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Local Apprentice wins national award

Building services apprentice, Dylan Gilbert, who works at Rochdale business BES, has scooped a top national award. Dylan was presented with the HNC & HND* Apprentice of the Year Award 2022 by the Building Engineering Services Association, BESA. 

SUBWAY® chooses the Zen way

Subway®, the world’s largest restaurant brand , has chosen Zen Internet, the UK’s largest B Corporation certified telecommunications and network connectivity provider, to supply broadband connectivity to its 2,000+ stores across the UK.

Subway® sets a

Link Road at Junction 19 officially opens

A major new route through south Heywood, is now open to the public, marking the culmination of years of tireless work by the RDA, Rochdale Borough Council and its partners.

Rochdale Borough Council collaborated with Rochdale

A key partnership has been formed with Pembroke College, Oxford

Photo L - R Professor Clive Siviour, Tutor and Fellow in Engineering Science, Pembroke College, Mark Robinson, Director of Economy, Rochdale Borough Council and CEO Rochdale Development Agency, Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder Master, Pembroke College, Dr Paul

Family Business Top 100 Recognition For Tom Mathew

Tom Mathew Director at Dunsters Farm has been included within the inaugural Family Business United ‘Family Business Top 100,’ This award recognises the exceptional contribution of individuals and their work within a family business.

Together with his

Leading Economist & Rochdalian announced as Chair of Atom Valley Mayoral Development Zone

Councillor Neil Emmott, Leader of Rochdale Borough Council has expressed his delight that Rochdalian and leading economist Paul Ormerod, will Chair the board for Greater Manchester’s new Mayoral Development Zone; Atom Valley.

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Rochdale’s Art Deco Work Space is to officially open

Fire Up, Rochdale’s brand new co-working space, will officially open on Monday 3rd October 2022.

Fire Up located on Maclure Road, occupies 7,000 sq ft above the Fireground Museum. It offers tailored office space, bookable hot desks,

Rochdale hosts major “levelling up” report launch

On Productivity, written by leading academics at the University of Manchester, was launched with a series of events at Number One Riverside

An audience of senior academics, policy makers, local government officials and business people gathered