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Councillor Sara Rowbotham with Najma Tayab, Trading Standards Senior Officer

Rochdale businesses pass underage tests

All businesses in the borough of Rochdale visited by underage mystery shoppers in July passed sales tests.

Date Published 19/09/2018


£3 million programme to help farmers reduce emissions

The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) partnership, a new £3 million programme to reduce ammonia emissions from agriculture in England, has been launched.

Date Published 18/09/2018

Zen employees take part in Gauntlet Games

A team of 25 Zen employees decamped to Heaton Park on Saturday to take part in the annual Gauntlet Games event, a fun but gruelling 10K obstacle course race, in the name of...

Date Published 17/09/2018


Lloyds Bank in Heywood to close in January

Lloyds Bank will close its Heywood branch next year, it was announced on Thursday (13 September).

Date Published 13/09/2018

Norden Arms gastropub up for sale

The Norden Arms is up for sale as the freeholder of the premises, Edward Smethurst, has decided to sell to focus on his other business interests.

Date Published 13/09/2018


Zen Internet to take part in Gauntlet Games

Zen Internet are submitting a team of 28 people to the Gauntlet Games this weekend in  Heaton Park to raise money for Bury Hospice.

Date Published 13/09/2018

Land value capture reform wrong way to solve housing crisis, warns CLA

Proposed changes to the way the Government captures the increase in the value of land when it receives planning permission would fail to deliver additional homes in order help...

Date Published 13/09/2018


CLA reaction to Agriculture Bill

CLA President Tim Breitmeyer said: “The development of a new post-Brexit UK agriculture policy is a seminal moment for the future of our countryside.

Date Published 12/09/2018

Free employment law update for North West employers

North West firms are being urged to take advantage of an employment law update that will bring them up to speed on a series of important legislative changes including on data...

Date Published 11/09/2018


Northern Powerhouse goods exports on the rise

The official figures released recently show that the demand for goods made in the Northern Powerhouse has grown by 3.5% over the last year, and 16.1% since 2010.

Date Published 10/09/2018

Rochdale-based construction manager shortlisted for award

A construction manager, born, bred and living in Rochdale, has been shortlisted for a national building award.

Date Published 06/09/2018


MP and Mayor tour 140-year-old printing firm

Mayor Mohammed Zaman and Rochdale MP Tony Lloyd MP took a special tour of a 140-year-old printing firm, joined by Rochdale Online reporter Michelle Kight and Real Rochdale editor...

Date Published 04/09/2018

Rochdale Online teams up with local printers for Real Rochdale magazine

Rochdale Online has teamed up with one of the borough’s longest established printers to produce our lifestyle magazine, Real Rochdale.

Date Published 04/09/2018


Survey reveals interviewers guilty of asking off-limits questions

78% of interviewers in the North West have admitted asking off limits questions during the interview process, new research by Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS) has revealed.

Date Published 04/09/2018

No trade deal for agriculture sets up UK and EU farmers to fail post-Brexit, says CLA

Farm businesses across the UK and European Union will lose out if no trade deal is made for agriculture post-Brexit, according to the CLA.

Date Published 04/09/2018


Deliveroo rides into Rochdale

Food delivery company Deliveroo has launched in Rochdale and is aiming to partner with 30 eateries and takeaways by the end of the year.

Date Published 03/09/2018

North West manufacturers see pick-up in activity despite mounting risks

North West manufacturers have seen their confidence improve and their activity pick-up in the last three months, with strong demand emanating both from at home and abroad,...

Date Published 03/09/2018


Homebase creditors approve Company Voluntary Arrangement proposal

The Company Voluntary Arrangement (“CVA”) proposal launchedby HHGL Limited ('Homebase') on Tuesday 14 August has been approved with 95.92% of the company’s creditors voting in...

Date Published 01/09/2018

Rochdale shopping centre celebrating 40 years

Rochdale Exchange is marking a milestone anniversary this September as the centre hits the big 4-0, and to mark this very special occasion, the centre is hosting a day of birthday...

Date Published 14/08/2018


Holroyd presenting compressor rotor manufacturing expertise at Chillventa 2018

Holroyd Precision Rotors will present its screw and compressor rotor design, prototyping and manufacturing capabilities at Chillventa 2018 – the Exhibition for Energy Efficiency,...

Date Published 30/08/2018

Rochdale Training 100 apprentices in 100 days

Rochdale Training is celebrating the success of its recent campaign to start 100 apprentices in 100 days with a final grand total of 104.

Date Published 30/08/2018


Local 'pain eliminator' helping sufferers to ‘think their pain away’

A Rochdale, based Hypnotherapy & NLP practitioner who specialises in pain management has been recognised by Martin Rothery, the UK Founder of Future House Therapy Centre and of...

Date Published 29/08/2018

Jobs created by new McCarthy and Stone Bamford development

McCarthy and Stone has employed a team of local contractors in Bamford and the surrounding areas to deliver its new Butterworth Grange development.

Date Published 28/08/2018


New Toolstation distribution centre opens in Middleton

Mayor Mohammed Zaman officiated the opening of a new Toolstation distribution centre in Middleton, and was joined by staff and senior management of Toolstation including James...

Date Published 28/08/2018

CLA advice for farm businesses on ‘no deal’ Brexit

The UK Government has published technical notices containing advice for farm businesses in case the UK leaves the European Union without a deal.

Date Published 24/08/2018


New market launch goes down a treat

The new outdoor market enjoyed its first day trading on Saturday - twenty-two independent businesses traded on The Butts, the location of Rochdale’s Riverbank Market.

