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Rochdale wins funding for pioneering renewable energy project

Rochdale Council is one of five local authorities in Greater Manchester to have won funding for a pioneering clean energy project – that will develop 10 renewable schemes across the conurbation – and create a blueprint that can be replicated in

Homeworkers spark demand surge in self-storage space

A Rochdale self-storage and workspace facility has seen a surge in demand from homeworkers needing to rethink how and where they work. The pandemic has forced millions of people to work from home and the result has been

College pledges to support businesses and train 300 new apprentices

Hopwood Hall College has promised to train 300 new apprentices in the next 12 months – and has called on Rochdale companies to create jobs. The college, which has two campuses in Middleton and Rochdale, made the apprentice promise at the

Rochdale manufacturer beats Bank of England to green award

The boss of Rochdale manufacturer Crystal Doors said he nearly fainted after learning they’d beaten the Bank of England to a prestigious environmental award.

Managing director Richard Hagan was watching Friday’s virtual IEMA Sustainability

RDA adds £14 to the local economy for every £1 spent

Every £1 that is spent on the Rochdale Development Agency by Rochdale Council adds nearly £14 to the local economy. That is the main conclusion of an independent benchmarking exercise that measured the performance of the RDA.

The

Capital and Centric to deliver UK first neighbourhood concept in Rochdale

Rochdale Borough Council, in partnership with Rochdale Development Agency, has agreed a deal to bring social impact developer CAPITAL&CENTRIC to the town, with a vision to redevelop the former Central Retail Park site into a thriving

Innovate to accelerate

Our latest webinar focused on the need for innovation in a post-lockdown world

If COVID-19 was a big black cloud for business, the silver lining is the opportunities it opens up for agile businesses. That was

Rochdale manufacturer opens new £3m assembly centre

Rochdale manufacturer Dunphy Combustion is focused on growth with the opening of a new £3m assembly centre. The family-owned business, which specialises in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of combustion equipment and boiler rooms across the world,