Hulton Colliery News Today

Almost 900 men and boys went to work at the Pretoria Pit on December 21,1910 - 344 never returned home.

Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton joined a powerful and emotional tour of where the Pretoria Pit, the site of one of the worst mining disasters.

The Westhoughton community came together yesterday to remember those who lost their lives in the Pretoria Pit disaster.

A historian will explore the site of a disaster in Bolton which took place more than 100 years ago.

A special “walk and talk” event will be taking part over the Jubilee weekend, aiming to get families interested in the area’s mining heritage.

A lecture on a mining disaster in Bolton will take place next month.

MORE than 100 people turned up - 111 years on - to commemorate one of the Bolton areas worst mining disasters.

However, in order to progress some railway stations and routes have had to be abandoned. Some local stations were forced to shut for practical and economic reasons. The country was hit hard by the Beeching cuts, when thousands of miles of track and stations were closed in the ‘60s. Some of our readers may still be able to recall stations at Daubhill and Plodder Lane to name a few. Indeed, many of Bolton’s smaller districts also boasted stations. Other routes simply werent used en...