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A leading rating expert has expressed his shock at the Government’s decision to delay the next business rates revaluation until 2017. John Hayward, Head of Rating at national...
Date Published 20/10/2012
A ‘world-beating’ manufacturing company will press on with plans to build its European headquarters in Rochdale after Business Minister Michael Fallon gave his personal approval...
Date Published 19/10/2012
The finalists in the nine categories for the Rochdale Business Awards 2012 have been announced. The winners of each category will be unveiled at an awards ceremony on 2...
Richard Tang, Founder and Managing Director of Zen Internet, has been awarded Technology Entrepreneur of the Year at the North West Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
Dr Brian Sloan, Chief Economist at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, commenting on the latest inflation statistics, said: “The publication of the latest inflation statistics...
Date Published 18/10/2012
The latest labour market figures show that the claimant count in Greater Manchester fell by 129 in September to 84,909 and nationally unemployment fell by 50,000 to 2.53million.
There are just days left to send your 2011/12 paper tax return to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), if you want to beat the 31 October deadline and avoid a penalty.
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has welcomed the Growth and Infrastructure Bill’s clampdown on spurious village green designations and its aim to close the...
Butchers and farm shops in the North West could be in line for a top award, at the BPEX roadshow next month.
Companies that implement policies to reduce carbon emissions perform better on the stock market compared with those that do not, a survey suggests.
Date Published 17/10/2012
Small and medium sized manufacturers across the North West are set to benefit from a new business support programme, which will create or safeguard 1,000 jobs and add £10 million...
Business leaders turned out to support Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale (RRR) at the group’s latest Business Networking Breakfast event at the Norton Grange Hotel.
Date Published 12/10/2012
Businesses throughout Greater Manchester are calling on the Government to do more to help them as the Conservative Party holds its conference in Birmingham.
Date Published 11/10/2012
Chamber chiefs had the chance to pose some questions to the Treasury’s second in command, when Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP paid a flying visit to the Chamber. The Chief Secretary to...
The UK risks losing out on more than €900 million of EU funding intended to support the construction of carbon capture and storage demonstration projects.
NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have so far made over £1bn of discounted loans available to British businesses through the Government’s Funding for Lending scheme (FFL),...
Date Published 10/10/2012
Rochdale-based Yearsley Group has purchased the business and assets of Partner Logistics Hams Hall Ltd following the operation of the business on licence from July. The Group has...
Date Published 05/10/2012
Rochdale based sports retailer Romida Sports is in administration. The cricket clothing and equipment specialist has its head office in Rochdale and a further three shops in...
Following a high profile campaign which invited the 75 top 100 FTSE companies who weren’t already signed up to the Institute of Credit Management’s Prompt Payment Code (PPC)[i] to...
Small businesses are being encouraged to tell EU leaders what rules and regulations they find most of a problem.
Date Published 04/10/2012
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in the North West has welcomed the announcement that the Government is to award an additional £13 million funding to enable more companies to trade...
Date Published 03/10/2012
Responding to Ed Miliband’s speech to the Labour party conference in Manchester yesterday afternoon, Simon Walker, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said: "All...
The quarterly edition of New Economy’s Manchester Monitor – a snapshot of the latest trends in the sub-regional economy – compares Greater Manchester with other UK regions to...
Date Published 02/10/2012
If you are the sort of person who enjoys the club and wine-bar scene and tends to head into Manchester at weekend for a touch of sophistication that you feel Rochdale presently...
Responding to the Shadow Chancellor’s speech to the Labour Party Conference in Manchester, Graeme Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “There is always a...
Rochdale's empty shop vacancy rate has risen to 18.6%, the highest level since December 2010. Local Data Company told Rochdale Online that Rochdale's vacancy rate is higher...
Date Published 01/10/2012
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is kicking off its Real Time Information (RTI) awareness campaign this month. This includes writing to employers running the 215,322 Pay As You Earn...
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) new cost recovery scheme, Fee for Intervention (FFI), will come into force on Monday (1 October).
Channel 4 is currently casting for its next series of ‘Undercover Boss’. The format of the programme follows the Chief Executive, or another member of the organisation’s...
Date Published 27/09/2012
Retail sales figures released by the Office of National Statistics show that in August sales volumes fell 0.2% on the month, although the value of sales increased by 0.2%. Over...
