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Star Procurement, the shared procurement service for Rochdale Stockport and Trafford councils, has launched a three-year business plan.
Date Published 26/06/2017
Samantha Collins and her business partner Stacy Cummins, owners of Simply Special, have moved into a dedicated unit in Baillie Street.
Date Published 24/06/2017
The first of 40 new council-built industrial units on Dodgson Street are set be completed by August 2017 - part of the council’s drive to support new and growing businesses, which...
Business leaders in the fire and security sector recently met with Hopwood Hall College’s apprenticeship team at the new Apprenticeship Standards launch in a bid to boost the...
A group of textile businesses based in Rochdale and Bolton have been sold out of administration in a deal which saves over 100 jobs and maintains continuity of service to...
Date Published 23/06/2017
It was standing room only at Holtmill as past and present service users and staff of Healey Care celebrated 21 years of providing support on Saturday.
Date Published 20/06/2017
Resolute Recruitment, a new recruitment agency in Heywood, is fast becoming the town's latest success story, going from strength-to-strength since October 2016 inside the...
Greater Manchester libraries are introducing a new initiative that aims to help people across the city region launch their own start-up businesses.
Steven Clegg and Kevin Crossdale have started the North West Gas Training and Assessment Centre in Rochdale. Mr Clegg said: “This is something I have wanted to do for several...
Date Published 19/06/2017
Rochdale’s oldest yarn manufacturer, TBA Textiles has been sold to The Fothergill Group after entering administration. TBA Textiles entered administration on 30 May after...
Date Published 16/06/2017
Tesco’s food surplus redistribution initiative, Community Food Connection, has now served up 29,944 meals in Rochdale and 10 million meals nationally, helping more than 5,000...
Date Published 15/06/2017
GJD has acquired from Radiovisor Limited t/a Lazer Systems all of their infra-red beam and barrier technology plus all related intellectual property rights
Date Published 14/06/2017
Springhill Hospice’s Yorkshire Street charity shop is now brighter and lighter thanks to a “DIY SOS” style makeover by staff at Rochdale’s Marks & Spencer which brought in...
Date Published 12/06/2017
Capture Design has raised £980 for the We Stand Together Manchester appeal by selling I heart Manchester and bee stickers to raise the funds for the victims of the Manchester...
Date Published 08/06/2017
Businesses are facing the significant prospect that vital data could become obsolete or unreadable in future, after a survey revealed they aren’t doing enough to prevent it.
M&Y Maintenance and Construction, which operates across the North West, has donated a van to Petrus Community to help the charity in its mission to provide housing services to...
Date Published 06/06/2017
Units were broken into at Moss Mill Industrial Estate on Woodbine Street East, Rochdale over the second May Bank Holiday.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has carried out spot checks in Greater Manchester to ensure employers are complying with their automatic enrolment duties.
Could you or your staff help our local schools? They are looking for help with mock interviews for their Year 10 students.
Date Published 05/06/2017
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has launched Social Value Awards. The awards formally recognise the hard work and time that members give towards initiatives which...
Date Published 02/06/2017
Photographers of all experience levels are being asked to get snappy as the annual EEF manufacturing photography competition opens for entries.
Date Published 01/06/2017
Rochdale Cricket Club’s Henry Cooper has no excuse for not being fit this summer. The 24-year-old New Zealander is being sponsored by JD Gyms of Rochdale.
Date Published 31/05/2017
Precision Technologies Group company, Holroyd Precision, has developed a revolutionary new CNC profile milling machine that, in addition to producing helical rotors, can be...
The Bird at Birtle won the Best Small Commercial Project at the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) Building Excellence Awards at Emirates Old Trafford Cricket ground on...
Date Published 26/05/2017
Northern businesses can benefit from a new £400 million fund being managed by the Government-owned British Business Bank. The bank has launched the Northern Powerhouse...
Northern infrastructure needs, devolution, skills and exports were high on the agenda at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner.
Date Published 24/05/2017
Thieves stole £198,000 worth of camera equipment from a business on Townley Street in Middleton. The victim returned to his business on 4 May to find that thieves had broken in...
