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The Chairman of Greater Manchester’s Local Enterprise Partnership was in London this week to meet the Prime Minister.
Date Published 25/07/2013
Commenting on today’s GDP data, David Ost, North West Region Director for EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said: “This is good news for the economy with positive data from...
Countryside charity CPRE urges caution about the proposed biodiversity offsetting scheme if is not to become another green light to developers.
Most businesses and organisations have websites, and with the popularity and proliferation of all sizes of mobile devices, a mobile strategy for those websites is more important...
Date Published 23/07/2013
RO Web Solutions, the web development arm of Rochdale Online, has developed a new 'micro' website for Manchester Cathedral. The website is a single page designed to focus on one...
JD Sports Warehouse on Kingsway Business Park is under fire for the cost of uniforms following criticism about employment length, shift pattern and job security.
Date Published 22/07/2013
Roller City Rochdale is back as the North West's Premier skate centre and is set for a busy summer. After reopening in December 2012 after nearly 15 years of closure, Roller City...
JD Sports has been criticised by former employees and a Rochdale councillor for its treatment of staff at its warehouse on Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale. Issues have arisen...
Date Published 20/07/2013
Commenting on today’s Bank of England lending data, David Ost, North West Region Director at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said: “Despite reports of increased demand for...
Date Published 18/07/2013
Nearly 16,000 business premises in Greater Manchester were summonsed to appear before a magistrate in the last year after falling behind on business rates payments, new research...
Data published by the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in Rochdale fell last month by 315 to 6,859.
Workers are far more likely to be injured in workplace accidents during the first few months of a new job than at any other time says the British Safety Council.
Date Published 17/07/2013
Figures released today show that 79,300 people were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) in Greater Manchester in June 2013 – a decrease of 3,200 (-3.8%) when compared with the...
Farmers in the North West are being urged to take steps to keep children safe on their farms as the school holidays approach.
Commenting on inflation figures, John Ashcroft, Chief Economist at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “Inflation increased again in June to 2.9%, meaning Mark Carney,...
Commenting on the Road Funding Strategy, EEF the manufacturers’ organisation North West Region Director, David Ost, said: “The Transport Secretary’s announcement must mark the end...
Jamie Thompson, site manager at The Vistas development being built by Barratt Homes in Heywood has won a prestigious award in the NHBC national quality awards to find the best...
Date Published 15/07/2013
Internacionale, the fashion retail store in The Wheatsheaf Centre, Rochdale, has been saved from closing down by the sale of Internacionale Retail Limited as a going concern by...
Date Published 12/07/2013
A cross-party parliamentary inquiry, convened and chaired by Debbie Abrahams, MP for Oldham East and Saddleworth, has published 11 recommendations about how to tackle the issue of...
Commenting on the Government’s Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS), Gareth Stace, Head of Climate and Environment at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, said: “While the...
Makin Dixon Solicitors, whose Rochdale Office is at Drake Street in the Town Centre, were named Legal Aid Law Firm of the Year at a prestigious ceremony in London.
Date Published 11/07/2013
Michael White has recently appointed a Business Growth Advisor by Rochdale Council to work with businesses across the borough. Michael has worked in Rochdale previously. He...
Date Published 10/07/2013
Transport for Greater Manchester have just launched a consultation about Broadband provision for residents and businesses.
Commenting on today’s Industrial Production figures, EEF the manufacturers’ organisation North West Region Director, David Ost, said: "The latest trade and production figures cast...
Date Published 09/07/2013
Commenting on the government’s response to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation North West Region Director, David Ost, said:...
Commenting on the new Design and Technology curriculum, David Ost, North West Region Director at EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation said: “Government has listened to business...
Date Published 08/07/2013
The British Safety Council welcomes the latest reduction in the number of workers killed but one death is one too many Latest data released by the Health and Safety Executive...
A business-led economic recovery risks being undermined unless the Government moves rapidly to increase competition in banking, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has warned.
Rochdale’s newest abaya and hijab business slashes its prices for the holy month of Ramadhan as Yumnas Abaya shop, Rochdale, opened its doors for customers on Tweedale Street.
Three new businesses have opened on Whitworth Road, Rochdale offering diversity and variety to the local community - For Your Best Friend, Cake ‘N’ Shake and Lockwood Sales and...
Date Published 07/07/2013
