John Kay increases shareholding in Rochdale Online

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Well known local businessman John Kay, former Senior Partner of Molesworths Bright Clegg Solicitors and now working  as a commercial consultant in that firm, has increased his shareholding in Rochdale Online Ltd.

Mr Kay purchased a stake in Rochdale Online Ltd in April 2005 and joined the board as a non-executive director, and has now doubled his shareholding.

Commenting on his decision to increase his investment Mr Kay said: "I am a commercial lawyer and value the speed of email and internet communication to help me achieve deadlines. I get involved with the businesses I represent.

"For young people this media is second nature, for older people it offers a chance to compete with the young on equal terms.

"Rochdale Online Ltd is a very successful and fast growing local company and the Rochdale Online web site attracted 18 million page views last year alone - I just had to have part of that action."

Rochdale Online Managing Director Pauline Journeaux said: "We are delighted at the confidence John has shown in the future prospects of the company by increasing his stake. His commercial expertise and business acumen has already proved invaluable to the company and we look forward over the next few years to John taking an increasing role in the day-to-day running of the business."

The Rochdale Online web site is part of the Ask Local group of local portals - Ask Local is a Rochdale Online Ltd subsidiary - that includes Ask Bury, Ask Heywood, Ask Littleborough, Ask Middleton and the soon to be launched Ask Oldham and Ask Rossendale. Some Ask Local sites are managed by Rochdale Online Ltd others are managed by franchisees.

Rochdale Online Ltd also has a very successful web development division based at head office on Bury Road, Rochdale. The web development team look after a portfolio of sites for over 240 clients and design and develop all types and sizes of web sites from brochure style sites to large dynamic database driven sites for with complex multi-level content management systems. Clients include small local businesses to large well known national companies.

One of a number of sites nearing the completion of initial development is the new Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Primary Care Trust site - www.hmrpct.nhs.uk - a highly scalable site that is designed to expand as more and more information is added to the database; the content management system enables site updates by non-technical PCT staff in geographically dispersed offices.

For further details of advertising packages available on the Rochdale Online web site please contact Veronica Mackay, email: veronica.mackay@rochdaleonline.co.uk, tel: (01706) 523583.

For details on web design and development and/or a free consultation please contact Pauline Journeaux, email: pauline@rochdaleonline.co.uk, tel: (01706) 523583.