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New market on the way for Rochdale town centre

A brand new Rochdale market is one step closer, with a planning application for a prime town centre site set to be submitted in the next few weeks.

The proposals would see the market opening on

FRICTION STIR WELDING RESEARCH SERVICES FROM PTG

Only 12 months after the successful launch of its UK-based Friction Stir Welding (FSW) sub-contract welding facility, PTG Heavy Industries is to offer research services to organisations looking to investigate new opportunities for the FSW process.

“Our

Rochdale company steps up a gear with newly-opened vehicle repair shop

Local company RKE group is celebrating after opening its sixth business in the borough close to Rochdale town centre.

The new venture, Rochdale Vehicle Repairs, has just opened its doors in School Street, under the guidance

Last post for Telegraph House

A key milestone in the £250 million redevelopment of Rochdale town centre began this week, as demolition works started on the Telegraph House building.

Greater-Manchester-based Contractors Connell Brothers Ltd are now completing the final stage of demolition,

TBA PROTECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES PIONEERS FUTURE OF BRITISH MANUFACTURING

Rochdale manufacturer, TBA Protective Technologies (TBA-PT), has launched an exciting new competition for schools in the local area designed to inspire the British manufacturing stars of the future.

The ‘Manufacturing Matters’ competition, launched Monday 10 October 2016, challenges

Blooming marvellous as council sows the seeds of love

The council’s new borough-wide floral displays have brightened up people’s lives and have been hailed as “a thing of beauty” by a Littleborough resident.

Such was Linda Glossop’s admiration for the stunning scenes

Views sought on the future of Rochdale’s most treasured building

​​Residents are being asked for their views on £16m plans to transform Rochdale’s Grade I listed town hall, as the council prepares to submit a new bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).

The 145-year-old

TBA Protective Technologies bringing outsourced production and testing back to Rochdale

TBA Protective Technologies is set to spend £700,000 on its manufacturing plant in Rochdale over the next two years enabling the Rochdale-based company to bring the production and testing it previously outsourced to the Netherlands back to the UK.<