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Hare Hill Park was the next best place to view the world’s biggest sporting event for those who couldn’t make it to Blackstone Edge to see the Tour de France race today (Sunday 6...
Date Published 06/07/2014
Over ten thousand people lined the route of the Tour de France at Blackstone Edge today (Sunday 6 July) to see the race passing through. Littleborough literally thronged with...
Littleborough is raring to go to and is ready to see the Tour de France pass through tomorrow (Sunday 6 July). Local businesses have turned yellow to welcome the event with...
Date Published 05/07/2014
The Littleborough Canal Boat Project is currently underway transforming a canal boat into a taxi style boat to transport people along Rochdale Canal. The project, which was...
The first Dragon Boat race held in aid of Springhill Hospice has raised over £10,000. Held today (Saturday 5 July) at Hollingworth Lake, the event run by Rochdale Round Table...
France, Italy and Spain are renowned wine regions. Add to that America, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina and you have 98% off the wine producing regions of the world....
Reckoner, Black Garter and Soul’d Out battled the rain and a few technical difficulties to entertain around 100 people who had gathered in Hare Hill Park this evening (Friday 4...
Date Published 04/07/2014
Reception, Afternoon Nursery and KS1 will be having their sports day next Monday 7 July at 1.30pm. Morning Nursery will have their Sports day at 10.00am on Monday 7 July KS2 will...
On Monday 30 June, Joanna Rowsell MBE came to Spotland School. Joanna is on the Great Britain Cycling Team and competes on track and road.
Crime Figures: Littleborough Lakeside Burglary Dwellings - 0 Burglary Other -1 Theft of Vehicle -0 Theft From Vehicle - 1 Criminal Damage -0 Drugs Offences – 0 Crime...
Arrests/Warrants: Stephen Atkinson has been arrested for failing to appear at Minshull Street Crown Court for burglary
Reece Steven (22/05/1993) of Wood Street, Middleton has been charged with four counts of robbery, two counts of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of...
The Friends of Littleborough Station celebrated the station reaching 175 years today (Friday 4 July) by unveiling a commemorative plaque - unveiled by local MP Simon Danczuk...
Rev Steven Wild, a Rochdale born minister, has been elected as the President of the Methodist Conference. Now living in Cornwall, Steven said: “I am very humbled to have been...
St Cuthbert’s Roman Catholic and Business Enterprise College celebrated their year 11 class on Thursday (3 July) at their end of year prom at Rochdale Town Hall followed by an...
Khalida Sheikh (09/03/1956) of Bolton Road, Rochdale was sentenced today (Friday 4 July) to nine months in prison, suspended for 18 months. Sheikh, 58, hid £39,000 in a bank...
The fundraising team are finishing off transforming the Craven Heifer which will now be known as Springhill Hospice at the Craven Heifer. The painters are currently in and the...
Employment Links Partnership (ELP) was a finalist for an ERSA Employability Awards 2014, sponsored by Shaw Trust, in the Supply Chain Partner of the Year Award category. A...
Eighties ska band The Selecter are the latest addition to the Rochdale Feel Good Festival line up. The ska heroes, still including original members Pauline Black and ‘Gaps’...
There will be an extra bit of horsepower on show during the Tour de France this year as Hungry Horse carries out its very own Tour de Horse challenge for charity partner Macmillan...
The University of the Third Age will be holding a start up meeting in Littleborough on 21 July. The University of the Third Age (U3A) is a learning co-operative of retired and...
Derby Street Nursery in Heywood is in danger of closing months after parents were told it would stay open. Residents in the area launched a campaign in March after they were...
This summer 180 young people from Rochdale will take part in National Citizen Service (NCS), powered by The Challenge. The programme is currently underway and will run until the...
With the tax credits renewal deadline of 31 July less than one month away, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched a new online service for the vast majority of claimants to...
Thanks to all the Year 6 learners who joined us this week as part of our Induction Day. We hope that you found the day useful and reassuring. You should have left the school on...
Date Published 03/07/2014
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families Ed Timpson visited Redwood Secondary School on Wednesday 2 July, where he was invited to sample the inclusive...
The council’s homelessness service will transfer to Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) on Monday 7 July. The management of the travellers’ site at Pringle Street will transfer...
I’m sure some readers will remember the former MP for Littleborough and Saddleworth, Geoffrey Dickens. Although Dickens is no longer with us he was back in the news this week...
Councillor Peter Rush raised £37,000 for a number of local charities during his mayoral year. The money was raised by the Heywood councillor between May 2013 and April 2014...
At around 2.30pm today (Thursday 3 July), a police patrol spotted a car driving erratically on Milkstone Road, Rochdale. Police signalled for the driver to stop after a check...
