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A group of agents and developers recently joined members of Rochdale Council and Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) for a detailed tour of strategic sites. Attendees, which...
Date Published 24/11/2014
A Rochdale fabric firm has been fined £10,000 after an employee fell into a vat of bleach and suffered severe chemical burns over most of his body. PW Greenhalgh and Co Ltd was...
Date Published 21/11/2014
The JD Sports Warehouse on Kingsway Business Park is changing its recruitment policy so that 80% of its staff are on a contract basis and 20% are agency staff. The change...
JW Lees, the family brewery company based in Middleton, is negotiating with Rochdale Council to open a 'Duttons' bar and restaurant in Number One Riverside. In what would be a...
The share of jobs in the North West accounted for by full-time employees fell during the recession and has failed to recover across the region, according to new analysis published...
Date Published 20/11/2014
Santa’s of all ages will dash or dawdle around Hollingworth Lake on Sunday 14 December. Now in its ninth year, the Santa Dash or Dawdle will see hundreds of Santa’s dashing,...
Date Published 19/11/2014
Pringle Accountants in Rochdale has been selected as one of 100 small businesses who are championing Small Business Saturday. The chartered accountants, owned by Ruth Pringle,...
Richard Gregg, Regional Chairman for Manchester & North Cheshire, responds to the vote in Parliament yesterday around the so called ‘beer tie’, which MPs voted to scrap. He...
Almost 400 businesses attended events across the North West last week to learn about international business opportunities as part of UK Trade & Investment’s (UKTI’s) sixth Export...
Date Published 18/11/2014
According to a new report, only half of young people aged between 14 and 24 receive any formal careers advice, resulting in low aspiration, and many of them following unsuitable...
‘Ink’d’ on Milnrow Road has been awarded the highest possible score in a new Tattoo Rating Scheme in recognition of its commitment to hygiene, customer care and best practice....
Middleton, Heywood, Rochdale, Milnrow and Littleborough town centres are having Christmas window dressing competitions being judged by the local MP and ward councillor on Saturday...
Date Published 17/11/2014
North West manufacturers are calling for a massive boost to infrastructure and innovation in the forthcoming Autumn Statement to build on the strong economic recovery and, lay...
Peacock Room Chef Scott Evans was declared the winner of the Deckers Hospitality Group’s chef competition for the second time. Scott became the first chef to win the title...
A construction firm has been fined after it ignored repeated warnings about safety at a building site for a row of terraced houses in Manchester. Waterloo Construction...
Katie Hill, 27, from Rochdale, will start a six-month placement with Prime, in Stockholm, which is world-renowned for creative digital innovation. Whilst there, she’ll work...
Date Published 14/11/2014
A delegation of Chinese information specialists visited Sysop last week on a two day fact finding mission. Their objective was to find out more about IT service management best...
Date Published 12/11/2014
Commenting on the latest labour market figures for Greater Manchester, Christian Spence, Head of Business Intelligence at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: "Data...
Pets at Home is opening a new store in Rochdale on Thursday 4 December in part of the premises formerly occupied by Comet at Kingsway Retail Park. Area manager, Anthony Horner,...
Date Published 11/11/2014
Jo Jingles Rochdale won Franchisee of the Year award for 2014 at the Jo Jingles conference. Jo Corbett who runs the Jo Jingles franchise in Rochdale attended the Jo Jingles...
Date Published 10/11/2014
Mike Newton, of Treat Yourself Boutique, scooped two of the awards at the Rochdale Business Awards. Mr Newton won both Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Businessman of the...
Date Published 08/11/2014
Simon France of Littleborough Local has acquired a franchise from Rochdale Online. Mr France will continue to run the Littleborough Local website he founded and has built up...
Date Published 07/11/2014
Thirty local businesses, businessmen and women have the chance to win a Rochdale Business Award at a glittering awards ceremony at Rochdale Town Hall (Friday 7...
Date Published 06/11/2014
Demand for supply chain professionals among North West employers is booming, reflected in a 47% increase in advertised jobs in this field. The numbers are drawn from the...
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, is urging local manufacturers to take advantage of a £30 million Government matched funding scheme to give employers the skills they need to...
Students Hui Zhang and Chaoying Ling recently undertook an eight-week research project at eShores, a Rochdale-based online travel agent which specialises in luxury tailor-made...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a list of ‘10 things a tax avoidance scheme promoter won’t always tell you’. The list sets out the risks that people face when they...
The CLA in the North has given its backing to new Government plans for protecting the UK’s bee population. Responding to the national pollinator strategy announcement today by...
Date Published 04/11/2014
Win an IPad mini by entering our Small Business Saturday Competition. Many businesses, particularly in the early stages, find it difficult to get the exposure they need to grow...
Businesses face a hike in business rates next year. September’s Retail Price Index of 2.3 per cent will be used to calculate the annual increase in commercial property taxes...
Date Published 03/11/2014
