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July 2018

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Lottery gives green light for transformation of Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum

Plans to redevelop Rochdale’s Greater Manchester Fire Service Museum are firing on all cylinders, with the National Lottery approving a £1.7m grant to transform the space.

The success of the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid,

Relaxing reflexology gets a foothold in Rochdale

A solution for stressed out office workers may have been found in Rochdale – after massage therapist and reflexologist Michelle Mills moved to Globe House business centre in the town.

It’s proved to be a great

Expansion scheme at Kingsway Business Park

Construction has started on 11 new industrial units at Kingsway Business Park in Rochdale ranging in size from 3,000 sq ft to 15,500 sq ft.

The speculative development - called Logic@Kingsway - will be completed in March 2019 and

Next stop Middleton – transport bosses back plan to link town to Manchester tram network

Regional transport bosses have signalled their support for Rochdale Borough Council’s plan to link Middleton with Greater Manchester’s Metrolink system.

The council’s leader, Councillor Allen Brett, has urged decision makers to get on

A measure of business success as council industrial units fill up

The 1st of 40 new industrial units to help growing businesses in Rochdale have been snapped up, bringing 15 new jobs into the borough.

The 7 units in Dodgson Street are now home to a variety of different businesses,

Sitting pretty: new furniture store opens with council help

It’s so-fa so good for the new Heywood furniture business, Simpson Furniture, which has just opened its doors at Church Place.

Owners, Karen and Gary Simpson chose Rochdale after the council furnished them with support,

On the right track: new Rochdale link road boosts train station access

Rochdale’s excellent transport links have moved up a gear, with the opening of a new link road to connect Oldham Road and Rochdale railway station.

The £300,000 Lincoln Street link , which was funded by the GMCA,