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1871 Article(s) Found

Empty shop rate highest since records began, says BRC

More shops are empty, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), than since it began collecting data on occupancy levels...

Date Online: 19/11/2012

Castleton redevelopment met with optimism by business owners

New customers could soon be filing through the doors of Castleton’s local businesses, with owners looking forward to the redevelopment...

Date Online: 16/11/2012

Brimar hits financial trouble

Administrators have been called in at Brimar Limited. Brimar, which employs 90 people at the Chadderton Industrial Estate in Middleton,...

Date Online: 14/11/2012

Inflation rate rises

The Office of National Statistics figures released today for annual inflation to October show that the Retail Prices Index sharply...

Date Online: 14/11/2012

Fall in Number of Rochdale Jobseekers

The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Rochdale has fallen by 117 to 7,382. Dr Brian Sloan, Chief Economist...

Date Online: 14/11/2012

Westminster group came to Rochdale

Westminster came to Rochdale to speak to local manufacturers about the changing landscape of regional support policies and...

Date Online: 13/11/2012

Government accused of treating high street as cash cow

Rochdale’s MP Simon Danczuk has accused the Government of treating the high street as a “cash cow that can be...

Date Online: 13/11/2012

Never a better time to get into farming

The biggest obstacle to young people going into farming is the price of land – but there has never been...

Date Online: 12/11/2012

LEPs need a major overhaul if Heseltine's plan is going to work

Warwick Business School associate professor Kevin Mole says regional bodies Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will need major re-structuring if they...

Date Online: 09/11/2012

Refurbished Rochdale pub to revitalise community

A Rochdale pub, which hopes to become a thriving hub for the community, opened tonight (Friday 9 November) after undergoing...

Date Online: 09/11/2012

Suprafilt ‘bubbles’ over with success at Business Awards

Local company Suprafilt scooped the Business of the Year Award in the £1 - £5 million turnover category....

Date Online: 09/11/2012

Apprentices get ‘Smart’ career start with local company

Littleborough company, Smart Electrical Engineers Ltd is ‘smarting’ with success after picking up the Apprentice Employer of the Year in...

Date Online: 09/11/2012

RTI pilot hits the next level in the North West

Up to 250,000 employers are set to join the Real Time Information in PAYE (RTI) pilot between now and 31...

Date Online: 09/11/2012

Chamber News

The Rate Debate - Over the last few weeks we have heard from a number of members expressing their concern...

Date Online: 08/11/2012

Asda distribution centre opens in Rochdale

Today marked the opening of the new Asda Distribution Centre at Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale....

Date Online: 08/11/2012

Recruitment Solutions wins top business award

Recruitment Solutions won the Business of the Year award for companies with a turnover of under £1 million at the...

Date Online: 08/11/2012

Chamber writes to chancellor ahead of autumn statement

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to outline businesses’ expectations for his Autumn...

Date Online: 08/11/2012

Transport Secretary Makes Stop at Chamber

Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, took part in a roundtable meeting at Greater Manchester...

Date Online: 07/11/2012

Rebecca ‘Walks Right’ into business success

Rebecca Schofield, founder of Walk-Right Podiatry and Chiropody on Drake Street ’walked away’ with the prestigious Businesswoman of the Year...

Date Online: 07/11/2012

Michelle proves that co-operation pays

Michelle Matthews certainly proved that co-operation is the way forward when she walked away with the Business Co-operation Award for...

Date Online: 06/11/2012

Casey Group coasts to double success

At Rochdale Business Awards, the Casey Group scored a double success by scooping up not only the Business of the...

Date Online: 06/11/2012

£57.5m Asda distribution centre opens in Rochdale

This Thursday (8 November) sees the opening of the new £57.5m Asda Distribution Centre at Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale....

Date Online: 06/11/2012

John Milne offers fantastic Christmas festive dining

Christmas can a stressful time so if you want to indulge yourself in some great festive wining and dining yet...

Date Online: 05/11/2012

Consultation opens on first aid changes

Plans to remove the requirement for first aid training providers to be approved by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)...

Date Online: 05/11/2012

Businessman of the year: Double success for Rochdale company

At the Rochdale Business Awards, Daniel Shackleton and Stephen Grindrod were named jointly as Businessman of the Year....

Date Online: 05/11/2012

Rochdale Business Awards 2012

Hundreds of people packed into Rochdale Town Hall for the Rochdale Business Awards 2012. Guests from businesses across the borough enjoyed...

Date Online: 02/11/2012

Employers urged to take advantage of radical revamp forworkplace health and safety advice

A radical revamp of the way small businesses in the North West can access official advice about health and safety...

Date Online: 02/11/2012

Local jobs at risk as Comet faces administration

More retail jobs are at risk in Rochdale after electrical chain Comet confirmed that it would be put into administration...

Date Online: 01/11/2012

Lakeside house nominated for 'Best Innovative Design'

A local house designed by CJ Partnership Architects, a practice based in Rochdale, has been nominated for 'Best Innovative Design'...

Date Online: 01/11/2012

More measures to reduce bureaucracy and promote growth

The Government has introduced the Growth and Infrastructure Bill with the aim of reducing bureaucracy and supporting...

Date Online: 01/11/2012