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Tribute to the ‘visionary’ who founded Lancashire Farm Dairies

Earlier this year the man who started the £48m turnover business Lancashire Farm Dairies died. Ghulam Zouq has been described as a ‘visionary’ by his son and managing director Azhar and insists his legacy lives on. Today Lancashire

Rochdale brothers help in global Covid fight

Three Rochdale brothers are at the forefront of a manufacturing business that is helping the fight against Covid-19.

Liam Serridge, 30, and his brothers Shaun, 33, and 26-year-old Dominic are all shareholders in Swinton-based S+B UK, which

Wane’s world comes to Rochdale

England Rugby League coach Shaun Wane was the star of the latest Rochdale Ambassadors event. A 100-strong audience tuned in for the virtual event, entitled ‘Rugby League World Cup comes to Rochdale’. Wane brings his England team to

WCCTV tops prestigious Sunday Times list

Rochdale-based mobile surveillance supplier WCCTV has been named as the overall winner of the 10 Ones to Watch in The Sunday Times BDO Profit Track 100.

The company, which specialises in providing redeployable CCTV, electronic site security systems,

Rochdale firms pledge to reduce carbon footprint

Two major Rochdale companies have outlined their plans to reduce their carbon footprint – and they hope other businesses will follow suit. Dunsters Farm and Lancashire Farm Dairies have followed in the footsteps of fellow Rochdale business Crystal Doors

Budding archaeologists invited to dig deep into Rochdale’s past

A major project to uncover possible 17th-century remains underneath Town Hall Square gets underway next month and the public are invited to get involved.

Led by archaeologists from the University of Salford, the ‘big dig’ will

Rochdale company successfully expands into the US market

After struggling through the early economic impacts of the global COVID19 pandemic, Rochdale entrepreneurs Eddie Daniels and Aftab Ali of Booking Online Ltd - a live reservation system for event rental companies, have successfully expanded into the US

Businesses can now get support for their journey to net zero

A new online programme designed to help businesses in Greater Manchester to cut their carbon footprint and reduce their costs has been launched by GC Business Growth Hub.

Journey to Net Zero is aimed at SMEs