Date Published 22/05/2017
Spark2Scale, a support programme created by The Business Growth Hub, is looking for more ambitious companies in the borough of Rochdale to take part in a business growth scheme.
Date Published 19/05/2017
Waste management machinery designer and manufacturer Whitham Mills has marked a 35 per cent increase in year-on-year in revenue with a move to a new 33,000 sq ft headquarters at...
Date Published 17/05/2017
As the nation marks Dementia Awareness Week (15-21 May), the team at Specsavers in Rochdale is becoming qualified to better understand the needs of customers suffering from...
Date Published 16/05/2017
Document XL is offering charities in the Rochdale area the chance to make use of excess printers and copiers- free of charge. The machines, supplied under Document XL’s...
Date Published 15/05/2017
Billions of pounds in EU funding dedicated to supporting small firms must be replaced to avoid the risk of an economic slowdown post-Brexit, according to the Federation of Small...
Date Published 11/05/2017
Local manufacturers are being urged to put themselves forward for a prestigious regional business award that could ultimately lead to them being named Britain’s best manufacturer.
Date Published 09/05/2017
GJD has a new service deal with VMS, a provider of installation and maintenance services within the Audio Visual, Networking and Security markets.
Date Published 08/05/2017
Stakehill Industrial Estate in Middleton has been put up for sale at an asking price of £44,250,000. CEG acquired the 680,000 sq ft warehouse/distribution on behalf of...
Date Published 05/05/2017
Rochdale Sixth Form students were lucky enough to take part in Career Placements over the Easter break at businesses across the borough, including leading IT firms and Care Homes.
Date Published 04/05/2017
Iron founders Isaac Butterworth Ltd has launched its new website with the help of Rochdale Online’s web development team, RO Web Solutions.
Naim Iltaf is cooking up a storm at his new business, the Deli Place, in The Walk. The new business venture, opened a short time ago, is open Monday to Saturday offering...
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) which represents farmers, landowners and rural businesses has responded to the Lords European Union Committee report on Brexit and...
Date Published 03/05/2017
Blue Rose Gifts & Balloons have reached the finals in The Retas 2017 greeting card retailer awards.
The Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced a discretionary fund for businesses hit badly by the business rates revaluation shake-up. The Government published a consultation on...
Securing resilience in farming while protecting the environment and ending the digital divide are the challenges that the next government must address if they are to deliver for...
Date Published 02/05/2017
Dr Andrew Parashchak of Waterside Dental Care made his television debut on Friday, 14 April after transforming Sarah Boalch’s smile.
Bespoke holiday provider eShores reaches a significant milestone this May - ten years in business.
Date Published 28/04/2017
Unpopular plans for quarterly digital tax returns have been dropped from the Finance Bill. Over half of the clauses contained in the Finance Bill have been removed by the...
Date Published 27/04/2017
Farmers and other rural businesses have received a boost from MPs who have backed a call to reintroduce a scheme for migrants to continue working in roles vital to the rural...
Ahead of the General Election, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has released a five-point manifesto for the next government.
A recent survey by Liberis, a UK alternative finance provider, reveals that 8 out of 10 consumers plan to use independent businesses in preference to larger businesses this...
Date Published 26/04/2017
GJD has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise for International Trade, the UK’s highest accolade for international business success.
Date Published 21/04/2017
Following a campaign by the CLA and others, the Government has dropped plans that would have seen probate fees rise from £155 up to £20,000 for some estates in England and Wales.
Improvements in regional infrastructure will help boost productivity and give England’s regions the chance to improve links with international markets, according to a new CBI...
Date Published 20/04/2017
In response to the Government’s call for evidence on the Industrial Strategy Green Paper, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has identified three top themes...
Date Published 19/04/2017
The government’s industrial strategy must systematically tackle the UK’s long-term structural weaknesses with a bold, focused and specific set of policy measures, but...
Date Published 18/04/2017
Transforming the prospects of the country’s poorest towns and cities must be at the heart of the post-Brexit economy, according to the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Date Published 17/04/2017
Do you love music, dance, theatre, film, literature, spoken word, craft, photography or visual arts. Do you work or spend your spare time organising or helping deliver arts and...
Date Published 16/04/2017
