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In January, heavy rain lead to flooding in certain parts of the town centre leaving some businesses in crisis. If your business is affected by flooding in the future, please...
Date Published 18/03/2008
The parent company of Rochdale-based car hypermarket Carcraft, UK Car Group, has unveiled a 44 per cent increase in sales from £250m to almost £360m in the year to September 30....
Date Published 17/03/2008
Heywood Civic Centre will be a hive of activity on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 March, when the venue plays host to around forty local women entrepreneurs showcasing their businesses...
Date Published 13/03/2008
Carol Hopkins, local manager for Rochdale at Greater Manchester Chamber, responding to today's budget said: "We appreciate the fact that the Chancellor has recognised the need to...
Date Published 12/03/2008
British Millerain, which makes performance fabrics, is expected to sign for the Broadshaw Farm building, a Grade II listed farmhouse that lies at the edge of Kingsway Business...
Date Published 10/03/2008
The Government has announced that Budget day will be 12 March 2008 and the fundamental question this year is whether or not the Chancellor has got the appetite for further...
Date Published 07/03/2008
The first of the Chamber of Commerce monthly lunches in Rochdale for 2008 will take place on 12 March. The event will focus on networking and the benefits that arise from...
Date Published 05/03/2008
A community clean up involving local residents, businesses and pupils from St John’s Primary School took place at a notorious dumping ground opposite Rochdale Central Mosque in...
Hazel Blears will mark a milestone in the empowerment of local services this week, as regulations come into effect which will sweep aside the bureaucracy and barriers that hinder...
Date Published 04/03/2008
The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) is about to launch the world's largest congestion charging scheme. This scheme could cost commuters in excess of £100 per...
Date Published 03/03/2008
A new report from the TaxPayers' Alliance Council Spending Uncovered, published last Friday, claims that £1 in every £5 of council tax is spent on local government pensions and...
The movement that started in Rochdale in 1844, where leaders became the early pioneers for the world-wide Co-operative movement could soon be moving from its current headquarters...
Date Published 01/03/2008
May I, first of all, thank Margaret Carney, Ruth Hunter and Paul Martin, and all the officers involved in producing these budget documents, and their assistance to us in producing...
Date Published 28/02/2008
Incidents including natural disasters, major technological failures and power cuts seriously affect 46 per cent of the regions SMEs, with loss of business during disruptions...
Rochdale MP Paul Rowen has backed Lib Dem Leader – Nick Clegg’s call for a referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union. He was speaking after the party...
Date Published 26/02/2008
A pioneering Greater Manchester midwife has welcomed the launch of a new helpline that will provide practical support and information to breastfeeding mothers.Public Health...
Rochdale Council and Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale are working in partnership, urging businesses to support a community clean up in Milkstone on Thursday 28 February, as part of...
The second Buy Local Spend Local event took place at Rochdale Town Hall and gave local businesses an opportunity to book and attend one-to-one meetings with key decision makers,...
Rochdale businesses are being warned that from April they will need an energy certificate when they construct, rent or sell an office or commercial building in England or...
Anglian Group is closing its Rochdale factory with the loss of 165 jobs following a review of its manufacturing operations in the face of a downturn in consumer spending. The...
Date Published 23/02/2008
The Institute of Directors (IoD) North West Annual Conference is set to take place at the City of Manchester Stadium on Thursday 28 February. Keynote speakers at the event will...
Date Published 21/02/2008
The Manufacturing Institute is currently delivering assistance to manufacturing SMEs in full ERDF2 areas of North West England to assist them to diversify online.
British Small Business Champions (BSBC) 2008 invites entries from established, thriving businesses that are well run and highly regarded by customers and staff to enter BSBC 2008....
Date Published 20/02/2008
United Utilities will be changing the way it charges business customers for their waste water and highway drainage with effect from 1 April. The current system is based on...
The brand new North West Women in Business Awards will bring together women behind some of the region’s most innovative and successful companies. By celebrating those women who...
The refurbished Evans Business Centre opened its doors to Rochdale’s business community today (19 February 2008) designed to encourage the growth of small and medium sized...
Date Published 19/02/2008
Fisherfield Farm Out Of School Club at Caldershaw Primary School is the latest childcare provider to receive the Rochdale Children Deserve Quality Award.Nadia Salim collected...
Import duties can range from 0% to over 80% when Anti Dumping Duties apply and unlike VAT they cannot be reclaimed, but they can be reduced. Import duties impact on bottom line...
Date Published 15/02/2008
Work is ongoing within the centre of the roundabout to install the kerbs, drainage and cabling for the new traffic lights. Work has begun to remove the kerbs around the inside of...
Date Published 12/02/2008
All businesses produce waste. Whether it is paper, metal, acids or packaging, those that produce, import, store, transport, treat, or dispose of waste, have the duty to handle and...
Date Published 08/02/2008
