A LOCAL radio DJ appeared in court today charged with the murder of a Bolton woman.

Paul Sharpe, aged 30, from Wellington Road, Bury, was charged with the murder of Breightmet mother-of-one Sarah Widdup.

Sharpe appeared in the dock at Bolton Magistrates Court flanked by two security guards.

He was wearing a grey sweatshirt with a le coq sporti logo on the front and did not speak during the two-minute hearing.

He was remanded in custody until a week today. There was no application for bail.

Miss Widdup was found dead at her home in Deepdale Road, Breightmet, last Saturday.