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Sign at Mill Fold Woods, Littleborough A newly-formed campaign group is fighting plans to sell off an 'invaluable' woodland in Littleborough for housing. Formerly home to Stubley Mill, the two-acre site between Mill Fold Gardens and the River Roch is to be auctioned off later this month. The auction prospectus promotes the land – known locally as Mill Fold Woods – as being suitable for a housing scheme of eight luxury homes. Alternatively, it says, the plot could accommodate 25 homes in a higher density scheme, were the pond to be filled in. But the plans have ‘horrified’ residents of...

Multi-million pound flood scheme off the starting blocks Date published: 10 March 2021 The Gale site in Littleborough, taken from Todmorden Road, where the new access ramp will be constructed. As part of Phase 1B of the scheme, this will be the site that becomes the flood storage reservoir. Enabling works for a multi-million pound flood alleviation scheme in Littleborough which aims to protect around 1,000 homes are set to get underway in the coming weeks. The first phase of the scheme involves the construction of a storage reservoir at Gale, just off Todmorden Road, and a programme of m...

Sarah Townsend Two sites in the town centre, South Parade and Lower Drake Street, are to undergo improvements in the coming months including new public realm and revamped shopfronts, as part of a wider heritage regeneration strategy. The £1.2m project is being led by Rochdale Council and designed by Purcell Architects. It will focus on South Parade, lower Drake Street, Butts Avenue and Bull Brow, providing a much-needed makeover for the area around the reopened river in the centre of the Rochdale’s conservation area, according to the council. Under the plans, more traditional shop fronts ...

A cleaner and greener borough with the Environment Agency Date published: 07 March 2021 Work is underway at a site on Todmorden Road, Littleborough Hello from everyone at the Environment Agency and welcome to our latest round-up exclusively for Rochdale Online. It’s been an extraordinary start to the year weather-wise with Storm Christoph hitting us over the 18-21 January, leaving a trail of devastation across the North West. Greater Manchester saw some of the worst impacts and this month, we are using our round-up to take a look back at our response to the flooding that fell across m...

Town centre sites to be transformed as Rochdale looks forward to reopening Date published: 05 March 2021 Bull Brow Two areas of Rochdale town centre are set to be transformed in the coming months, as a major improvement scheme gets underway. The project, which will focus on South Parade, lower Drake Street, Butts Avenue and Bull Brow, will see more than £1.2m spent on properties and the area around the reopened river, in the heart of Rochdale town centre’s conservation area. On South Parade and lower Drake Street, more traditional shop fronts will be reintroduced to better reflect the...