A new school of music has opened in Bournemouth, for wannabe singers, performers, producers and managers to get to learn what it takes to make it in the industry.

The Academy of Contemporary Music opens in Bournemouth - which has replaced the town's Music Factory - offers undergraduate and masters degrees in a range of music production and business areas, and will act as a regional centre for the south coast.

Platinum selling artist Newton Faulkner is a former student, and the ACM says others have gone on to work with The Streets, Sugababes and The Ting Tings.