TELEVISION personality Gordon Burns is to host the Greater Manchester Business Through Tourism Awards next week.

The Awards, organised by Marketing Manchester, are designed to recognise the importance of travel and tourism to the Manchester city region, which includes Bolton.

This year there have been 27 entries from the whole of Greater Manchester.

Submissions include those from the East Lancashire Railway, Tatton Park, Manchester Airport, Botany Bay Village and Granada Studios.

Elizabeth Jeffreys, Chief Executive of Marketing Manchester, said: "The standard of this year's entries is higher than ever."

The winners will be announced at an awards dinner at the Palace Hotel, Manchester on Wednesday.

Tables for the event are still available - contact Nikki Larkins on 0161 237 1010.

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