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H Samuel closing

The H Samuel store in Rochdale, Exchange Shopping Centre will be closing on 12 May 2018.

Date Published 20/04/2018


Company director convicted for providing illegal immigration advice

Tariq Hussain, aged 34 of Livesy Street, Rochdale, was fined £600 and ordered to pay £1,999 compensation at Manchester Crown Court, having pleaded guilty to three charges of ...

Date Published 20/04/2018

Skills shortage forces 47% of companies to increase wages

Almost half of north west tech and digital businesses have had to increase wages above typical levels in order to remain competitive, according to research from independent trade...

Date Published 20/04/2018


CLA calls on Rural Payments Agency to open Basic Payment Scheme drop-in centres immediately

The CLA has called on the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to open its doors immediately to avoid delays in the lead up to the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 application window...

Date Published 20/04/2018

Challenging winter period impacts North West’s listed companies

The North West’s listed companies have witnessed a significant overall decline in their market capitalisations since the turn of the year, with total values falling eight per cent...

Date Published 19/04/2018


Barriers to rural development revealed in planning survey

Rural businesses still face barriers to housing and economic development in the countryside despite the Government’s attempt to make the planning system more streamlined and...

Date Published 19/04/2018

Search for Small Producer Of The Year to 'bag' a listing at the Co-Op

The Co-op has joined forces with the Quality Food Awards to search for the Small Producer of the Year, 2018.

Date Published 19/04/2018


Employee mental health and wellbeing schemes an ‘essential differentiator’ for UK businesses

As many as 88% of business and HR leaders in the UK are working towards improving employee wellbeing, with initiatives no longer seen as a ‘nice to have’, but as an essential...

Date Published 17/04/2018

New film production company launched in Rochdale

A new film production organisation was launched at KYP.

Kashmiri Productions UK is a non-profit organisation that will be based at KYP in Rochdale.

Date Published 16/04/2018


Regal Moon owner closes social media accounts

Pub operator JD Wetherspoon has closed its Twitter, Instagram and Facebook accounts for its individual pubs and head office.

Date Published 16/04/2018

Locally-owned dairy company first to launch free-range yogurt

Lancashire Farm Dairies has become the first UK yogurt producer to use free range milk in all of its yogurt products, a move that will benefit cows and farmers.

Date Published 16/04/2018


Kingsway Business Park in the running for Heathrow Airport contract

Kingsway Business Park could be home to one of four major logistics hubs which will help deliver Heathrow’s third runway. 

Date Published 14/04/2018

Kleeneze Limited enters administration

Kleeneze Limited, which employs 71 people at its warehouse in Heywood has ceased to trade (Thursday 12 April), and all positions are at risk.

Date Published 12/04/2018


PTG becomes a Northern Powerhouse Export Champion

Rochdale-based Precision Technologies Group (PTG) has been named a 2018 Northern Powerhouse Export Champion by the Department for International Trade (DIT).

Date Published 11/04/2018

Casey Group leads gender pay disparity In Rochdale 

The Casey Group have been revealed as the employer with the biggest gender pay gap in Rochdale.

The company, which undertakes building construction and refurbishment across the...

Date Published 11/04/2018


Are you the North West’s best manufacturer?

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has launched the 10th annual Future Manufacturing Awards, designed to find our local unsung manufacturing heroes and outstanding apprentices.

Date Published 11/04/2018

Mobile operators abandoning the countryside to a digital wilderness

New information shows that mobile network operators are failing to submit planning applications for new mobile phone masts to resolve the coverage in some of the worst served...

Date Published 09/04/2018


The Crimble Conservatory and Peacock Room restaurants bought by Crimble Properties Ltd

Crimble Hall and its two restaurants, The Conservatory and The Peacock Room, has been bought by Crimble Properties Ltd as a going concern.

Date Published 05/04/2018

Solicitor Mohammed Asif Din struck off

Mohammed Asif Din was struck off on 1 March, following a decision to prosecute before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.

Date Published 03/04/2018


Co-op’s embalming expert appointed North West Chairwoman of The British Institute of Embalmers

Rochdale and Bury based Co-op Funeralcare embalmer, Rachel Carline, has been appointed as the Chairwoman for the North West division of The British Institute of Embalmers (BIE).

Date Published 29/03/2018

Help for local businesses

Greater Manchester’s GC Business Growth Hub, part of the Growth Company, has announced details of its latest business development initiative designed specifically for SMEs,...

Date Published 29/03/2018


Business owners fear impending rise in minimum wage

North West business owners are fearful as the UK national minimum wage rises on 1 April. 

Date Published 29/03/2018

Milestone reached in campaign for universal broadband

A watershed moment in the CLA’s long-running campaign to end the digital discrimination against rural homes and businesses has been reached after a law enacting a legal obligation...

Date Published 28/03/2018


Mayor cuts the ribbon at Rochdale-based low calorie food company

Mayor Ian Duckworth, accompanied by Mayoress Christine Duckworth, cut the ribbon at a new Rochdale food company on Tuesday (27 March).

Date Published 27/03/2018

Small business confidence in North West recovers

Confidence among small North West firms has recovered against a backdrop of lower inflation, progress on Brexit talks and a positive Spring Statement, according to the latest...

Date Published 27/03/2018


Walkers joins forces with Rochdale LGV to launch driver training programme

Logistics specialist Walkers Transport has teamed up with Rochdale LGV Driver Training to deliver a new training programme for external drivers.

Date Published 27/03/2018

Farmers call for more prosecutions to deter fly-tippers

Farmers and landowners fed up with dealing with the aftermath of fly-tipping in the countryside are calling for a concerted campaign to educate householders not to use illegal...

