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25 years of Rochdale Online






           Independent news publication Rochdale               business search engine, to a hugely popular,
           Online has celebrated 25 years of business.         free to advertise in, events diary.


           Started in June 1998, it is one of the oldest,      Local job vacancies, plus hundreds of
           most popular, most successful so-called             properties for sale and to rent can also be
           ‘hyperlocal’ websites in the country.               found on the site.


           Based in Rochdale town centre with locally          Rochdale Online takes its commitment to
           employed staff, Rochdale Online has grown           the local community very seriously.
           to become a very important resource for
           the local community, recognised throughout          It is important to give back to the
           the borough as the source of trustworthy,           community, and from the very
           reliable news and information.                      beginning of the website back in 1998,
                                                               Rochdale Online has offered local
           Along with the ