CRIME historian Alan Hayhurst will be treating members of Halliwell Local History Society to a lighthearted look at crimes and criminals at its next meeting.

His presentation “Ladykillers” takes place at St Luke’s Church, Chorley Old Road, Bolton, starting at 7.30pm on Tuesday, June 24.

Mr Hayhurst has been a crime historian for 50 years and is the author of five books on murder, lecturing on the subject across England.