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We offered an 80% business rate discount to fill empty shops

Like many other high streets, Rochdale’s was hit hard by the recession that followed the banking crash of 2008. Councils weren’t responsible for the financial crisis but they had to pick up the pieces afterwards and fill

Rochdale door manufacturer unlocks green success

Crystal Doors, a manufacturer of vinyl wrapped doors and accessories, is progressing towards ISO 14001 certification and has installed a 980kW biomass boiler to heat its premises with on-site waste.

The company already has an environmental policy

Yearsley Group 60th Celebrations

60 years ago Harry and Isabella Yearsley started a fresh fruit & veg business in Rochdale with their three sons, Peter, Roger and John Yearsley joining them as they left school.

60 years to the day since the

Fix Auto Rochdale lifts Outstanding Customer Service Award for 2nd time in last three years!

For the second time in three years, Fix Auto Rochdale was presented with the network’s Outstanding Customer Service Award, while Fix Auto West Kensington picked up the Operational Excellence Award.

FIX AUTO CELEBRATES ITS FINEST

Tech-savvy businesses invited to bid for cash

Businesses looking to use technology to boost their company’s fortunes can now compete for money from a new Rochdale Borough Council fund aimed at helping local firms.

The new ‘get digital’ fund is available for

WHR Property receive award for work done at Stakehill Industrial Estate

WHR Property has been awarded the Best Asset Management initiative award at the Industrial Agent Society awards for their work on Stakehill Industrial Estate in Middleton. John Barton, who lives in Rochdale and is an associate partner and

Nine Northern Chambers lead Northern Powerhouse talks

Chris Fletcher, Policy and Marketing Director from Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

Nine Chambers of Commerce representing over 16,000 businesses, who employ over 1.4m workers across the North of England, have produced a joint assessment of the

Barrie Bernstein loses fight against cancer

Barrie Bernstein, a leading figure in the Rochdale and Middleton areas for many years and the driving force behind the creation of the Rochdale Development Agency, has lost his fight against cancer.

Mr Bernstein, 76, died on 24