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The changing face of Rochdale’s night time economy

When perms, mullets and shoulder pads were all the fashion in the 1980’s the rise of nightclubs and bars saw a vibrant nightlife in the borough.  The era saw the emergence of new wave, punk, and electronic

Innovative Partnership Delivers Apprenticeship for the Green Energy Sector

An innovative collaboration between education, industry and specialist skills providers which has created a groundbreaking apprenticeship that will help to solve the skills challenges experienced by the green energy sector.

The ‘Practitioner in Pipelines for Hydrogen

Meet the international design agency founded in Rochdale

As part of Rochdale Development Agency’s 30th birthday celebrations were speaking to some of the region’s longest established businesses. When designer David Williams decided to launch his own agency 20 years ago he opted to stay ‘close

Uncovering Littleborough

This week we head to Littleborough, a district of Rochdale located 3 miles northeast of Rochdale town centre. It neighbours the Calder Valley in the upper Roch Valley area, sitting in the foothills of the picturesque south Pennines and

Pop up performance shop by Tangled Feet at Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre

Sat 21st October (10am–5pm) and Sun 22nd October 2023 (10.30am-4pm)

There’s going to be a touch of the funny, strange and beautiful in Rochdale Exchange Shopping Centre – Rochdale, as Tangled Feet’s Pop Up

ROCHDALE IS WHERE THE HEART IS FOR PREMIUM FABRICATIONS

Premium Fabrications began life in Rochdale in 2018 with Justin Smyth and Barbara Smyth at the helm and Kevin Jewell joining a couple of years later.  Between them, they have over 78 years of experience in the Stainless Steel

Uncovering Bamford

This is the first of a series of articles exploring the borough of Rochdale and what it has to offer as a place to live.  I will be speaking to local business owners that not only have

Keeping it local: Two Businesses continue decades of business together

Family owned Rochdale based business Hanson Springs, have placed an order for 4 Spring Test Machines worth £100,000 with fellow Rochdale based business Testometric. 

Born out of servicing the textile industry in Rochdale, both family owned business