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The company’s dual weld-head process is aimed directly at manufacturers of skateboard chassis structures

Double-digit sales for specialist PTG machines

Local manufacturer Precision Technologies Group (PTG) has achieved double-digit sales of a specialist dual weld-head friction stir welding machines in the automotive construction industry, launched just two years ago.

Date Published 18/10/2021

Revive Me salon celebrates decade of business

The Revive Me salon in Shawclough is celebrating 10 years of business this October.
Established in 2011 as a tanning salon offering beauty treatments, Revive has now evolved and...

Date Published 16/10/2021

Former Siemens CEO says AMPI presents global opportunity

The former chief executive of Siemens UK has hailed the planned Advanced Machinery and Productivity Institute (AMPI) in Rochdale as an opportunity for UK manufacturers to sell...

Date Published 15/10/2021

Rochdale businesses invited to free Eco-I North West virtual summit

Businesses in Rochdale are being urged to attend a free virtual summit about a first of its kind £14 million programme supporting low carbon innovation to help growth, and the...

Date Published 14/10/2021

PDS Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge raises £4,000 for Springhill Hospice

Performance Doorset Solutions, based in Littleborough, have raised over £4,000 for Springhill Hospice.

Date Published 11/10/2021

Rochdale manufacturer opens £750k production line

A Rochdale manufacturer has installed a second £750,000 production line in its factory that will boost its capacity by 40 per cent.
Hanson Springs work extensively with the oil,...

Date Published 08/10/2021

Multi-award-winning restaurant Nutters to close after 28 years of business

Rochdale’s multi-award-winning restaurant Nutters – the eponymous eatery of celebrity chef Andrew Nutter – is to close on 17 October 2021, after 28 years of business.

Date Published 08/10/2021

Wilton Arms Hotel fundraising for defibrillator

A fundraiser at the Wilton Arms in Middleton is raising money for a defibrillator to be installed at its premises.
Staff are aiming to raise enough funds for an automated...

Date Published 02/10/2021

Gleeson Homes’ office moves to new larger premises in Rochdale

Developer Gleeson Homes has moved its Greater Manchester office to larger premises in Rochdale.

Date Published 01/10/2021

Strawberry Laces Boutique holds grand reopening in new premises after bouncing back from pandemic effect

Littleborough’s Strawberry Laces Boutique held a grand reopening at new premises on Church Street on Saturday 18 September.

Date Published 30/09/2021

Five-star hotel in Rochdale could become a rehab centre for people recovering from addiction

Proposals to change the use of the Silver Award winning Moss Lodge Hotel, off Kingsway, have been lodged with Rochdale Council.

Date Published 29/09/2021

Vita Group expands with acquisition of mattress manufacturer

Middleton foam manufacturer the Vita Group has acquired UK based specialist mattress manufacturer Usleep Limited.

Date Published 29/09/2021

Jobs at risk as chilled food firm enters administration

More than 400 jobs are at risk after a chilled food logistics firm, which has a site in Rochdale, called in administrators on Friday (24 September).

Date Published 28/09/2021

Walkers Transport key workers raise over £2,000 for charity

Key workers from Rochdale-based Walkers Transport have raised over £2,000 for the Children Today charity.

Date Published 24/09/2021

Grand opening of Russell’s Café

Russell’s Café, one of Rochdale’s longstanding and most popular cafés, has reopened on Yorkshire Street.

Date Published 21/09/2021

Success for children's drama school opened in pandemic

A drama school for children up to the age of 13 which opened during the pandemic is flourishing.

Date Published 19/09/2021

Proceeds of crime funding used to help protect businesses from cybercrime

The North West Cyber Resilience Centre (NWCRC) has been commissioned by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to deliver a programme of cyber resilience support to 300 small businesses...

Date Published 17/09/2021

Individual Restaurants takes two units at Rochdale’s Coldwall Industrial Estate

A leading restaurant group which operates Gino D’Acampo, Piccolino and the Restaurant Bar & Grill chains has agreed a five-year lease on a warehouse in Rochdale.

Date Published 15/09/2021

Argos lorry drivers secure bumper pay increase

Over 90 lorry drivers at the Heywood Argos Depot will be receiving a pay rise.
The drivers, employed by Wincanton, will see their basic rate of pay increase from £11.41 an hour...

Date Published 15/09/2021

New Look and Nando’s to open before Christmas

Rochdale Riverside’s latest retailer New Look and restaurant chain Nando’s are expected to be open in time for Christmas.

Date Published 10/09/2021

New Look signs up to Rochdale Riverside

Fashion retailer New Look has become the latest name to join Rochdale Riverside.
In a list of store locations, New Look lists the forthcoming store as 'coming soon' to Riverside...

