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The Latest Breaking News from Littleborough

Mother and child escape home after car set on fire and blaze spread to house

Officers responded to reports of a vehicle fire in Cleggswood Avenue, Littleborough, at around 1.15am on September 6.

Evening Standard

George Galloway Workers Party campaigner ‘assaulted outside polling station’

Police say a woman was assaulted in Rochdale town of Littleborough

The Independent UK

Dad's trip to secret beach near Greater Manchester tainted by disgusting discovery

Gaddings Dam, on the moors between Littleborough and Todmorden, is great for wild swimming - but there are some downsides, as Yorkshire Live's Andrew Robinson writes

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Fury as controversial housing plan gets green light despite protest and hundreds of objections

Shouts of ‘shame’ and ‘farce’ filled the air as Rochdale council’s planning committee approved proposals for 61 new homes on protected grazing land in Littleborough, known as Stubley Meadows.

Manchester Evening News

Fate of controversial plans for dozens of homes on protected land to be decided next week

More than 560 objections have been receieved by the council since developer Russell Homes submitted the application.

Manchester Evening News

Rochdale council local elections 2023 results in full

20 seats were contested in Balderstone & Kirkholt, Bamford, Castleton, Central Rochdale, East Middleton, Healey, Hopwood Hall, Kingsway, Littleborough Lakeside, Milkstone & Deeplish, Milnrow & Newhey, Norden, North Heywood, North Middleton, Smallbridge & Firgrove, South Middleton, Spotland & Falinge, Wardle, Shore & West Littleborough, West Heywood and West Middleton

Manchester Evening News

Full list of King's coronation street parties and road closures in Rochdale

Celebrations are taking place everywhere from Heywood and Middleton to Littleborough and Norden.

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'They are sh***ing everywhere': On the streets of Rochdale where regeneration, traffic and pigeons are on the minds of voters

All parties seem to have one opponent in common: voter disengagement and distrust

Manchester Evening News

Controversial plans for 126 homes on former chemical works site passed

Proposals for the Old Akzo Nobel site, near Hollingworth Lake, Littleborough, were unanimously voted through by Rochdale council’s planning committee.

Manchester Evening News

Masterplan vision of the future for the pretty Greater Manchester town 'dripping with heritage'

It sets out proposals for an ‘uplifted village centre’ with ‘sensitive’ development building on ‘Littleborough’s unique identity’.

Manchester Evening News

Council shells out six-figure sum on historic church at centre of controversy and 'upsetting rumours'

The mooted sale of Littleborough United Reformed Church has proven highly contentious

Manchester Evening News

Go ahead for 'high nets' activity course near popular Greater Manchester beauty spot

The ‘action adventure’ facility will be based at Hollingworth Lake Country Park, in Littleborough.

Manchester Evening News

Historic mill building could be converted into new ‘sports space’ for village

A former workshop at Rakewood Higher Mill, in Littleborough, would be ‘repurposed’ as a ‘flexible, simple space to enable a variety of sports

Manchester Evening News

Dying student, 22, pleaded 'put me out of my misery' after weeks of mystery symptoms

Johnny Alfrey, a 22-year-old student from Littleborough, Greater Manchester, suffered a range of symptoms in the lead up to his death last year, including migraines, vomiting, fatigue and lack of appetite

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Daily Record

Picturesque British countryside town 'ruined by Wacky Races' traffic, locals say

Residents of the small town say the charming area, which is surrounded by scenic hills, has many perks but the chaotic traffic and is only getting worse.

Daily Mirror

Quaint British town is 'like Wacky Races' as residents explain downside to living there

Residents of Littleborough in Manchester say the town is a hidden gem in the rolling hills of the British countryside but there is one problem that spoils the ambiance

Manchester Evening News

Life in the pretty Greater Manchester town which is being 'ruined' by one thing

There's one thing locals say spoils the area

Manchester Evening News

Inside the dream £1 million home that was built years ago - but has tragically never been lived in

Queens Bay House was built as an idyllic retreat overlooking Hollingworth Lake

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Fury as government says there is no guarantee ‘desperately needed’ new secondary school will ever be built

The Department for Education says it will 'continue to analyse local demand' going forwards.

Manchester Evening News

Developers plan nearly 300 new homes for Greater Manchester village

Other schemes in the pipeline for Littleborough include Bloor Homes’ plans for 500 homes near Hollingworth Lake and Vistry Partnerships’ proposed 127-home development at the former Akzo Nobel site.

Manchester Evening News

Desperately needed new school will now not open until 2025 as government 'pauses' scheme

To be run by Star Academies, the 750-place school - dubbed Star Lakeside Academy - was expected to open in Littleborough, Rochdale, next year.

Manchester Evening News

Decision on 'intrusive' housing development in the heart of a residential community delayed

The nine homes off Chestnut Way in Littleborough would be detached and be two storeys in height

Manchester Evening News

Controversial plans for new housing estate on former chemical works backed for approval - despite more than 100 objections

Proposals for the 127-home development at the old Akzo Nobel site, near Hollingworth Lake, in Littleborough, will go before Rochdale council’s planning committee on Thursday night

Manchester Evening News

Apartment block plan could bring 'high quality living space' to heart of picturesque town

he proposals, lodged by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, would see a four-storey building replace an old mill and industrial units in Littleborough.

Manchester Evening News

Farm shop boasting café and community room could open near popular beauty spot

Bank Top Farm, close to Hollingworth Lake, in Littleborough, has submitted plans for the new attraction.

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