The Westhoughton community came together yesterday this week to remember those who lost their lives in the Pretoria Pt Disaster.
It marked 112 years since a total of 344 people lost their lives at the Hulton Colliery on the border with Atherton, on December 21 on 1910 when an underground explosion took place on Dec
Of the 349 who went down, only four survived to be brought to the surface.
Cllr Andre Finney – who represents…