HEALTH bosses in Bolton have announced which chemists will be open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the Tuesday bank holiday:

Christmas Day: Maxwell, 830 Bury Road,10am to 11am; Leonard Gordon, Bolton Road, Kearsley, 11am to noon; S and S Dispensing, Deane Road, Bolton, noon to 1pm: Hunt and Marsden, The Hillock, Harwood, 4pm to 5pm; Nash Pharmacy, Castle Street, 5pm to 6pm; Sykes Chemist, 328 St Helens Road, 6pm to 7pm.

Boxing Day: Hunt and Marsden, Halliwell Road, Bolton, 10am and 11am; Highfield Pharmacy, Highfield Road, Farnworth, 11am to noon; Boots, The Linkway, Middlebrook, noon to 1pm; Cohens Chemist, Blackburn Road, Bolton, 4pm to 5pm; Manor Pharmacy, Egerton Street, Farnworth, 5pm to 6pm; Asif Iqbal Pharmacy, St Helens Road, 6pm and 7pm.

December 27: Boots, The Gates, Bolton town centre, 11am to 3pm; Boots in the Market Place, 10.30am to 4pm; Boots at Middlebrook, 10am to 5pm; Cohens, Blackburn Road, 11am to 5pm; Highfield Pharmacy, Highfield Road, 9am and 1pm and 2pm and 5pm; Hunt and Marsden, Farnworth, 10am to 4pm; Landmark Pharmacy, Landmark House, 9am to 11pm; Nash Pharmacy, Castle Street, 9am to 10pm, S and S Dispensing, Deane Road, 9am to 6.30pm; Tesco, Horwich, 9am to 6pm; Asif Iqbal Pharmacy, St Helens Road, 6pm to 7pm.

The Landmark House medical centre in Chorley New Road, will be open every day over the festive period until 11pm. Extra help is available by contacting NHS Direct, either by visiting www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk or by calling 0845 4647.