Date Published 23/08/2018

Bunnings set to reopen as Homebase on Friday

Rochdale’s Bunnings store at Sandbrook Park will reopen as Homebase on Friday (24 August).

Date Published 22/08/2018


Zen Internet appoints new CEO as founder becomes chairman

Zen Internet founder, Richard Tang, is to move from being CEO into the role of chairman of the board.

Date Published 22/08/2018

GJD to exhibit at the Security TWENTY 18 Ireland Conference and Exhibition

GJD is exhibiting at the ST18 Ireland expo. GJD will showcase its new ATEX Approved Infra-Red Beam Set, in addition to its full range of external motion detectors, IP enabled...

Date Published 21/08/2018


Unlock potential of local infrastructure or face two-speed England, says CBI

The Government must build a coherent approach to improve infrastructure across the country and avoid the risk of regions being left behind whilst others pull ahead in a two-speed...

Date Published 21/08/2018

Funeral Directors to raise thousands for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

Robert Nuttall Funeral Homes have teamed together with other North West funeral homes to raise vital funds for the Oncology and Haematology Ward at Royal Manchester Children’s...

Date Published 20/08/2018


Flying Horse judged Greater Manchester's Pub of the Year

The Flying Horse has been judged Greater Manchester's Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Date Published 20/08/2018

New research highlighting superfast broadband and its positive economic impact

Local businesses in areas covered by the Government’s rollout of superfast broadband have seen a combined £9 billion increase in turnover since the boost to their broadband speed,...

Date Published 20/08/2018


Digital marketing agency moves to Rochdale

A digital marketing agency named as one of the 30 top growth digital agencies in the UK has completed a move from Manchester to Rochdale’s old post office.

Date Published 17/08/2018

CLA sets out how to fix Countryside Stewardship

Hopes of a ‘Green Brexit’ are at risk if the Government does not make immediate improvements to the Countryside Stewardship scheme, according to the CLA.

Date Published 17/08/2018


CCTV company sets its sights on growth with funding

A surveillance systems manufacturer based in Rochdale is eyeing up growth thanks to a £1.1 million funding package.

Date Published 16/08/2018

Reside joins Rochdale Online

Reside Estate Agency has joined the Rochdale Online Property section to advertise residential properties for sale and to rent to the huge Rochdale Online audience.

Date Published 13/08/2018


Chamber makes a 'Starting Point' in skills campaign

Greater Manchester Chamber has published a new report to launch its campaign to help make the skills system more responsive to the current and future demands of business.

Date Published 15/08/2018

Zen’s friends and family week puts wellbeing to work

Rochdale-based Zen Internet spent last week (6 - 10 August) opening its doors to the friends and families of staff, giving them a unique peek into life at the company.

Date Published 14/08/2018


Walkers Transport launches IOSH-accredited health and safety training centre

Walkers Transport has launched a new training centre designed to upskill its managers and increase their awareness of health and safety responsibilities having recently been...

Date Published 14/08/2018

Farmers ready to act to improve air quality

Improving air quality is a challenge that farmers are ready to take on, according to the CLA.

Date Published 14/08/2018


Heywood nurseries gain ‘gold standard’ first aid accreditation

Local nursery providers Jayne and Darren Grindrod who run nurseries in Heywood, are the first providers in the borough of Rochdale to achieve an accredited first aid award.

Date Published 13/08/2018

New barber joins long-standing Norden hairdressers

A new face has joined the team at a long-standing hairdressers in Norden.

Date Published 13/08/2018


CockaDoodleMoo launches cocktail bar

CockaDoodleMoo launched a new cocktail bar in Rochdale town centre on Friday.

Date Published 11/08/2018

Littleborough tea room ranked one of the best bakeries in Greater Manchester

A Littleborough tea room has been ranked as one of the best bakeries in Greater Manchester.

Date Published 10/08/2018


Making a good first impression is a rare skill

Research conducted by RADA Business has found that making a good first impression is a rare skill.

Date Published 09/08/2018

Joint pledge to improve mobile phone coverage in the countryside welcomed

The CLA, along with RICS, Mobile UK and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have issued a joint statement on negotiations linked to the new Electronics...

Date Published 08/08/2018


Rochdale-based company investigated by trading standards

A Rochdale-based company is being inspected by trading standards after a number of complaints.

Date Published 06/08/2018

Taziker Industrial doubles size of warehousing with relocation to Heywood

Infrastructure and engineering specialist Taziker Industrial Ltd is almost doubling the size of its fabrication manufacturing capacity by relocating from Bolton to Heywood.

Date Published 03/08/2018


ALDI Edinburgh Way closing

Aldi on Edinburgh Way is closing on 16 September. Cartime is transforming the Aldi Supermarket currently on the site located on Edinburgh Way.

Date Published 03/08/2018

Prestige used car dealer expanding into Rochdale

An independent prestige used car dealer is to move into town having exchanged contracts on a new showroom site in Rochdale.

Date Published 02/08/2018


CLA backs industry calls to relax farming rules in drought

The CLA has supported industry calls to relax farming regulations during drought to help mitigate the impact of the ongoing heatwave.

Date Published 01/08/2018

Support for green watchdog but lose the complexity, says CLA

Rural land managers have warned the Government that to successfully deliver for the environment a ‘green watchdog’ must not add extra complexity to already confusing environmental...

Date Published 01/08/2018


Rochdale textile company set to expand

JH Cunliffe, which opened in Duke Street Mill in 1878, supplies soft furnishings to top high street names including John Lewis, as well as major hotel chains such as Holiday Inn...

Date Published 31/07/2018

Businesses get on board with tram extension plan

Businesses in Middleton are backing the plan to bring Metrolink to the town.

Date Published 31/07/2018


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