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NEXT stop Rivington! Today, for the first time in 40 years, a bus service started operating to the popular and spectacular beauty spot. The new half-hourly Sunday and Bank Holiday bus service launch coincides with the 125th anniversary of the Winter Hill Trespass, when people marched on the very same moors fighting for rights enjoy the countryside. The new service means the popular attraction will now be accessible to more people to enjoy. Bolton and South Lancashire Community Partnership was instrumental in the launch of the new service, which extends the 575 service to the beauty spot. Lower Rivington reservoir by Michael Galea