THE new owners of a pizzeria have vowed ‘to go back to basics’ by offering traditional Italian woodfired pizzas. Gary Perkins and Jamie Evans took over Eddie’s Wood Fired Pizza on Borough Road, Darwen, at the beginning of January. Jamie has great experience in the trade after opening a successful restaurant business at The Dog Inn, Belthorn, and more recently at The Bank Bar and Kitchen in Darwen. Meanwhile Gary co-owns The Bank Bar and Kitchen, The Taps Bar, Spitfire Sports Bar, The Vault, all of which are part of the Darwen Bars & Leisure group. Jamie said: “Pizza is a food me and my family have always loved.