Doal Drummer make national band competition shortlist

Southport rockers Doal Drummer have made the last 50 of the Orange Unsigned competition, beating off 7000 other bands.

The band (Chris Struthers, Dean Shaw, Jacob Maxwell and Paul Edwards) have gone from strength to strength since playing their first gig at the resort's now-defunct Underground club on West Street and were recently filmed by Sky at their rehearsals.

Doal Drummer will play Leeds Uni this Sunday in an attempt to make the final 16 - but they will have to impress Alex James of Blur and TV host Lauren Laverne.