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Rochdale firm BES joins Covid vaccine fight

Rochdale-based pharmaceutical design and construction specialist BES has been appointed to fit-out the new Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC) in Oxfordshire.

The project has been fast-tracked for early completion in 2021 due to Covid-19 and will enable

National Lottery gives green light for town hall revamp

Rochdale Town Hall, one of the most historically significant buildings in the country, is in line for a major restoration after The National Lottery Heritage Fund approved an £8.3m grant to redevelop the Grade I listed masterpiece.

Major housing scheme set for Rochdale town centre

Plans to build over 240 new homes on a derelict brownfield site in central Rochdale have taken a major step forward, with enabling works set to start imminently.

Rochdale Riverside Phase 2, which also includes a hotel, is

An interview with Andy Burnham - Why Rochdale businesses are critical to the growth of GM

The latest Rochdale Ambassador’s webinar featured a very special guest. Andy Burnham who is, of course, the mayor of Greater Manchester. He is also at the centre of a political storm, challenging the Government over its plans

Artwork depicts the meaning of Rochdale – 91 times

A giant artwork celebrating the best bits of Rochdale has officially been opened.

21 Baillie Street has been transformed by 91 images depicting what Rochdale means to the artists as part of the ‘Find Your Space’ art project.

WCCTV Chairman named among UK’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders

Tim Williams, Chairman of Wireless CCTV Ltd (WCCTV) has been named as one of LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2020.

Now in its third year, LDC’s Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2020, which

BID Plans underway at Stakehill

Businesses at Stakehill Industrial Estate are developing a Business Improvement District (BID) for the estate, to go to ballot in 2021. Business Improvement Districts are business led partnerships to deliver additional services to local businesses. They can be a

GM Mayor Burnham to speak at Rochdale business event

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham will be the guest speaker at the next Rochdale Ambassadors event on October 14.

The virtual event – entitled ‘Why Rochdale businesses are critical to the growth of GM’ – will take place between