A FARNWORTH man has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life in connection with a shooting in Little Hulton.

John McAtee, aged 23, of Pansy Road, appeared via video link from prison at Bolton Crown Court before Judge Timothy Clayson, the Honorary Recorder of Bolton.

His case was adjourned until March 18 when he will be sentenced at the same court.

The conviction relates to the shooting of a 34-year-old man in Coniston Avenue, Little Hulton, on October 5.

The man was shot three times but was not killed.