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The Friends of the Hare Hill House are preparing to honour Littleborough’s record-breaking Olympian Sybil Fenton Newall at about 1.30pm on Saturday (13 August) by unveiling a...
Date Published 08/08/2016
Contalmaison 7 July 1916 Unsuccessful attack and although some reached the ruined village the Germans successfully counter attacked. One Littleborough solder fell in the attack...
Date Published 30/07/2016
Dedicated teaching veteran Mariel Sugden has decided to hang up her teaching hat after a remarkable 50 years in the classrooms of various local schools.
Date Published 20/07/2016
Rochdale beat Littleborough to reach the final of the Wood Cup in the most dramatic of matches at Redbrook on Sunday. Since these two old clubs began their rivalries during...
Date Published 19/07/2016
Littleborough was packed on Saturday afternoon for the 25th annual Rushbearing Festival and street parade. Crowds filled the streets for a lively parade that marched into Hare...
Date Published 16/07/2016
In December 1915 tentative plans were laid for a major Somme offensive by the French with close support from the British to breach the German defences and bring to an end the...
Date Published 08/07/2016
The meeting room at Hare Hill House Littleborough was full with local residents and councillors attending a public meeting organised by Littleborough Civic Trust to provide an...
Date Published 07/07/2016
Littleborough RUFC has been named in the top six clubs in the country this season due to the success and commitment of the club to grow the game in the North West.
Despite playing a team from the league above, Littleborough showed all the class and quality with a convincing win against Leyland Warriors in a friendly.
Date Published 04/07/2016
The go-ahead has been given for the proposed sale of Littleborough Police Station, which has been closed to the public since 2012.
Date Published 01/07/2016
Saturday Premiership: Glodwick 194-8 (Rehan Rafique 107no, Nauman Akram 5-87), Saddleworth 194 (Darren Shadford 47, Chris Langley 4-43) Glodwick won on revised target of...
Date Published 27/06/2016
In a frantic end-to-end game, Littleborough RLFC and Bury Broncos could not be separated over 80 minutes as both teams battled out a 30 all draw.
Date Published 13/06/2016
Littleborough was buzzing on Saturday (11 June) for the second Littleborough Food & Drink Festival as hundreds of people descended on the village centre.
Date Published 12/06/2016
Littleborough is gearing up for the second Littleborough Food and Drink Festival which takes place on Saturday from 11am til 4pm. Following a successful debut last year, the...
Date Published 09/06/2016
A brace from Jordan Turner amongst others saw Littleborough rugby league shine in the sun on a glorious afternoon in Wigan. Travelling to Aspull New Springs would bring a very...
Date Published 06/06/2016
Private Albert Shaw Albert was born in Brighouse around 1873 but by 1891 Albert, by then Calico Weaver, his widowed mother and family were living at 112 Stubley Brow...
Date Published 01/06/2016
Saturday Premiership: Austerlands 86, Saddleworth 166; Crompton 169 (Josh Tolley 70, Josh Gale 4-49), Walsden 170-5 (Joe Gale 40 not out);
Date Published 30/05/2016
Hollie and Josh Dews, sister and brother who love rugby, each won a ‘clubman’ trophy at the Littleborough RUFC awards ceremony.
Date Published 28/05/2016
Finishing 12 points off the promotion doesn’t do Littleborough RUFC Seconds justice after a terrific season that has seen them go from relegation survivors to championship...
Date Published 19/05/2016
A year that has seen bitter disappointment and joyous celebration in equal measure ended in the very way best as the Littleborough RUFC first team won promotion.
Littleborough Boxing and Fitness Club is to host the first Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPAD) in the centre of Littleborough.
Date Published 18/05/2016
Eight tons of life changing donations collected by Re-Use Littleborough have been delivered to a baby home in Tanzania.
Date Published 16/05/2016
Captain Leonard Renshaw Leonard was born in Rochdale late 1887, the son of a Drake Street dentist. By 1911 the family had moved to Brotherod Hall with his father now a...
Date Published 12/05/2016
Littleborough RUFC sealed promotion from Lancashire North division with a convincing 35-3 victory over Egremont. On a Saturday afternoon of glorious sunshine that saw Rakewood...
Date Published 10/05/2016
Littleborough RUFC under 12 boys finished a valiant second in the local Rochdale U12s tournament.
Date Published 07/05/2016
Our reporters are at the Local Election count tonight updating this live commentary page from 10pm. Click through for the full results.
Date Published 05/05/2016
After just missing out on automatic promotion and the Lancashire North title on a dramatic final day to Trafford MV, Littleborough Rugby Union Club will have to gain promotion the...
Hare Hill House hosted presentations from the Planning and Environmental Management, School of Environment, Education & Development at the University of Manchester having...
Date Published 03/05/2016
Littleborough Boxing Club and Fitness Centre is preparing for some development in the centre of Littleborough.
Date Published 01/05/2016
A remarkable back to the wall defensive display saw Littleborough Rugby Union Club Seconds withstand 40 minutes of non-stop attack from Aldwinians Seconds that subsequently...
Date Published 28/04/2016