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Feel Good folk – Rochdale festival to include free Sunday stage

Rochdale Feel Good Festival has revealed more about this year’s line-up, including a free programme of live music on the Friday evening (9 August) and an afternoon of free folk music on Sunday 11 August.       

Manufacturing - Future jobs and digitalisation

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Hopwood Hall welcomes their new Business Innovation Advisor

Hopwood Hall College and University Centre are delighted to announce the appointment of Billy Gilchrist as the new Business Innovation Advisor. Billy brings over 20 years of experience in electrical industry, and more recently specialising in retrofit and green

New Ska band join Rochdale Feel Good Festival line-up

Ska band Madame Claude have been added to the main stage line-up for this year’s Rochdale Feel Good Festival in August.                               

RAP Launches New Renewables Division

New organisation becomes go-to for all industrial and renewables requirements.

RAP, a leader in industrial solutions based on Kingsway Business Park, has today announced the launch of its new renewables division, bringing together a comprehensive suite

Rochdale hero: Lioness Keira Walsh honoured with mural

A huge mural celebrating Rochdale-born England and Barcelona footballer Keira Walsh has just been completed in her Greater Manchester hometown.  The striking image of Keira about to kick the ball and celebrating a goal in her England

PTG Holroyd reveals new large capacity helical profile grinding machine

A quarterly regional meeting of The Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI) provided the perfect opportunity for a sneak preview of PTG Holroyd’s soon-to-be-launched, large-capacity HG500 ultra-high-performance helical profile grinding machine.           

Meet the team behind Rochdale’s cultural revival

Rochdale is a town brimming with hidden and not-so-hidden gems—a place of culture, creativity, and pride where people work together to make good things happen. From the magnificence of the Town Hall to the stunning countryside and