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M&S officially starts work on new Rochdale Riverside store

Marks & Spencer has begun fitting out its new store in the Rochdale Riverside development.

Date Published 14/11/2019


Clintons stores could close under restructure

Greetings card retailer Clintons is believed to be considering store closures and rent cuts as part of a restructure.

Date Published 14/11/2019

Milnrow company Stitchesrus become licensed to use MOD logos

A Milnrow embroidery company has been licensed to use Ministry of Defence logos on its apparel.

Date Published 12/11/2019


Rochdale Business Awards 2019

The ninth annual Rochdale Business Awards were hosted at Rochdale Town Hall on Friday night (8 November 2019).

Date Published 11/11/2019

Reel Cinemas reveal plans for Rochdale Riverside development

Back in January it was announced that Reel Cinemas would be opening their 15th cinema in Rochdale’s £250m Riverside leisure development. 
The cinema represents the latest in...

Date Published 11/11/2019


Cyber Resilience Centre launches to help safeguard Greater Manchester businesses

A new not-for-profit venture has been launched to help reduce the vulnerability of Greater Manchester businesses to cyber-crime.

Date Published 11/11/2019

Milnrow restaurant and takeaway named Curry Life Awards Best Restaurant

The Milnrow Balti Restaurant and Takeaway has been named Curry Life Award’s Best Restaurant in Greater Manchester.

Date Published 09/11/2019


Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation becomes first to sign up for new company travel discounts with Rosso buses

Bury and Rochdale Care Organisation becomes first to sign up for new company travel discounts with Rosso buses

Date Published 09/11/2019

Annual Rochdale Law Association Dinner

The Annual Law Association Dinner took place at Bella Vista Restaurant on Friday 1 November.

Date Published 08/11/2019


GC Business Growth Hub mentoring having positive impact on region’s SME businesses

Greater Manchester-based businesses are being given the chance to work with some of the region’s leading names in business, thanks to mentoring services provided by GC Business...

Date Published 08/11/2019

Rochdale 30 revealed for 2019

This year's Rochdale 30 were revealed at a special tea and cake reception at Rochdale Town Hall on Thursday 31 October.

Date Published 08/11/2019


Tesco to remove one billion pieces of plastic from products by the end of 2020

Tesco will remove one billion pieces of plastic from products for sale in UK stores by the end of 2020 as a part of its plan to tackle the use of plastics in its...

Date Published 07/11/2019

Rochdale's The Range impresses founder with festive displays

The festive in-store Christmas display at The Range at Kingsway Retail Park has been shortlisted as the best Range store in the north west by company founder Chris Dawson.

Date Published 07/11/2019


Borough’s youth asked to help rename psychology service CPnurture

Young people across the Rochdale borough are being asked to help rename local psychology service CPnurture.

Date Published 07/11/2019

Zen Internet secures £20 million in financing from NatWest

Rochdale-based Zen Internet, the UK’s largest independently owned telecommunications and technology service provider, has announced it has secured a £20m financing deal from...

Date Published 05/11/2019


Busy launch for Busy Beans Coffee

Busy Beans Coffee certainly lived up to its name with the launch of its first coffee shop and café in Littleborough on Saturday (2 November).

Date Published 04/11/2019

Local teens kick-start dream careers as apprentices with Revilo

Rochdale firm Revilo Group has helped two local teenagers kick-start their dream careers.

Date Published 02/11/2019


Local Citizens Advice service scores the highest marks in recent leadership audit

The local Citizens Advice, which covers Rochdale, Oldham, Stockport and Trafford, has scored top marks in a recent leadership audit.

Date Published 02/11/2019

Takeaway owner fined after serving potentially deadly dishes

A takeaway owner has been prosecuted after selling peanut and milk products to customers that reported having allergies.

Date Published 31/10/2019


Logistics firm Dachser opens new £14.4m premises

Logistics giant Dachser has opened a new £14.4m logistics centre in Rochdale.
The German-owned logistics provider will celebrate its 10th anniversary in Rochdale in April 2020...

