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Littleborough Rugby Union Thirds continued their relentless pursuit of the league title with a sensational performance and victory at home to Hope Valley.
Date Published 19/02/2018
Smithy Bridge Road, from its junction with Halifax Road - Introduce a 1-way working in a northerly direction on Smithy Bridge Road, in so far as vehicles will not be permitted to...
Date Published 13/02/2018
Littleborough fought back from being 16-0 down to draw 34-34 in a breathless encounter as they started their preparations for the new season.
Date Published 08/02/2018
Months of collecting and donations finally paid off for local charity Reuse Littleborough, as their container of hope shipped out to Mwanza on Saturday 3 February.
Date Published 06/02/2018
Littleborough Thirds continued their winning form with a composed and clinical performance to win against Burnage Thirds at at Varley Park.
Date Published 05/02/2018
Private Clifford Pickersgill Private Clifford Pickersgill was the only soldier who died in February 1918, a lull before the March 1918 storm.
Date Published 02/02/2018
In this week's roundup of Sunday's Littleborough mini and junior action, it was a day of mixed fortunes.
Date Published 30/01/2018
Transport for the North bosses have been accused of spending too much time ‘blue sky thinking’ on grandiose new rail and road plans - but neglecting the urgent needs of...
Date Published 29/01/2018
Can you spare a few hours to help Reuse Littleborough load their ‘container of hope’ on Saturday 3 February?
Homes England, the current owners of the former Akzo Nobel site in Littleborough, has agreed to engage with Littleborough Civic Trust in consultation on the controversial site.
Date Published 25/01/2018
Disgruntled Littleborough residents asked police why their cases have been closed at the local PACT meeting on Tuesday (23 January), following the news of police closing cases and...
Date Published 24/01/2018
Wins for Littleborough Rugby Union U14 and U16s boys were particular highlights as the club's Mini and Junior sides experienced a mix bag of results on the opening weekend of this...
Date Published 16/01/2018
A hat-trick of tries from Halifax's centre pairing proved the difference as they overcame a persistent Littleborough.
Date Published 15/01/2018
Lidl is to build a new store in Littleborough having secured a site on Stockton Street. The store will have a 1,104m² sales area, including an instore bakery, customer toilets...
Date Published 09/01/2018
Private Wilfred Lawson Sager Wilfred was born in Littleborough in 1887 and in 1911 was living at 35 Halifax Road with his parents Henry and Sarah and family.
Date Published 08/01/2018
Littleborough Seconds fought tenaciously all game but could not prevent table topping Thornton Cleveleys Firsts claiming another home win.
Local charity Reuse Littleborough has set a provisional date of Saturday 3 February for its ‘container of hope’ to be shipped to Mwanza in Tanzania.
Date Published 05/01/2018
The former Akzo Site on Hollingworth Road in Littleborough has been acquired by the Housing and Communities Agency. The Housing and Communities Agency is a non-departmental...
Date Published 04/01/2018
The first of 400 plastic ‘shoeboxes’ collected by Reuse Littleborough are ready to be shipped out to Mwanza in the coming weeks.
Date Published 27/12/2017
In the morning of Boxing Day 2015 messages started to arrive at Rochdale Online from people worried about the level of the River Roch in Rochdale town centre, many convinced...
Date Published 26/12/2017
Scores of people visited the square in Littleborough for the annual Christmas lights switch on. The colourful and decorative lights were officially switched on by the winner of...
Date Published 06/12/2017
Local rugby union players produced stand out performances in two age group games against Northumbria as they made sure Lancashire ended the year on a high.
Date Published 04/12/2017
Gunner John McNamara (MacNamara) John was born in Todmorden in 1896. By 1901, he was living at 6 Taylor Street, Littleborough with his parents Jerimiah and Margaret and sisters...
Littleborough Christmas Lights Switch On, Christmas markets and Christmas craft stalls, live bands, Christmas carol concerts, World cup final, RSPCA fundraisers, Christmas wreath...
Date Published 30/11/2017
The clubhouse at Fothergill and Harvey Cricket Club on Lightowlers Lane, Littleborough was burned to the ground by arsonists on Sunday (5 November), just one week after a break...
Date Published 08/11/2017
Private James Hugh Buckley James was born in Shaw in 1889 but subsequently moved to 474 Halifax Road, Wardle in 1901 where he lived with his parents, John and Elizabeth,...
Date Published 07/11/2017
Two tries scored from quickly taken penalties left Bolton perplexed and helped Littleborough Seconds close the gap on their second placed rivals.
Local charity Reuse Littleborough has donated some of the borough’s unwanted items to refugees in Lesvos, Greece through the Cheshire-based charity, Charity Aid Recycling...
Date Published 01/11/2017
An intelligent away day performance from Littleborough Rugby Club Seconds saw them take the share of the spoils at a blustery Round Ash Park in Leigh.
Date Published 30/10/2017
For the second year running, Littleborough was painted pink for Cancer Research, with Littleborough salon Beauty Boutique being awarded the best dressed window display.
Date Published 25/10/2017