Furious residents in a quaint northern village have apparently taken drastic action to try to stop a mammoth housing development going ahead. A spokesperson said: 'Two ponies/horses were placed on Bloor Homes land without permission. A spokesperson said: 'With the support of Bloor Homes, two ponies, both of whom were in poor condition, were removed from the site last month. At a council meeting earlier this month, another large 199 housing development in the Smithy Bridge area of Littleborough was also approved. More than 300 people wrote in objection to the homes which are to the direct southwest of the Bloor Homes site.