Date Published 24/10/2019

CBI calls HS2 ‘vital’ and urges government to build it ahead of review

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Chairs in six English regions, including the North West, have joined together to urge the government to back and build the HS2 rail...

Date Published 22/10/2019


Nutters amongst best of British featured in AA Restaurant Guide

Nutters, the eponymous restaurant of TV chef Andrew Nutter, has been featured in the AA’s Restaurant Guide 2020 – the only Rochdale eatery to make the guide of Britain’s best...

Date Published 21/10/2019

Forever-Strong Fitness and Performance celebrates third birthday

The Forever-Strong Fitness and Performance centre is celebrating its third birthday.

Date Published 18/10/2019


Dachser Logistics operational at Kingsway Business Park

Dachser UK’s new multi-million pound warehouse and hub for its Northern England services is now operational from Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale.

Date Published 17/10/2019

Fancy Dress Mad pops up in Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre for Halloween

The pop-up shop in the Wheatsheaf Shopping Centre has been taken over by Fancy Dress Mad until Saturday 2 November.

Date Published 16/10/2019


National industry award for Cartime

Cartime, one of the North West’s fastest growing used car dealership groups, has been named as the national winner of Motor Trader’s Car Supermarket of the Year 2019.

Date Published 16/10/2019

Photographer Matthew Patterson shortlisted for English Wedding Award

Local photographer Matthew Patterson has been shortlisted for a prestigious award at The English Wedding Awards.

Date Published 15/10/2019


Smart home tech firm reaches £1M turnover

Simkiss Home Automation, a Rochdale-based smart home technology firm, reached £1M turnover in its last financial year, ending September 2019.

Date Published 14/10/2019

Zen leaves 'big four' telecoms providers in their wake at PC Pro Awards 2019

Rochdale based Zen Internet has been named PC Pro’s Best Broadband Provider for the 16th consecutive year. The independently-owned telecommunications and technology service...

Date Published 12/10/2019


Holroyd Precision secures £1.3M order from Chinese company

A Milnrow business has secured a £1.3M order placed by a Chinese company.

Date Published 11/10/2019

Bamford Contract Services celebrate 30 years of business

Local independent recruitment agency Bamford Contract Services celebrated 30 years in business on Wednesday 2 October.

Date Published 10/10/2019


Thomas Cook shops bought by Hays Travel

Up to 2,500 jobs at Thomas Cook could be saved after Hays Travel, the UK’s largest independent travel agent, today (Wednesday 9 October) agreed to buy the historic holiday...

Date Published 09/10/2019

Businesses urged to put staff wellbeing at the forefront for World Mental Health Day

To mark World Mental Health Day on October 10, the UK’s association for Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs) is calling on businesses to do more to make staff aware of what help...

Date Published 09/10/2019


Owners of renowned Green Door Restaurant reopen former Marina Bar and Grill as ‘Riva’ restaurant

The former Marina Bar and Grill at Hollingworth Lake has re-opened as an Italian restaurant, ‘Riva’.

Date Published 08/10/2019

Little ‘Pink’ Borough returns for fourth year

Little ‘Pink’ Borough has returned once more, painting the town pink with shades of rose, fuchsia and candyfloss-coloured bunting and decorations – all for a good cause.

Date Published 05/10/2019


Major expansion for specialist materials handling company

Having doubled turnover in two years and a full order book, manufacturing company KP Industries has moved into new premises at Kingsway, Rochdale, with a large manufacturing and...

Date Published 05/10/2019

Takeaway fined £14,000 after decomposing rat found

The owner of Shinwari Grill on Yorkshire Street in Rochdale has been fined over £14,000 after food hygiene officers found a dead rat infested with maggots in the kitchen - the...

Date Published 04/10/2019


No-deal Brexit concerns remain among North West small firms

Around a third (28%) of small firms in the North West believe a no-deal scenario on 31 October will negatively impact them, according to new research from the Federation of Small...

