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Online tax week for new and growing businesses

For the first time businesses are being offered interactive support with their tax affairs by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)....

Date Online: 22/02/2013

Number of Rochdale job seekers rises

The Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant count across Rochdale rose by 488 to 7,566 last month. Commenting on the figures, Dr Brian...

Date Online: 22/02/2013

National parks need hat-trick of sustainability to survive, says CLA

The CLA has said the economic challenge facing national parks can only be solved by taking a balanced approach to...

Date Online: 21/02/2013

Chamber News

April will see the launch of the brand new Manchester – China Forum. This new forum is designed to help...

Date Online: 21/02/2013

Building Regulations Part L 2013 - a missed opportunity?

At the start of this year the Government released details of their 2013 amendments to the Building Regulations Approved Documents....

Date Online: 21/02/2013

Regional labour market fails to follow national lead

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today indicate that unemployment in the UK was down 156,000 to 2.50m...

Date Online: 21/02/2013

Only two registered architectural ironmongers in Rochdale

Paul Bleackley and Damien Whitbread of Abbey Architectural Ironmongery Company Ltd are celebrating this week after receiving their certificates to...

Date Online: 21/02/2013

Don’t get caught on the net by tax rebate phishing scam

Taxpayers reported almost 80,000 tax rebate phishing emails last year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have revealed, as they warn...

Date Online: 21/02/2013

Unemployment rises in Greater Manchester at the start of 2013

Figures released on Wednesday, 20 February show that 85,200 people were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in Greater Manchester in January...

Date Online: 21/02/2013

Woman jailed for stealing more than £39k from employers

A woman has been jailed for stealing more than £39,000 from the Rochdale business she worked at for more than...

Date Online: 20/02/2013

Unemployment total falls

Unemployment fell in the three months to December, while the number in work also jumped. The jobless total fell by 14,000...

Date Online: 20/02/2013

Lady and the chaps plaster over the cracks for charity

Local woman Sue Bunner has responded to redundancy by retraining in a rather different profession; and, along with a group...

Date Online: 19/02/2013

New centre hopes to help other independents succeed

The Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor James Gartside, was in Middleton this week to officially open a new centre which hopes...

Date Online: 19/02/2013

Enter the Rentruck Aces

Belle Vue have landed a new three-year main sponsorship deal and will be known as the Rentruck Aces under an...

Date Online: 19/02/2013

The health of our town and shopping centres

The Local Data Company’s (LDC) latest shop vacancy report, titled ‘More Clicks, Less Bricks’, provides detailed insight and analysis on...

Date Online: 19/02/2013

Florists targeted by thieves

Callous thieves smashed through the shop window front of a Rochdale florist and stole a Valentine's display. The burglary happened...

Date Online: 18/02/2013

HSE launches safety clampdown on Greater Manchester construction sites

Unsafe practices on construction sites across Greater Manchester are being targeted as part of a national initiative being launched on...

Date Online: 15/02/2013

Retail sales fell in January

UK retail sales fell unexpectedly in January, confounding economists' expectations for a rise. Volumes fell 0.6% from December 2012, hurt by...

Date Online: 15/02/2013

Latest inflation figures released

Figures released by the Office of National Statistics giving the latest inflation figures for the year to January, reveal that...

Date Online: 13/02/2013

Chamber News

It started with a QES… Just a reminder that the first Quarterly Economic Survey of the year starts on Monday....

Date Online: 13/02/2013

Rochdale’s got the Property X Factor

Rochdale is an investment hotspot with major deals resulting in millions of square feet of property being taken up across...

Date Online: 13/02/2013

Rochdale's not got talent!

A report into the factors which contribute to business growth in towns and cities has concluded that Rochdale lacks talented...

Date Online: 12/02/2013

Rochdale artist looking to showcase work of talented locals

Advertorial Digital artist and photographer John Cooke of Rochdale has issued a call for fellow artists and artisans in the...

Date Online: 11/02/2013

RRG donates £1000 to local Breast Cancer group towards purchase of first Dragon Boat

Founder of Paddlers for Life Manchester is RRG’s Executive Secretary RRG Group, the North’s leading dealership group, today announced it...

Date Online: 09/02/2013

Enworks scoops prestigious European award

A prestigious European award was presented to North West-based ENWORKS at a ceremony in Brussels last week (Thursday 31 January)....

Date Online: 08/02/2013

Rochdale HMV store to close

The administrators of HMV have said that 66 of the music and DVD retailer's stores will close over the next...

Date Online: 07/02/2013

Rochdale’s the place to be for business

Rochdale is a great place to do business was the key message at an economic forum seminar attended by over...

Date Online: 07/02/2013

Chamber helps launch Mentoring Campaign

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and The Business Growth Hub are working together to launch a major new drive to...

Date Online: 07/02/2013

Offices to Houses without the need for Planning Permission

The government has announced new ‘permitted development rights’ that will allow offices to be converted into houses and flats without...

Date Online: 07/02/2013

Chamber expert looks ahead to Interest Rate decision

Dr Brian Sloan, Chief Economist at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, has given his views ahead of this week's Monetary...

Date Online: 07/02/2013