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Big ideas come to life at Rochdale’s new festival

Imagination, creativity and discoveries were celebrated during a busy week of inspirational events accompanying the re-opening of Rochdale Town Hall at the first Rochdale Borough Festival of Ideas.

Over 20 free family-friendly events took place, including eye-catching

Zen Internet awarded UK’s Best Workplaces™ recognition ranking 45 in the large business category!

The UK’s only Which? Recommended Provider for Broadband, Zen Internet has now also been named as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ 2024 by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture.     

Spring manufacturer signs record £16m contract

North West spring manufacturer Hanson Springs has signed a record-breaking £16m contract with US global technology and software giant Emerson.                                   

Dynamic duo behind unique law firm, HY Solicitors

Rochdale born and bred friends Dean Hulse and David Yazdi established commercial law firm HY Solicitors (HYS) in the town in 2015, but their journey to its creation is one that could be considered unconventional.       

Celebrating International Women’s Day

In recognition of International Women’s Day 2024 we spoke with Lucy Sexton, Senior Project Officer at Rochdale Development Agency about working in a traditionally male dominated sector.                   

New innovation centre for Rochdale represents “a BIG BANG for regional economic prosperity”

Plans for a new innovation centre set to turbo charge the local economy and bring millions of pounds of investment to Rochdale and the wider region were revealed to North West business leaders at a launch event at

Crowds flock as Rochdale Town Hall reopens to the public

More than 2,500 people joined in the celebrations as Rochdale Town Hall reopened its doors to the public for the first time in four years this weekend.                       

GROUND-BREAKING PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE LIFE CHANCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS ROCHDALE

A sustained academic engagement programme has been launched in Rochdale. This is a ground-breaking university access initiative, an extraordinary coalition – made up of the University of Cambridge; St John’s College, Cambridge; Pembroke College, Oxford; Rochdale Sixth Form