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Rochdale Development Agency achieves record year for business investment

Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) secured a record 51 business investment projects for Rochdale in the last financial year – an increase of 59 per cent on the previous 12 months.

The work of Rochdale’s economic development agency to attract

Construction firm wins contracts worth £7.5m

A family-run Rochdale construction company has secured three social housing contracts worth a total of £7.5m. PLP Construction was founded in 1982 by managing director Philip Bradley and employs 40 people, including his son Laurie Bradley and daughter Joanne James,

Record number of applications to join Hopwood Hall College and University Centre

Hopwood Hall College has received a record-breaking number of applications.

The Rochdale college currently has around 7,000 students and has seen a huge spike in demand across all their courses.

The college changed the way

Record year triggers £500m for Rochdale economy

Rochdale’s economic development agency has delivered a record-breaking year that has triggered a £500m investment boost to the local economy.

Working with the Council, Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) secured £80m in successful funding applications in

Rochdale awarded third highest amount from Future High Streets Fund

Rochdale will receive £17.08m from the Future High Streets Fund.

The funding is the largest amount allocated in the North West, and the third highest in the country.

Councillor John Blundell, cabinet member for

Training provider appeals for mentors

Are you a Rochdale employer willing to mentor young trainees looking to find out more about their chosen sector?

Rochdale Training is looking for employers to mentor people for an hour a month for up to

BES starts building plant for cancer drug

BES, the Rochdale-based specialist in design and delivery of complex pharmaceutical environments, has begun construction of a further sterile production plant for the Zoladex cancer drug at AstraZeneca’s Macclesfield campus.

Officially announced during a site

Fire door manufacturer hits £1m-a-month landmark

Rochdale fire door manufacturer PDS has grown turnover to £1m-a-month just two years after it was rescued from potential closure.

A 14-strong consortium bought the Littleborough facility in March 2019 from US-based door manufacturer Masonite International Corporation