Westhoughton news
Mayor Deirdre McGeown leads Pretoria Pit disaster tributes
Westhoughton town mayor Deirdre McGeown has led commemorations for the Pretoria Pit disaster which killed 344 men and boys in 1910.
Pretoria Pit memorial restored
The names of the men and boys who died in the Pretoria Pit Disaster have been restored on the memorial in Ditchfield Gardens.
Restoration of Pretoria Pit memorial underway
The restoration of the memorial to those who lost their lives in the Pretoria Pit disaster is underway.
Restoration of Pretoria Pit memorial names approved by councillors
Town councillor Ollie Younge has taken up calls for the names on the Pretoria Pit Memorial in Westhoughton to be restored.