Why the best is yet to come for Rochdale
Five years ago next month, Steve Rumbelow became the chief executive of Rochdale Borough Council, after holding a similar role at Burnley Council.
Northern leaders launch Manifesto for the North
The Manifesto for the North has been launched with the aim of pressing all political parties into action ahead of the General Election and ensuring that the new Government,...
Iain Roberts
- PR and comms guy
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
Retail business rates’ inequality raised once again
The British Retail Consortium has joined the growing chorus of voices that have welcomed the recent release of the Treasury Select Committee report on business rates. BRC chief executive...
A grave matter
Landlords who are developing within the vicinity of a disused burial ground should be aware of the law surrounding the treatment of long buried human remains. The discovery of...
Reforms needed for ‘broken’ business rates system say MPs
The Treasury Committee yesterday published its unanimously agreed report on the Impact of Business Rates across England and Wales and it’s pretty damning.
Why Rochdale is the place for business
Rochdale Development Agency hosted a roundtable of local businesses and asked them why they felt Rochdale was a destination for business.
In the eye of the beholder
Get into the mind of your audience to create great marketing campaigns.
Rewriting the definition of placemaking
In its strictest sense successful placemaking creates spaces to promote people’s health, happiness and wellbeing – but that’s not the only definition.
Have things got a whole lot harder for GMSF?
The odds of the GMSF being successfully delivered fell a little lower this week, after the local Conservative group failed to rule out voting against any final draft that...
Kevin Whitmore
- North Region Director
- Built Environment Communications Group
- Public Consultation + Political Engagement
A ‘heads up’ on heads of terms
A recent case has provided a warning that inadequately drafted letters of intent are capable of being legally binding.
