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Learning and Skills Beacon status was awarded to Middleton-based work based learning provider Manchester Training at a ceremony in central London.Manchester Training...
Date Published 30/11/2006
HMRC is opening a network of seven new specialist R&D tax credit units across the country to make it easier for innovative SMEs to take advantage of R&D tax credits.SMEs in...
Date Published 29/11/2006
Transport bosses in Greater Manchester have appointed a team of legal experts to oversee a wide range of future projects, including the expansion of the county’s high-profile...
Date Published 27/11/2006
A survey conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has discovered that congestion is now so bad in the UK that 87 % of businesses support the principle of road...
Date Published 22/11/2006
The annual Rochdale Ethnic Minority Business Support (EMBS) Awards were held at Rochdale Town Hall on Friday 17 November. The awards ceremony was opened by Rochdale MP, Councillor...
Date Published 20/11/2006
Rebecca Lee and Julie Bradshaw of Hair at Home have built up an excellent reputation for providing a fresh concept of high quality, freelance hairdressing at the clients’ home...
Date Published 18/11/2006
Advice for businesses to help them prepare for next summer's ban on smoking in public places, has today been published by Rochdale Council.The 'Smoke-Free Toolkit for...
The annual Ethnic Minority Business Support Exhibition was held at the Rochdale Town Hall on Thursday 16 November. The exhibition is organised by EMBS for people considering...
Date Published 17/11/2006
If you are a business owner or senior manager/director, you will not be surprised to find out that 68 per cent of businesses in the North West reported a rise in the number of...
Date Published 15/11/2006
Rochdale based United Co-operatives, which has extensive interests across Yorkshire, has announced that another coming together with a Yorkshire co-operative society is on the...
Date Published 14/11/2006
Small businesses are being encouraged to take up business opportunities with Rochdale Council and other public sector organisations.Rochdale Council is holding a Buy Local...
Rochdale based Celltek Communications will be breaking out of the office on Thursday 16 November to exhibit at the annual Ethnic Minority Business Support Exhibition. Held at the...
Holroyd has employed its super abrasive machining technology to reduce the cycle time for producing turbo charger stators from 5½ minutes to just 46 seconds. These improvements...
Date Published 12/11/2006
The Bank of England has increased UK interest rates to a five-year high of 5% because of inflation concerns. Its one quarter of a percentage point rise was widely expected by...
Date Published 09/11/2006
The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006 will come into force on 13 November 2006. The revised regulations will strengthen overall worker protection by reducing exposure limits...
Date Published 08/11/2006
This quarter the Greater Manchester economy has had a varied performance following the noticeable recovery last quarter, according to the latest survey of Greater Manchester...
Date Published 07/11/2006
Rochdale based film producers, Glass Eye Productions, are heading to the Big Apple to attend premieres and parties as one of their films is to be shown at the New York...
Date Published 06/11/2006
HM Revenue & Customs is offering free training workshops for businesses in Rochdale. The workshops will cover a wide range of topics including paying your employees, statutory...
Date Published 01/11/2006
Andrew Harrison has joined the Legal Department of United Co-operatives as a solicitor. He will be based in United’s head office in Rochdale.Andrew, who will specialise in...
Rochdale Euro-MP Chris Davies is calling for Rochdale entrepreneurs to cash in on Britain's reputation for having more households that waste energy than almost any other in...
Date Published 31/10/2006
Rochdale Online has teamed up with Networking4Business to help local businesses. On Thursday 7 December they are hosting a business event at and sponsored by Rochdale Football...
The Norton Grange Hotel was the venue for the Rochdale Chamber of Commerce 'Gala Dinner' on Friday 27 October. Seventy guests enjoyed an excellent meal before this year's...
Date Published 30/10/2006
'Daring to do diversity' is an ESF-funded project with two aims:1. To ensure employers are fully conversant with diversity legislation.2.To help them use this knowledge to...
Date Published 20/10/2006
Manchester lawyer Keith Johnston has become the third president of Greater Manchester Chamber.Mr Johnston is a Partner and member of the Governance Board of Addleshaw Goddard...
New legislation on age discrimination came into force on 1 October 2006. The introduction of anti-age discrimination legislation in the USA resulted in a 40% increase in claims....
United Utilities will shortly be starting work on a £350m, eight-year project to clean and repair over 800kms of the region's biggest water mains. The work will be undertaken in...
Date Published 19/10/2006
A limited number of places are still available for businesses and budding entrepreneurs to join a handpicked audience at a unique Business Question Time, hosted by Jim Hancock,...
Changes to the postal service are placing an unfair burden on business, according to Greater Manchester Chamber.Hazel Roberts, Local Policy Officer at the Chamber, said:...
Date Published 16/10/2006
* Changes in Fire Safety Law in All Non-Domestic Premises * Getting Ready for Better Backs * North West Takes On the Climate Challenge * School Bus Pollutants Tackled * Free...
Date Published 12/10/2006
Locally trained RAF engineer Corporal Charlie Attwood was this week back home showing boys from Hollingworth Business & Enterprise College just where a career in engineering can...
Date Published 09/10/2006
