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Government calls for action under Section 69 of the Localism Act are tokenistic hypocrisy, says Rochdale retailer Paul Turner-Mitchell.
Date Published 05/12/2012
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is issuing a call to all Self Assessment newcomers preparing to send a tax return online for the first time – make sure you register for HMRC’s online...
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) today (4 December) welcomed confirmation that the new Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) will be given the power to fine supermarkets...
Date Published 04/12/2012
The December 2012 edition of the Manchester Monitor – a monthly analysis of the latest trends in the sub-regional economy – suggests that whilst Greater Manchester is clearly on...
Date Published 03/12/2012
The festive season can be such a challenging time for those seeking to buy something different for a change. If you are looking for really alternative present ideas or that...
Disabled people in Rochdale could see their employment prospects boosted as businesses Make the Pledge on the International Day for Disabled People on Monday 3 December.
Date Published 30/11/2012
Upwards cost pressures for commodities and oil continue to fuel high inflation in the food and grocery sector, according to new research from Verdict. While supermarkets are able...
Date Published 29/11/2012
Your Views Are Needed Businesses attending last Friday’s Property & Construction lunch took part in an Action For Business Forum focused on the sector. The session, designed...
With the introduction of Real Time Information (RTI), HMRC is making one of the biggest changes to the Pay as You Earn (PAYE) scheme since it began in 1944. RTI will improve the...
Lab M, specialists in the development and manufacture of microbiological culture media for the microbiology industry worldwide, has announced a £1m investment at their new Heywood...
Date Published 27/11/2012
Recent renovations have given new life to an impressive Grade II listed Georgian building in Salford dating back to around 1840. PDS has been involved in the manufacture and...
Warwick Business School Dean Mark Taylor has backed a call from the Business Schools Task Force to work closer with mid-sized firms to boost the economy and says it is an exciting...
Date Published 26/11/2012
Lorries are being stopped and searched by police on motorways in the North West in a crackdown on organised crime.
Date Published 22/11/2012
More than 8,000 businesses have been established around the country since the Government’s New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) was launched last year, and a breakdown of official...
The Department for Business has been working with the Start Up Loan Co, headed by James Caan, to appoint a network of lending delivery partners across England.
A taskforce to tackle tax cheats in the rag trade in the North West and North Wales was launched today by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
Date Published 20/11/2012
Lingerie swimwear and nightwear specialist, Chantilly has been awarded a year's membership to the Fashion Association of Britain. The Rochdale based independent retailer was...
Date Published 19/11/2012
A Rochdale businessman who laundered hundreds of thousands of pounds of a drug dealer's illegal gains has been jailed. Ian Nigel Duncan Cole (17/05/1961), of Kirkhill Avenue,...
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with leading international trade credit insurer, Atradius, to host a seminar on the challenges and changes in the UK economy.
Revised economic forecasts for Greater Manchester suggest the region’s GVA (Gross Value Added) output over the next decade will be slightly better than previously anticipated,...
More shops are empty, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), than since it began collecting data on occupancy levels of High Street premises. The BRC said the town...
New customers could soon be filing through the doors of Castleton’s local businesses, with owners looking forward to the redevelopment of the Whipp & Bourne factory site off...
Date Published 16/11/2012
Administrators have been called in at Brimar Limited. Brimar, which employs 90 people at the Chadderton Industrial Estate in Middleton, provides displays, components and...
Date Published 14/11/2012
The Office of National Statistics figures released today for annual inflation to October show that the Retail Prices Index sharply increased to 3.2% from 2.6% in September and the...
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in Rochdale has fallen by 117 to 7,382. Dr Brian Sloan, Chief Economist at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce said:...
Westminster came to Rochdale to speak to local manufacturers about the changing landscape of regional support policies and programmes.
Date Published 13/11/2012
Rochdale’s MP Simon Danczuk has accused the Government of treating the high street as a “cash cow that can be squeezed to death in recession”, after ministers postponed a...
The biggest obstacle to young people going into farming is the price of land – but there has never been a better time to go into the industry, a conference has heard.
Date Published 12/11/2012
Warwick Business School associate professor Kevin Mole says regional bodies Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) will need major re-structuring if they are to deliver Lord...
Date Published 09/11/2012
A Rochdale pub, which hopes to become a thriving hub for the community, opened tonight (Friday 9 November) after undergoing a huge refurbishment. The Norden Arms, located in...
