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With most of the country on lockdown and many glasses, contact lens, and hearing aid wearers unable to leave their homes – staff at Specsavers in Rochdale have volunteered to...
Date Published 14/04/2020
Wholesaler Arif Grocers in Rochdale has been collecting essential items for NHS staff at The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital over the last week.
Date Published 13/04/2020
A Rochdale manufacturer which stayed open to supply furniture to the NHS to help them treat coronavirus patients has been flooded with new orders.
Date Published 12/04/2020
Local schools and training providers have been busy creating visors and donating spare PPE equipment for frontline NHS staff.
Date Published 11/04/2020
Rochdale-based Zen Internet, has been named as the winner of five of eleven categories in the Broadband Genie Awards this week.
Date Published 10/04/2020
The Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), working with the Growth Company, has announced an initial £3m package of financial support for Greater Manchester...
Date Published 09/04/2020
A Rochdale businessman who has closed both his businesses in line with the government’s coronavirus guidelines has slammed Royal Mail for withholding his post – and being told he...
Fothergill Engineered Fabrics recently celebrated its 25-year takeover anniversary with an award at the highest level, by being recognised in the recent Parliamentary Review for...
Date Published 04/04/2020
The council has processed over £10m of government grants in a matter of days, to help local businesses stay afloat during the current coronavirus crisis.
Date Published 03/04/2020
A Rochdale vehicle hire company is offering a 50 per cent discount to NHS staff and key workers during the coronavirus outbreak.
Date Published 02/04/2020
The UK’s largest rent-to-own operator BrightHouse entered administration earlier this week (Monday 30 March). BrightHouse, which had stores in Rochdale and Middleton, shut its...
Date Published 01/04/2020
Local business Performance Doorset Solutions (PDS) has donated over 200 bottles of hand sanitiser to key frontline workers.
The Rochdale Business Improvement District (BID) has stressed that it is committed to keeping town centre businesses informed on all aspects of coronavirus and its impact.
Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to coronavirus will now be able to carry it over into the next two leave years, under measures...
Rochdale Borough Council has now written to over 4,000 businesses to let them know about government grant funding available. Letters should arrive by Friday 3 April and payments...
Date Published 31/03/2020
A Rochdale manufacturer has stepped in to supply 4,500 pieces of furniture to support the NHS treat coronavirus patients.
Date Published 30/03/2020
A Rochdale hairdressing academy has won the Training Academy of the Year Award at the recent English Hair and Beauty Awards. Over 600 businesses from across the UK attended the...
Date Published 29/03/2020
The Rochdale town centre Specsavers store has suspended all routine sight testing for the foreseeable future to focus on essential and urgent care only.
Date Published 28/03/2020
Support has been pledged for the self-employed who can no longer work due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Date Published 26/03/2020
Fashion retailer JD Sports has come under fire from its warehouse employees – as it remains open despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Additional measures have been announced to support businesses and the self-employed affected by coronavirus, including a new HMRC helpline and online support from The Growth...
Businesses will be able to apply for a three-month extension for filing their accounts, from today (25 March 2020).
Date Published 25/03/2020
An independent opticians in Rochdale is extending its services to support vulnerable people in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Rochdale manufacturer has found itself involved in the UK-wide drive to produce 30,000 emergency ventilators to help the NHS deal with coronavirus. The equipment is critical in...
Commercial tenants who cannot pay their rent because of coronavirus will be protected from eviction, the government has announced.
Date Published 24/03/2020
Heywood-based businesses Chorlton Express Transport and Archbold Logistics have joined over 700 logistics businesses, all members of the UK’s eight major distribution networks, to...
Date Published 23/03/2020
All UK branches of Costa Coffee, Subway and McDonalds will be closed by the end of Monday to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Prohibition notices will be served by Environmental Health and Trading Standards officers to businesses which have not been following new enforced restrictions to prevent the...
Businesses will be able to start to access government support from today (Monday 23 March) to keep operating in the face of the global economic emergency brought on by
Independent public body Acas has published new guidance on working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
Date Published 22/03/2020
