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Rochdale Council's new Guide to Courses for September offers a broad choice of courses for the coming year.Funding for the course comes directly from the Learning & Skills...
Date Published 18/08/2006
Amy Gilligan of Littleborough returned home to Dean Head, last week after ten days cycling through Belgium with 50 other anti-nuclear campaigners from thirteen European countries....
Date Published 15/08/2006
The Rochdale Morris group celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary at the annual Littleborough Rushbearing Festival. The weekend of fun, dance and drink has developed into a...
Date Published 31/07/2006
Rochdale Council Leader, Councillor Alan Taylor, made history when he submitted his maiden report to the Council as the first Leader of Rochdale Council with a Liberal Democrat...
Date Published 30/07/2006
Hare Hill Park in Littleborough becomes the first park in Rochdale borough to be awarded the prestigious Green Flag next month.Judges visited the park earlier last month to...
Date Published 27/07/2006
A group of ‘mystery shoppers’ will be testing out transport in the north east of Greater Manchester next week, as part of an in-depth study to see whether new health centres...
Date Published 14/07/2006
At approximately 10pm on Sunday 2 July 2006, police in Rochdale received a report that a woman had been stabbed at Birch Hill Hospital, on Union Road, Littleborough.The woman...
Date Published 03/07/2006
Members of Littleborough and District Peace Group were quick to respond to Gordon Brown’s admission last week that the government is, in fact, already committed to spending £25...
Date Published 27/06/2006
The family of a 44-year-old man who died after falling from a quad bike on Oldham Road at the weekend have paid tribute to him.David Patrick Statham (born 04/01/62) of...
Date Published 19/06/2006
Littleborough’s Rugby Union Club celebrated its seventy-five year existence in style with a black-tie dinner at Rochdale Town Hall. Players old and new celebrated the former Old...
Date Published 12/06/2006
Local Sunday League footballers flocked to the Sudden Social Club to enjoy their end of season presentation evening on Friday 2 June. Representatives from all four divisions...
Date Published 05/06/2006
Paul Rowen, MP for Rochdale, has joined the fight to save the phone box and signed up to Early Day Motion 1839 which is campaigning to save public telephone boxes.
Date Published 29/05/2006
Liberal Democrat Transport Spokesperson and Rochdale MP, Paul Rowen, will be undertaking a review of bus services in Rochdale for Green Transport Week. This will be held between...
Date Published 27/05/2006
Littleborough Resident and chairwoman of the NSPCC Rochdake Branch, Lis Kay, was one of the guests at a Fund Raising Luncheon attended by the Duke of Kent, in aid of the Fusiliers...
How would you use £87 million in Rochdale? asked the leaflet distributed by Littleborough and District Peace Group in Rochdale on Saturday. The group were asking shoppers to sign...
Date Published 25/05/2006
A family of positive pedallers from Littleborough are gearing up to help vulnerable and abused children by backing the NSPCC’s Big Bike Ride Weekend.Carole Kennedy, a member...
Date Published 24/05/2006
George Abendstern, a well known Rochdale activist, was one of four veteran peace campaigners presented with a very special wooden bowl by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament...
Date Published 23/05/2006
A packed Town Hall of invited guests, including former mayors, watched as Councillor Jean Hornby proudly donned the mayoral robes and chain of office as she was elected the Mayor...
Date Published 18/05/2006
With just two weeks to go before the new alternate weekly collection service starts for all residents who currently receive a Friday collection, Rochdale Council are currently...
A major initiative to tackle alcohol-related crime and disorder in the run up to the World Cup is already proving a success in Rochdale and surrounding districts.More than 75...
Date Published 17/05/2006
A major initiative to tackle alcohol-related crime and disorder in the run up to the World Cup is being launched today across Rochdale, Middleton, Heywood, Littleborough and...
Date Published 09/05/2006
As Summer time approaches and the World Cup is almost upon us, pubs within Rochdale are taking the opportunity to capitalize on the increase in business to benefit Springhill...
Date Published 04/05/2006
The Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability, Cllr Ann Metcalf, found herself in the unenviable position of having to apologise for the A58 Littleborough to...
Date Published 03/05/2006
Robert Clegg, Conservative Councillor for Wardle and West Littleborough, and Council Finance Portfolio holder, spoke against the Regulatory Committee’s recommendation that...
Date Published 02/05/2006
Robert Clegg is the Conservative candidate for Wardle & West Littleborough who lives in Littleborough and has been a councillor for the ward since 2004. He currently holds the...
Date Published 30/04/2006
National news and current affairs magazine Private Eye has criticised Rochdale Council in its latest issue. An article entitled ‘Wonderful World’ comments on the state of...
Date Published 06/04/2006
While he was the licensee of the Fisherman’s Inn in Littleborough, Brian Gannon purchased a legitimate foreign satellite system and subscription so that his patrons could enjoy...
Date Published 27/03/2006
An exciting new development is being proposed for the regeneration of the Ealees area of Littleborough and a public exhibition of plans is set for the end of March. Rochdale...
Date Published 22/03/2006
Families, schools and businesses have been commended by the Mayor, Councillor Ashley Dearnley for supporting smoke free initiatives at a Smoke Free awards ceremony. The event...
Date Published 13/03/2006
Marilyn Aldred has been appointed as Vice Chairwoman of Rochdale Primary Care Trust.Marilyn is currently a Non-Executive Director of the Primary Care Trust but her new...
Date Published 03/03/2006
