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COVID-19 Webinar for the Ambassadors

Our webinar was full of great advice for businesses in Rochdale - click here to view it

As Rochdale Borough Council (RBC) chief executive Steve Rumbelow told an audience of local business people: “This is the

Planning consent issued for major regeneration scheme

A game changing development to create a new link road, 1,000 new homes and over 135,000m2 of employment space at junction 19 of the M62 has moved up a gear, after planning consent was issued by Rochdale Borough Council.

NHS staff and key workers offered 50% car hire discount

A Rochdale vehicle hire company is offering a 50 per cent discount to NHS staff and key workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Richard Cotton, a director of Rentruck, based in Blueberry Business Park, said cuts to public transport had

Rochdale Manufacturer steps in to meet NHS order

A Rochdale manufacturer has stepped in to supply 3,000 pieces of furniture to support the NHS treat coronavirus patients. The NHS has already announced it is transforming London’s ExCeL centre into a makeshift 4,000-bed ‘field hospital’ and similar

Keeping fit during the lockdown

The boss of an award-winning Rochdale gym has come up with some timely advice on how people can stay fit and healthy during the coronavirus lockdown.

Dr Neil Fell PhD set up and manages onePT, which

Rochdale firm involved in ventilator drive to beat Covid

A Rochdale manufacturer has found itself involved in the UK-wide drive to produce 30,000 emergency ventilators to help the NHS deal with coronavirus.

The equipment is critical in the care of some of the most seriously ill

Rochdale Businesses are pulling together

In these testing times, Rochdale businesses are pulling together. A number of businesses are sharing what they are doing to get through.

Phil Cornell the CEO of K P Industries, in Kingsway Business Park, which works

A lesson in skills

Every town needs what Tracey Wood describes as “a talent pipeline for business.” That means a flow of young people