Date Published 06/09/2021

Middleton Aldi reopens after refurbishment and extension

The Aldi store on Kemp Street in Middleton reopened this week (Thursday 2 September), following a significant refurbishment and extension.

Date Published 04/09/2021

Rochdale Training's half marathon walk raises over £1,800 for Springhill Hospice

Rochdale Training has raised over £1,800 for Springhill Hospice after completing a half marathon walk.

Date Published 27/08/2021

Castleton mum-of-two is tackling plastic waste, food waste and making it easier to eat better with new indie business Rochdale Veg Boxes

A Castleton mum-of-two has made it her mission to reduce plastic waste, fight food waste AND get the borough eating better with the launch of her independent fruit and vegetable...

Date Published 24/08/2021

Rochdale school friends combine to acquire wine retailer

Old Rochdale school friends Rob Weatherhead and Ben Boothman have completed the purchase of wine retailer Affordable Wine.

Date Published 24/08/2021

Hovington Limited fined after worker suffered life-changing injuries

Rochdale civil engineering company, Hovington Limited has been fined £34,000 for safety breaches after a worker was struck by a falling piece of plant machinery while working on a...

Date Published 24/08/2021

Milnrow husband and wife team secure premises for their gift company The Funky Deer

A husband and wife team who started a gift company by writing letters to Santa have expanded their business, taking on a shop on Dale Street in Milnrow.

Date Published 21/08/2021

Borough's employers interviewing for Kickstart jobs

Rochdale employers have been interviewing candidates for Kickstart roles.

Date Published 20/08/2021

JPR Sports Therapy has three members of staff shortlisted for 2021 Fit Pro Awards

Three staff members at JPR Sports Therapy in Rochdale have been shortlisted in the 2021 Fitness Professional Awards.

Date Published 19/08/2021

HMRC reveals absurd excuses for not paying National Minimum Wage

While the vast majority of employers pay their employees at least the National Minimum Wage, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has released some of the most absurd excuses used for...

Date Published 19/08/2021

Innovation experts release e-guide to help businesses in Rochdale

A new e-guide has been released by GC Business Growth Hub to help businesses in Rochdale turn their ideas into sales.
The new guide ‘Unleashing your innovation’ reveals that from...

Date Published 17/08/2021

Cryers Butchers scoops Lancashire Business Champion 2021 award

Littleborough’s Cryers Butchers have scooped the title of Lancashire Business Champion 2021.

Date Published 16/08/2021

Nando's to open later this year

Nando’s, the restaurant famous for its Portuguese-inspired peri-peri chicken dishes, will be opening later this year, Rochdale Online can reveal.

Date Published 13/08/2021

Rochdale's Mellor Bus welcomes Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

Rochdale-based Mellor, one of the UK’s leading bus manufacturers, welcomed the Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Jim McMahon, to its production facility on Monday (9...

Date Published 12/08/2021

Manchester Zoo project 'still on the cards' after associated company dissolved

A company associated with Middleton’s Manchester Zoo ambition has been dissolved, but the owner says he is “still committed to bringing the project to life.”

Date Published 12/08/2021

Amazon confirms new 'delivery station' in Rochdale

Online retail giant Amazon has confirmed it is opening a new 'delivery station' at Kingsway Business Park which is expected to be fully operational this autumn.

Date Published 11/08/2021

RAFC announce catering partnership with local company for new season

Rochdale AFC has announced a new catering partnership with The Lancashire Hospitality Co-operation, who will be providing matchday catering services in all of the catering kiosks...

Date Published 11/08/2021

Broadfield Park Hotel taken over by Brilliant Hospitality Management

The Broadfield Park Hotel in Rochdale centre is under new management.

Date Published 31/07/2021

Townhead Post Office opens at new location

Townhead Post Office has opened at its new location of 142 Yorkshire Street, a few doors up from the old site at 120 Yorkshire Street.

Date Published 30/07/2021

‘People are going to go out of business’ – leader’s plea for more time ahead of new clean air zone charges

‘Man with a van’ firms could be put out of business by plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone across Greater Manchester, the leader of the local Conservative party has claimed.

Date Published 30/07/2021

House every weekend at The 13ar

The Bar – stylised as 13ar – at 13A The Butts is the latest independent bar which will open in Rochdale town centre this Friday (30 July).

Date Published 29/07/2021

£22.6m funding secured for manufacturing institute to be based in Rochdale

A consortium led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has secured £22.6m funding for a five-year innovation initiative, the first for the Advanced Machinery & Productivity...