Date Published 26/03/2018


Claire’s US bankruptcy does not affect the Rochdale store

Speculation has arisen regarding the future of the Claire’s store in Rochdale after the parent company in the US filed for bankruptcy protection.

Date Published 22/03/2018

Awards for sustainable and inspirational companies

Mantra Learning, Middleton and Stagecoach Manchester Middleton Depot have been given awards by Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM’s) Travel Choices team for encouraging...

Date Published 22/03/2018


Fabdance Centre opens

Fabdance opened its new premises in the former Co-op building on Rooley Moor Road on Friday (16 March).

Date Published 22/03/2018

Children’s day nursery celebrates 10 years in historic listed building

A Middleton children’s day nursery located in the listed Edgar Wood building in Middleton will celebrate its 10th birthday on Saturday (24 March).

Date Published 22/03/2018


Carpetright stores could close under rescue deal

A number of Carpetright stores could close as the retailer has revealed plans which allow the closure of underperforming stores.

Date Published 22/03/2018

900,000 working age adults in the North West are living in poverty

Working age poverty in the North West has barely fallen since 2010/11, despite regional unemployment falling significantly, a TUC analysis of new official poverty figures...

Date Published 22/03/2018


Rochdale company create obesity tackling pizza!

A new Rochdale food company has created a '170 calorie pizza' - to tackle obesity.

The pizza, named the 'Lo-Dough Ham and Mushroom Slimmer' is thought to be the lowest calorie...

Date Published 20/03/2018

Crimble Hall sold

Crimble Hall, which includes the glamorous Peacock Room, the Conservatory Restaurant & Grill and the Secret Garden, has been sold.

Date Published 20/03/2018


Ellen Smith Tours driver nominated as the 2018 British Coach Driver of the Year

Miriam Unsworth, an Ellen Smith Tours driver, has been nominated as the 2018 Coach Driver of the year.

Date Published 20/03/2018

SME National Business Awards launched

The SME National Business Awards have been launched.

Date Published 20/03/2018


UK and EU transition phase

Commenting on the agreement between the UK and EU for a transition phase, Alex Davies, Research Analyst at Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, said: “Businesses will, on the...

Date Published 20/03/2018

CLA President discusses trade and tariffs on BBC Today Programme

CLA President Tim Breitmeyer gave BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme a tour of his farm in Cambridgeshire last week, to explain the implications for British agriculture of a ‘hard...

Date Published 20/03/2018


New store opens on Queensway

A new 'Budgens at Shell' store, located at the Shell Eagle on Queensway, Rochdale, has opened.

Date Published 16/03/2018

Reward offered after barber's window smashed

A reward has been offered for information leading to conviction after a window was smashed at a popular Norden barber shop.

Date Published 15/03/2018


Jobs at P W Greenhalgh & Co saved

The Administrators of P W Greenhalgh & Co Limited, based in Newhey, have completed the sale of the business and certain assets to Redwood Group Holdings Limited.

Date Published 15/03/2018

Local company and contractor fined after failing to prevent exposure to asbestos

A Rochdale company and contractor have been prosecuted after failing to prevent exposure of workers and others to asbestos whilst cleaning an asbestos cement roof.

Date Published 15/03/2018


CLA urges caution on government approach to cap farm payments

Farm businesses and rural communities will face serious financial consequences if the Government presses ahead with severe cuts to farm payments post-Brexit, the CLA is set to...

Date Published 15/03/2018

Five key employment law developments to watch out for in April

April is a busy month for most businesses, with the start of a new financial year creating accounting and reporting requirements for many. Alongside this, key developments in...

Date Published 15/03/2018


Rural areas to realise advantages of superfast broadband with funding boost

The Nationwide Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) will provide vouchers worth up to £3,000 for a small or medium sized business or £500 to residents to help with the costs of...

Date Published 15/03/2018

Rochdale recycling plant owner shortlisted for award

A Rochdale businesswoman has been nominated for her first award since opening her recycling plant last year.

Date Published 14/03/2018


Grade II listed building in town centre re-opening as restaurant and bar

The former post office building in Rochdale town centre is set to re-open this weekend as a café, restaurant and bar.

Date Published 14/03/2018

Irish retailer Dunnes to close locally on St Patrick’s Day

Dunnes Stores in Heywood is set to close on St Patrick’s Day (Saturday 17 March).
The Irish retail chain is understood to be lacking in business, and is believed to be pulling...

Date Published 14/03/2018


Lake Garage to close after 65 years of business

Lake Garage in Smithy Bridge is set to close after 65 years of business on Friday (16 March).

Date Published 13/03/2018

Spring statement: ‘missed opportunity’ to boost business and consumers

Chas Roy-Chowdhury, Head of Tax at ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), says the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement was disappointing.

Date Published 13/03/2018


Small business market success at Rochdale Exchange

Local independent businesses set up shop at Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre on Saturday, with everything from handmade jewellery and personalised gifts to children’s clothing...

Date Published 13/03/2018

Extension to permitted development for farm buildings

Rural businesses and communities have been given a boost after the Government announced an extension to permitted development rights that allow farmers to increase the size of...

Date Published 13/03/2018


Roads cash must go to local firms, says Councillor Butterworth

The extra £12M Rochdale council is spending to fix the roads should go to local firms, says Milnrow and Newhey Labour councillor Neil Butterworth. 

Date Published 12/03/2018

Consultation into mobile coverage

Ofcom has announced a consultation into improving mobile coverage by seeking proposals for coverage obligations in the award of the 700 MHz spectrum band.

Date Published 12/03/2018


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