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Council invests to earn £4.5m over the next ten years

A new investment drive by Rochdale Borough Council is expected to generate almost half a million pounds of additional income every year, as part of continuing efforts to protect core services amid government spending cuts.

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Rochdale car finance company moves up a gear with ambitious expansion

Local car finance company, Marsh, has more than quadrupled its floor space and driven up staff numbers following a council-backed move to the Victorian Crossfield Mill.

The company, which works with major car companies like Stonecare,

Rochdale business woman prepares to open recycling plant

A NEW plastic recycling plant is set to open in Rochdale, with the aim of reducing the amount of our plastic waste either being sent to landfill or exported to China.

Maxine Brown, managing director of

Kingsway welcomes new local occupier

The Kingsway Partnership and Ropemaker have secured their first occupier for ‘Plot K’ on Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale, North Manchester. Cleland McIver Lifestyle has acquired a 40,000 sq ft warehouse as part of its ongoing expansion strategy in

Stirring the imagination of electric car OEMs

As sales of hybrid and all-electric cars continue to gain momentum, UK-based PTG Heavy Industries is busy applying its considerable knowledge of friction stir welding to help automotive OEMs address some of the challenges associated with the manufacture

Bold new look for growing Rochdale design agency

Rochdale based design agency Urbansoul have rebranded their website with a new visual identity. The new image was conceived to reflect the bold & creative personality of the business and to ensure the team’s expertise in cutting-edge

The New Town Centre Leaflet

With £170m invested since 2010, the transformation of Rochdale town centre is almost complete.  The huge town centre regeneration programme, which has been headed by the council with support from Rochdale Development Agency and the private sector, has

A cut above: council support helps hairdresser get head start on Rochdale’s burgeoning business scen

A hairdresser with a razor sharp eye on Rochdale’s regeneration has opened a new salon in a recently transformed part of the town centre.

Marnie Kennedy had more than a decade’s experience of hairdressing