Date Published 27/07/2021

New £800,000 business support package launched to help boost sustainable travel

Transport for Greater Manchester has launched a new £800,000 funding package and interactive web portal to help businesses and employers embed sustainable travel...

Date Published 25/07/2021

New job portal highlights seasonal employment

Seasonal jobs for people of all ages are being highlighted by the Department for Work and Pensions – with vacancies on offer in the fishing, hospitality and travel sectors.

Date Published 24/07/2021

Call for businesses to apply for net zero programme

Businesses in Rochdale have until Monday 26 July to sign up for the second cohort of an online programme which will help them to cut their carbon footprint and reduce costs.

Date Published 22/07/2021

Kickstart jobs available at JD Sports Distribution Centre and Rochdale Borough Council

Leading sports retailer JD Sports has around 100 Kickstart roles available at its Kingsway distribution centre to help young people into work, whilst Rochdale Borough Council also...

Date Published 20/07/2021

Great Places teams up with Dale Community Trust to tackle unemployment

Rochdale AFC Community Trust and Great Places Housing Group are teaming up to address unemployment in Rochdale.

Date Published 20/07/2021

Rochdale’s Townhead Post Office will officially move on 27 July

Rochdale’s Townhead Post Office will officially move to 142 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale on Tuesday 27 July at 1pm, offering a more ‘modern open-plan retail environment’.

Date Published 19/07/2021

Back to the workplace: Your rights if you’ve been working from home

With guidance to work from home set to end from 19 July, Citizens Advice Rochdale sets out what you need to know if you’re asked to return to your normal workplace.

Date Published 16/07/2021

New ‘trusted marketplace’ launches to help Rochdale SME business owners freely discover and compare tech tools

Entrepreneurial business leaders in Rochdale looking for new technologies to help their SMEs to grow and thrive now have a powerful new tool at their fingertips, with the launch...

Date Published 16/07/2021

Rochdale return for growing IT specialist

IT managed support company MysonPages is gearing up for growth after moving back into Rochdale.

Date Published 15/07/2021

BES adds 14 staff to design team due to growth in demand for design projects

Following a sustained increase in demand for design-led projects over the past financial year, BES, the Rochdale-based specialist in delivery of complex projects for the...

Date Published 09/07/2021

Leading Chinese engineering academy invests in £1.3m Holroyd machine

One of East China’s premier engineering academies has placed an order for a British-built Zenith grinding machine from Rochdale-based PTG Holroyd.

Date Published 08/07/2021

Vita Group donates 300 mattresses to Shelter to help tackle Greater Manchester rough sleeping

The Vita Group, Europe’s leading flexible foam solutions provider, is donating 300 mattresses to Shelter Greater Manchester to help tackle the region’s housing emergency.

Date Published 05/07/2021

Littleborough’s renowned Green Door Restaurant will not be reopening its doors

Littleborough’s renowned Green Door Restaurant will not be reopening its doors. After more than nine years in business, the owners of the award-winning restaurant have said that...

Date Published 02/07/2021

Springhill Hospice challenges local businesses to take on The £30 Corporate Challenge

Springhill Hospice is once again launching its corporate challenge, for businesses to turn a £30 loan into as much profit as possible over a three-month period.
Local businesses...

Date Published 01/07/2021

All aboard the Whistlestop Coffee Carriage

A new café in a former railway carriage has opened at Heywood Railway Station.
The Whistlestop Coffee Carriage opened on Saturday (26 June), serving coffee, tea and hot chocolate...

Date Published 30/06/2021

Defence Composites celebrates 21st birthday

A Rochdale manufacturer of body armour has celebrated its 21st birthday.
Established at the start of the millennium, Defence Composites, of Chichester Street, has built a long...

Date Published 29/06/2021

New independent bars and micro pub opening in Rochdale centre

A raft of new independent bars and a micro pub are opening in Rochdale centre.
Opening first on Friday 25 June is the new micro pub D’Ale House, run by the couple behind the Old...

Date Published 25/06/2021

Small businesses encouraged to apply for Brexit Support Funding before 30 June deadline

With two weeks to go before the deadline, small and medium sized businesses in the North West are being encouraged to apply for funding to help them adapt to new customs and tax...

Date Published 23/06/2021

Zen commits to become net zero by 2028

Rochdale-based internet provider Zen has pledged to become net zero by 2028, removing more carbon emissions from the environment than it generates.
As one of 500 B Corporations...

Date Published 22/06/2021

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Be spellbound by UK’s top magician, Rochdale’s very own Dan Rhodes

Local residents have the exclusive opportunity to meet the UK’s top magician – and homegrown star – Dan Rhodes right here in Rochdale with a special meet and greet event this...

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