in Bolton, with plenty of sunny spells. 

The maximum temperature will be 14C.

This weekend it will remain fine and dry with further spells of sunshine. The Met Office said it would feel warm in the sunshine, but that nights would remain chilly with a risk of frost in places.