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A man has been charged after a shotgun was found in a car in Littleborough. Andrew Robert Goodwin, 27, from Eccles, has been charged with possession of a prohibited firearm.
Date Published 13/03/2009
Fire fighters who spent the weekend buffing up your bodywork in a charity car wash have collected over £2000 from generous donators. Hundreds of cars pulled into
Date Published 10/03/2009
Businesses in Littleborough are cracking open the wine for the community at a special Gala Day this month. A variety of high street shops will offer one-off giveaways and...
Date Published 06/03/2009
Thousands of Rochdale railway travellers are getting a raw deal, says a watchdog. The majority who travel daily to Manchester from Mills Hill, Castleton, Rochdale,...
Date Published 04/03/2009
The Firefighters Charity National Car Wash 2009 is taking place on Saturday (7 March). The firestations at Rochdale, Littleborough and Heywood are all hosting car washes...
Date Published 02/03/2009
A Rochdale door and window manufacturer have acquired glazing company Acorn Glass; a move which they believe will create more jobs in the area. The acquisition of the Rochdale...
A performance full of power and brute determination enabled Littleborough to overcome defending Lancashire FA Sunday Trophy Champions AFC Lostock Hall on Wednesday night (25...
Date Published 27/02/2009
Final preparations are underway for Live Life, the big healthy living exhibition being staged at the Middleton Arena on Monday (2 March.) Admission to Live Life is free and...
Date Published 23/02/2009
The race is on for local amateur photographers to enter their pictures for the 2010 Springhill Hospice Rochdale Calendar. The calendar will include thirteen colour photographs...
Defending Premier League champions Copperpot progressed through to the final of The Lancashire FA Sunday Trophy with a comfortable 3-1 victory over Blackburn side Station Road on...
Date Published 20/02/2009
Parliament has not been sitting this week but at the last Prime Minister’s Questions before the recess I asked the Prime Minister what steps the government had taken in making...
Date Published 19/02/2009
There’s no excuse not to improve your fitness after visiting next month's Live Life event on Monday 2 March. 1000 three month gym memberships will be given away, providing...
Date Published 17/02/2009
Middleton Arena was the host this year for the Rochdale Borough Community Sports Awards which saw more than 60 nominees in 10 categories gather to hear who would walk away this...
Date Published 16/02/2009
The inquiry into the proposed wind farms on moorland between Littleborough and Todmorden will start on Tuesday (17 February). The landmark planning appeal was launched by...
Date Published 12/02/2009
Rochdale Hornets' supporters team, the Rochdale Swarm, are hosting an international mixed tag rugby league festival this summer and are looking for more teams to take...
Date Published 10/02/2009
Some bins in parts of the Pennines Township have not been collected due to hazardous conditions on some of the higher roads following this week's snow. The Council’s refuse...
Date Published 06/02/2009
Staff from the NHS have been awarded for going the extra mile to help their patients. The Going for Gold award ceremony, held at Rochdale Town Hall last night (Thursday 5...
A couple of weeks ago I went to the open day organised by Care UK of the mobile CATS (Clinical Assessment and Treatment Services) units at the top of Yorkshire Street. These are...
Date Published 04/02/2009
Rochdale Council and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have joined a nationwide ‘Scamnesty’ campaign asking the public to help in the fight against bogus mail scams which cost the...
Date Published 03/02/2009
Rochdale Council’s Big Clean campaign has achieved another milestone in its mission to tidy up the borough by getting a 500th firm to sign up to the Tidy Business Standards...
Date Published 29/01/2009
Hollingworth Lake is the place to be for all bird lovers this weekend. Rochdale Council’s countryside rangers, based at Hollingworth Lake, have teamed up with The Royal...
The Rotary Club of Rochdale have presented cheques for £1,000 each to the Littleborough District of the NSPCC and Rochdale Connections Trust. All of the funds will be used to...
Date Published 27/01/2009
Hikers are being challenged to a 50 mile trek in just 24 hours to raise money for MedEquip4Kids. The major charity challenge, called “Mega Hike”, is a circular route from...
Date Published 23/01/2009
A test purchase exercise involving young volunteers has led to the council being able to take legal action against three retail outlets for selling knives to a minor. Another...
Date Published 22/01/2009
A man spent two weeks in Rochdale Infirmary after having his scalp sliced off in a horrific car accident. Father-of-two Martin Shone, 29, needed 300 stitches in his head, had...
Date Published 21/01/2009
A man was mugged at knifepoint in a block of flats in Littleborough on Friday (16 January). The 38-year-old was approached by another man who pulled out the knife and demanded...
Date Published 20/01/2009
Hundreds of Rochdale residents signed a petition in the town centre on Saturday (17 January), calling on the government to “Recall the British ambassador to Israel from Tel Aviv,...
Date Published 19/01/2009
Planning appeals for the proposed Crook Hill wind farm, on the moors above Littleborough, will be heard next month. Calderdale Council refused planning applications for three...
Date Published 18/01/2009
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group marched across London on Saturday (10 January) to show their anger about Israel’s attacks on Gaza. Many people from the borough joined...
Date Published 12/01/2009
Ward Councillors in Castleton have hailed this year's Christmas tree and lights display a success because, for the first time in years, they were not ruined by...
Date Published 09/01/2009
