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Real wages still down over £100 a week in some parts of the North West

Pay packets are worth over £100 a week less in some parts of the North West than in 2008, according to new analysis published by the TUC.

Date Published 14/12/2018


Car product manufacturer Tetrosyl hits back at 'dangerous chemicals' claims

Leading car care manufacturer Tetrosyl has hit back at claims that their distribution centre in Castleton is being used to store dangerous chemicals.

Date Published 14/12/2018

Join our campaign to recruit 219 new Engineer Apprentices in 2019

The success of the Northern Powerhouse will depend on the skills of our workforces. An ageing workforce is creating a significant skills gap with “almost half of engineering...

Date Published 12/12/2018


Construction firm donate winter essentials to charity

M&Y Maintenance and Construction has donated £200 worth of winter essentials to homelessness charity, Petrus Community.

M&Y Maintenance and Construction, based in St Helens,...

Date Published 12/12/2018

Rochdale Training 49th Apprenticeship Awards

Rochdale Training has recently celebrated the success of its apprentices at its 49th Awards celebration.

Date Published 07/12/2018


Chris Moore celebrates 30 years with GJD

GJD’s longest serving staff member, Chris Moore, celebrated 30 years of service and was presented with a long-service award to recognise and celebrate his long service at GJD on...

Date Published 07/12/2018

UK’s biggest Christmas food collection provides vital support for people in need

More than 2,600 Tesco stores across the UK, including Rochdale, took part in the annual Tesco Food Collection from Thursday 29 November to Saturday 1 December, encouraging...

Date Published 06/12/2018


Elliott’s defy Brexit investment jitters

Elliott Absorbent Products Ltd in Littleborough have invested £1.25 million in a state-of-the-art factory and new sealed edge pad machine, building on their previous success of...

Date Published 06/12/2018

FSB calls for transparency over GM Clean Air Plan

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for more transparency around preparations currently being drawn up as part of a Clean Air Plan in Greater Manchester. The plan,...

Date Published 06/12/2018


Santa and Small Business Saturday at the Exchange

It was a busy weekend at Rochdale Exchange, when both Santa and the annual Small Business Saturday arrived at the centre and both proved very popular.

Date Published 06/12/2018

GJD shortlisted for UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards 2019

GJD is very pleased to announce it has been shortlisted as a UK OSPA 2019 finalist in the Outstanding Equipment Manufacturer category. Winners will be announced at an evening...

Date Published 03/12/2018


Rochdale hairstylist wins Oracle Award for Best Hairstylist

A Rochdale-based hairstylist has won an award for Best Hairstylist at the 2018 Oracle Awards.

Date Published 05/12/2018

Howarth Timber sales graduate named Rising Star of the Year

A sales graduate working for Howarth Timber & Building Supplies has recently been named Rising Star of the Year at the 2018 British Excellence in Sales Management Awards (BESMA),...

Date Published 04/12/2018


'Christmassy' windows at Middleton's Small Business Saturday

Middleton celebrated Small Business Saturday by holding a Christmas Window Dressing Competition.

Date Published 04/12/2018

Launch party for Littleborough’s first plant-based café

A successful launch party was held for Littleborough’s first plant-based café on Monday (3 December).

Date Published 04/12/2018


Pub managers win unfair dismissal tribunal against employer

A Rochdale couple have successfully won an industrial tribunal against their employer for unfair dismissal.

Date Published 04/12/2018

Outlook remains positive for North West manufacturers despite increase in uncertainty

The performance of North West manufacturers has remained healthy in the final months of the year despite a cocktail of factors related to Brexit uncertainty, weaker global growth...

Date Published 04/12/2018


Rochdale businessman wins Asian Business Leaders Award

A businessman from Rochdale has won an Asian Business Leaders Award after being nominated in three different categories on Thursday (29 November).

Date Published 04/12/2018

Evaris Launch: King of Servers acquires Think4 IT in £10m merger

Long-established Greater Manchester server, storage and networking specialist King of Servers has acquired Heywood based Think4 IT Solutions to create Evaris, a value-added...

Date Published 03/12/2018


Christmas bonus for millions of workers

Millions of employees in the service industry could collect an early Christmas present from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Date Published 03/12/2018

Rochdale Training donates winter items to charity

Food, coats, scarves, gloves and hats have been donated to a local charity by Rochdale Training.

Over the last few months, the training provider has donated the goods to...

Date Published 03/12/2018


The Growth Company wins national award recognising it as a leading social enterprise

The Growth Company, a social enterprise based in Greater Manchester has won the Education & Training Social Enterprise award at the UK Social Enterprise Awards, held last night at...

Date Published 30/11/2018

Just seven percent of new UK jobs created in the north west

Just seven percent of new UK jobs created in the last decade were based in the north west, new figures show.

The BBC Shared Data Unit has looked at data from Nomis, the...

Date Published 29/11/2018


New tool developed to tackle online child grooming

Engineers from some of the world’s biggest tech firms have developed a new tool to tackle online grooming.

Date Published 29/11/2018

Littleborough firm makes biggest ever donation to annual Christmas toy appeal

A kind-hearted business has given the borough’s Christmas Toy Appeal its biggest ever boost – donating 20 Kindle Fire tablets and another £1,000 worth of gifts for local...

Date Published 29/11/2018


Mayor opens new B&M store

The Mayor of Rochdale opened the new B&M Wallhead store, on Kingsway Retail Park yesterday (Wednesday 28 November).

Date Published 29/11/2018

Zen Internet's 2019 Predictions

Throughout 2018 there have been more and more stories about how consumers are locked into contracts by big brands, who initially offer great deals and then dramatically increase...

Date Published 29/11/2018


North West employment at its highest as region Powers Up

Employment rate in the North West is at its highest since records began, according to Deloitte’s latest Power Up report, but the region must invest in key growth drivers to...

Date Published 28/11/2018

2018’s Rochdale 30 revealed

Thirty of Rochdale’s finest businesses have been revealed at a special ‘Rochdale 30’ tea and cake reception at the Town Hall on Monday (26 November).

Date Published 28/11/2018


Private landowners push for more deterrents in fight against fly-tipping

Private landowners have warned that fines for householders who pass their waste to a rogue ‘man and van’ for disposal are just the ‘tip of the iceberg’ in the fight to deter...

Date Published 27/11/2018

Chantilly wins award for Excellence and Outstanding Achievement

Rochdale based lingerie, swimwear and nightwear specialists Chantilly has won the 'Excellence and Outstanding Achievement' award at the 2018 Stars: Underlines Best Shop Awards.

Date Published 27/11/2018


Minister calls on businesses in the North West to reveal how many disabled staff they employ

Large companies should reveal the numbers of disabled people they employ, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work Sarah Newton urged this week as part of a drive to...

Date Published 26/11/2018

Why all employers need an adverse weather policy

Employers have the right to expect their employees to make it into work when they are required and have no legal obligation to pay them for any periods in which they fail to do...

Date Published 22/11/2018


Free festive lunch at Oliver’s Café

Oliver’s Café in Milnrow is offering a free festive lunch for Milnrow and Newhey residents this Christmas Day.

Date Published 22/11/2018

New menswear store in Rochdale

A brand new high end menswear store has opened in Rochdale town centre, in a further boost to the council’s £400m regeneration programme.

Date Published 22/11/2018


Snooker hall sponsors children’s football team

A Rochdale snooker hall has sponsored a Wardle children’s football team.

Date Published 21/11/2018

Local Co-op store donates hundreds of pounds towards festive goodies ahead of Christmas lights switch-on

A local Co-op store has donated hundreds of pounds towards festive goodies for a village Christmas lights switch-on.

Date Published 21/11/2018


Local opticians family fun day raises £100 for Children in Need

The team at a local optician in Rochdale hosted an in-store family fun day, raising over £100 for a national children’s charity.

Date Published 20/11/2018

Shopping in Norden is a wonderful customer experience, says relocated business

Shopping has become a better customer experience after moving to Norden, one of Rochdale’s oldest family businesses says.

Date Published 18/11/2018


Blue Rose gifts raise funds for Children in Need

Blue Rose Gifts in Heywood donned outfits with an unusual twist to raise money for Children in Need this week (12-16 November).

Date Published 16/11/2018

Local SMEs to be offered support and grants to accelerate business growth  

The Made Smarter North West launch took place as part of Digital Manufacturing Week and the Manufacturers Leaders’ Summit. Present were several North West SMEs who already have...

Date Published 15/11/2018


Businesses urged to claim £2,500 voucher for broadband boost

Businesses around the UK are being urged to make use of a £2,500 voucher for gigabit broadband speeds before the scheme closes due to high demand.

Date Published 15/11/2018

SSE open a northern base in Rochdale

National energy company SSE has opened a northern base in Rochdale.
The company, who are involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and gas were...

Date Published 15/11/2018


Eighth month of UK wage growth with disabled employment at record high

As the UK celebrates its first ever ‘Purple Tuesday’ highlighting the huge potential of disabled consumers’ £249bn spending power, new figures show more than half of disabled...

Date Published 14/11/2018

Seeros Daycare celebrate ‘Outstanding’ Accreditation

2018 has been an ‘outstanding’ year for Mrs Samira Ali Ansari and the Seeros team at both Seeros Daycare on Belfield Road and Seeros Central Daycare on Church Stile, not only have...

Date Published 14/11/2018


US-based Lineage Logistics acquires Yearsley Group

Lineage Logistics Holdings has announced it has acquired Yearsley Group Limited.

Date Published 13/11/2018

PTG to present friction stir welding expertise at Imtex 2019

Milnrow based Precision Technologies Group (PTG) will be presenting the capabilities of its Powerstir range of friction stir welding machines at IMTEX – the Indian Machine Tool...

Date Published 13/11/2018


McCormick lease new distribution unit in Heywood

McCormick, the international herb and spice manufacturer listed on the New York Stock exchange, has taken a 10-year lease on the 95,980 sq ft property called Link95. It plans to...

Date Published 13/11/2018

Highways England awards multi-million pound design contract to shape North West roads

A multi-million-pound contract which will help shape the future of roads across the North West has been awarded by Highways England.

Date Published 13/11/2018


Rochdale’s new indoor market opens its doors

Rochdale’s brand new indoor market opened its doors to the public this morning.

Date Published 12/11/2018

Rochdale Business Awards 2018

The very best of Rochdale businesses were honoured with a special ceremony at the Town Hall on Friday (9 November).

Date Published 10/11/2018


Planning round-up – children’s arcade, wine tasting venue and learning centre

A children’s ‘retro arcade’, an up-market wine tasting venue and a new Arabic learning centre are among the applications submitted to Rochdale planners recently.

Date Published 09/11/2018

New retailer to take over 20,000 sq ft in the Wheatsheaf Centre

A new retailer will be welcomed to the Wheatsheaf Centre later this month, proving that Rochdale’s town centre has plenty of merit.

Date Published 08/11/2018


Heywood business receives official Control4 green tick

An award-winning Heywood business has received an official Control4 green tick of certification.

Date Published 08/11/2018

Rochdale Borough Council seeks team to restore Grade-I listed town hall

Rochdale Borough Council is seeking a design team to restore the Grade-I listed town hall.

Date Published 08/11/2018


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