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'Madcap' idea proved genius

ON the evening of 21 December, 1844, Rochdalians gathered in Toad Lane, waiting for a shop open.

Priorities remain the same in any age

TOWN centre manager Debbie O'Brien looks at Rochdale's main focus and it's future ...

United front drives society right to the top

WITH its head office in Sandbrook Park, Rochdale, United Co-operatives is the most successful Co-operative society in the UK.

Life among this crowd was rough and ready

ROCHDALE was first granted a market in 1241 and for more than five centuries it was the property of the Lord of the Manor.

High-flyer took helm of younger generation

AS THE superstore revolution swept the country one of the major players staked its claim to Rochdale shoppers.