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Lewis Craven, owner and full-time optometrist at Craven & Murray Opticians in Norden and a keen amateur cyclist, has won a cycling medal, beating professional athletes to the...
Date Published 17/01/2015
A Middleton business has been named and shamed after it was revealed that they failed to pay more than a dozen workers the minimum wage. Chi Yip Group Ltd., based at Greengate...
Date Published 16/01/2015
Rochdale MP Simon Danczuk has condemned the approach taken by a firm of Heywood surveyors alleging they are "demanding small businesses pay them £500 from the Government’s...
Date Published 14/01/2015
Britain’s safety watchdog is marking its 40th anniversary with an appeal for businesses to make the wellbeing of workers their top priority for the new financial year. The...
Marks and Spencer, Beales and Boots all say sales were better during Christmas 2014 than 2013 and this has been echoed by the two shopping centre managers. Mark Foxley of...
Middleton brewery J W Lees is toasting a year of record revenues. The company grew by 6.2 per cent to a £62.9million turnover last year, despite pre-tax profits dipping from...
Date Published 13/01/2015
Farmers and landowners are being advised to check the condition of trees by the roadside and in public places following the recent gales. The CLA, which represents thousands of...
A Rochdale takeaway has been ‘Highly Recommended’ at the British Kebab Awards 2015 after narrowly missing out as winner of the Best Delivery prize. Istanblue, on Milkstone...
Date Published 12/01/2015
Caroline O’Donnell, a bar manager at the Manchester Beer and Cider Festival, paid a visit to Pictish Brewery in Rochdale on Tuesday (6 January) to create a one off beer. The...
Date Published 08/01/2015
Liz McInnes MP is calling for small shops in Heywood and Middleton to enter the All Party Parliamentary Small Shops Best Small Shops Competition. Ms McInnes said: “This is a...
Date Published 07/01/2015
A Java Bar coffee shop is set to open in Rochdale Transport Interchange. Work began on the coffee shop last week with those behind the new development hoping it will be open...
Landowners and farmers who find horses left illegally in their fields could soon have more power to remove the animals thanks to a new law currently before Parliament. The...
Councillors sitting on the Heywood Township Committee meeting have been asked why proposals for a business rates scheme had only been agreed for Rochdale and not Heywood. Dr...
Date Published 06/01/2015
Plans to give the Lidl located on Spotland Road a modern makeover have been revealed. Proposals have been submitted to Rochdale Council to knock down the existing store and the...
Date Published 05/01/2015
A survey by the Federation of Small Businesses in the Manchester & North Cheshire region has shown the majority of firms appear confident 2015 will be a good year for the UK...
Manufacturers’ bullish expectations at the beginning of 2014 have eased back, leaving firms cautiously confident as they head into 2015, according to the annual EEF/Aldermore...
Date Published 04/01/2015
The North West TUC has called for improvements in the quality of jobs, as well as their number, alongside pay rises for workers across the region in their 2015 New Year...
Date Published 31/12/2014
Jamilla Paul, Rochdale Businesswoman of the Year 2013, and Mike Newton, Rochdale Businessman of the Year 2014, are collaborating on the launch of a new venture. Jamilla, owner...
Date Published 24/12/2014
Since the introduction of the Business Rates Retention scheme Local Authorities are partly funded by business rates collected locally. Any changes to the business rates...
Date Published 20/12/2014
Chubb Fire, a leading provider of security and fire safety solutions for businesses and industry nationwide, is to close its operations at Stakehill Industrial Park in Middleton...
Date Published 19/12/2014
Proposals to deliver mobile phone coverage to 90 percent of the country by 2017 do not go far enough according to the CLA in the North The organisation, which represents...
Date Published 18/12/2014
Commenting on the latest retail sales figures, John Ashcroft, Chief Economist at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “Retail Sales volumes increased by 6.4% in November...
Commenting on the latest labour market figures, Christian Spence, Head of Research and Business Intelligence at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “The latest release...
Businesses across Rochdale asked members of staff to wear a Christmas jumper to mark Christmas Jumper Day On Friday 12 December, to help raise money for charity.
Date Published 16/12/2014
Molesworths Bright Clegg solicitors organised a 'Bake Off' as part of their seasonal initiative '12 Days of Molesworths Bright Clegg Christmas' where they are engaging with twelve...
The CLA in the North is supporting a group of MPs calling for local councils to be fined if they obstruct local development by failing to deliver a Local Plan. As part of the...
Brown's Cakes has been crowned the best dressed Christmas window for the second year running in Rochdale Town Centre. Shops and businesses in Rochdale town centre took part in the...
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, welcomes news that the first £2.5 million of £10 million matched funding through the Government’s Employer Ownership Fund is now being made...
Date Published 15/12/2014
After hearing that the Rochdale Children’s Contact Centre was under threat of closure due to lack of funding, Pam Walsh, the President of the Rochdale Law Association, saw red and...
Date Published 13/12/2014
Waterside Dental Care in Rochdale has received the National Patient Care Award at this year’s Dental Awards. The dental practice found themselves up against the best of the...
