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ROCHDALE Market share

and growth are

ONLINE impressive, from

58,000 unique

Visitors a month
20 YEARS SERVING in 2011 to over

THE BOROUGH 160,000 in 2018

OF ROCHDALE

Pauline Journeaux - Rochdale Online MD

ochdale Online tion, the site has a ‘Sports News’ is very popular, however, there ur MP Tony
is a rarity, an section; this carries reports on is much more to Rochdale On- Lloyd has
independent Rochdale AFC and Rochdale Hor- line beyond the news. this to say:
family-owned nets RLFC, and a comprehensive
online news array of amateur sports/clubs, The website is full of useful local “Rochdale
publication including cricket, rugby league, information, from a compre- Online
started by a rugby union, football, golf, hockey, hensive local business search is a well-
R local man in running, cycling, swimming, box- engine, to a hugely popular, free O established
June 1998. It is the oldest, most ing, martial arts, and even regular to advertise in, events diary. source of news for people across
popular, most successful so- reports on a local motor rally Rochdale and the surrounding
called ‘hyperlocal’ website in the driver. Hundreds of local job vacancies, area. This online journal has a
country. plus properties for sale and to dedicated following of people who
The ‘Community News’ section rent can be found. have come to rely on it for factual
From inception, Rochdale covers everything from small and relevant local information.”
Online, based in Rochdale town fetes to large community awards Rochdale Online takes its com-
centre and whose staff all live events and Rochdale Online still mitment to the local community Rochdale Online is a genuinely
locally, has strived to serve sends journalists out to cover very seriously. It is important to local company, based in the town
the community by providing small community events; some- give back to the community, and centre, employing local people,
an authoritative source of thing that is much appreciated by as such from the very beginning covering the patch in which they
local news and by promoting the local community. of the website back in 1998 live and work giving the local
local businesses, groups and Rochdale Online has offered community quality, in-depth news.
organisations. local community groups, volun-
The local business community is tary organisations and charities
catered for in the ‘Business News’
The website has grown to not just quality coverage of their
become a very important section. In the main, this section news but also a free website
resource for the local covers news about local compa- hosted and maintained by
community, recognised nies, but also features regional Rochdale Online.
throughout the borough as the and national business news that is
source of trustworthy, reliable of interest to our readers.
news and information. www.rochdaleonline.co.uk
Along with the ‘Main News’ sec- The news section of the website