Rochdale is a small town proud of its history. It was there, on the northern edge of Greater Manchester, that the modern co-operative movement was born in 1844 through the Rochdale Society of ...

The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers didn't invent the idea of the co-operative, but the model established by the Rochdale Pioneers, as they became known, was to be the most enduring. Indeed, in ...

A new campaign has been launched to revitalise Rochdale town centre – inspired by the Rochdale Pioneers. Mark Birkett is calling on residents to help launch a new movement in the town, the birthplace ...

Saturday afternoon, at the rooms of the Prospect Union, a new cooperative society was formed to further the education of the working classes. The organization is to be known as the Cooperative Union ...

THE repair of the bridge carrying the Roman road over the stream at Black Castle Clough, Blackstone Edge, having been completed (see NATURE of Sept. 3, p. 340), the bridge was declared open by Sir ...

The restoration of a major historical feature behind Rochdale Town Hall has finally been completed.

There's big news in the city this morning as The Co-operative Bank has confirmed a takeover by Coventry Building Society has been completed. The Co-op Bank was formed in 1872 as the Loan and Deposit ...