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It’s a YES! – Stakehill businesses celebrate positive BID result

Businesses across Stakehill have voted in favour of plans of the Stakehill Business Improvement District (BID), securing a significant £800,000 to be spent on supporting businesses and improving the area.

The positive result follows 18 months of planning,

Rochdale construction firm hit record £16m turnover

Rochdale-based PLP Construction has reported record turnover in 2020 of £16m.

The family-run business was founded by managing director Philip Bradley. His son Laurie Bradley and daughter Joanne James are both directors and responsible for the day-to-day

IT business hits £1m turnover in landmark year

An IT managed support company has hit £1m turnover for the first time in its 21st year. MysonPages saw a big surge in demand for its services in 2020 during the Covid pandemic as clients switched to remote working.

Rail revival on track as multi-million pound plans go out to consultation

Plans which could totally transform the area around Rochdale railway station are set to go out to public consultation this month, as the borough’s multi-million pound rail strategy takes another step forward.

The ambitious proposals

College reaches 200 apprentice milestone

A campaign by Hopwood Hall College to train 300 new apprentices in 12 months has reached a landmark milestone during National Apprenticeship Week. The Rochdale-based college has just placed its 200th student into an apprenticeship and now hopes to smash

Work to start on £6.1m technology centre extension

Hopwood Hall College is building a £6.1m extension to its Technology Centre in Rochdale as it prepares to launch a range of T-Level qualifications. T-Levels are high-quality technical alternatives to A-Levels and Hopwood Hall College is one of

Fully let Logic secures 130 jobs in Rochdale

An 11-unit business park in Rochdale is now completely full – securing 130 jobs in the borough. Rochdale Council’s Logic development at Kingsway Business Park is now completely let to a range of manufacturers, engineering companies and technical businesses.

Work starts on £150m regeneration scheme

Work to create a brand new link road at junction 19 of the M62 is officially underway, with contractor John Sisk & Son starting the build on site.

The project, one of the biggest regeneration schemes in