Date Published 03/10/2019

New business lights up Rochdale

Brand-new business Heaven Scent has opened in the Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre.

Date Published 03/10/2019


Rochdale town centre’s independent businesses host £5 special offers

Independent businesses in Rochdale town centre are taking part in the Totally Locally National Fiver Fest, from 5 – 12 October along with over 40 other towns throughout the UK,...

Date Published 02/10/2019

You’re hired: apprentice wows employers

An apprentice at IT specialists, Evaris, based in Heywood has passed a Level 4 apprenticeship with a distinction - at his first attempt.
Lewis Davey, 25, completed the Networking...

Date Published 02/10/2019


GC Business Growth Hub to host series of Brexit planning events for SMEs

SME businesses are invited to a series of Brexit support events being held across Greater Manchester next month.

Organised by GC Business Growth Hub and participating local...

Date Published 27/09/2019

Sainsbury’s to close unspecified Argos stores across the UK

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is shutting a number of unspecified Argos stores across the UK, as part of a reorganisation.

Date Published 26/09/2019


Holidays cancelled as Thomas Cook enters liquidation

Thomas Cook has confirmed that all the UK companies in its group, including the UK tour operator and the airline, have ceased trading as of Monday (23 September), after entering...

Date Published 23/09/2019

Tony Lloyd MP condemns JD Sports for cutting rest break frequency

Tony Lloyd, MP for Rochdale, has joined retail and distribution workers’ union Usdaw in condemning JD Sports for the company’s cuts in rest breaks.

Date Published 23/09/2019


TV Licensing urges pubs to avoid a Rugby World Cup penalty

As the Rugby World cup kicks off in Japan today, Friday 20 September, TV Licensing is advising all publicans to avoid a penalty and check they are correctly covered by a TV...

Date Published 20/09/2019

Rochdale business delivers global success

A growing family business set up from a bedroom in Rochdale is now a global company trading in 14 countries worldwide. With an office at the Lock 50 Business Centre on Oldham...

Date Published 20/09/2019


World's first virtual reality service for architects

Castleton-based Virtual Reality (VR) Development and Experience Studio Alternate States is offering a bespoke service to architects, letting them physically walk around the...

Date Published 19/09/2019

National pawnbroker closes without warning

A national pawnbroker, which had a store in Rochdale town centre, has closed all its shops and website.

Date Published 19/09/2019


Record fundraising total at charity golf day

Heywood-based Logic Wealth Planning scored a record fundraising total at their annual charity golf day in early September, raising vital funds for Springhill Hospice in Rochdale.

Date Published 19/09/2019

Revilo Group employees look to land knockout blow for charity

Two have-a-go employees from the Rochdale-based Revilo Group – Mariam Aslam Digger and Oliver Collins – are about to swap the cosy comfort of their offices on Bridgefold Road for...

Date Published 18/09/2019


Lo-Dough celebrates winning prestigious People’s Choice Award at the 2019 Nourish Awards

A Rochdale-based innovative food-tech company has won a prestigious award for its incredibly low-calorie, gluten-free pizza base alternative, Lo-Dough.

Date Published 17/09/2019

Last chance for ambitious Manchester businesses to apply for bespoke growth programme

GC Business Growth Hub is issuing a final call for applications to its exclusive Amplify programme as the October start date for its latest cohort approaches.

Date Published 14/09/2019


Littleborough accountancy firm secures funding package to purchase premises

Versatile Accountancy Services Ltd, an accountancy practice in Littleborough, Lancashire, has secured a funding package from Santander Business Banking to purchase premises...

Date Published 13/09/2019

Liz McInnes raises CBI's warning against no-deal during Prime Minister's Questions

Heywood and Middleton MP Liz McInnes has asked Boris Johnson to work to protect vital business, following a warning against a no deal Brexit from the CBI.

Date Published 06/09/2019


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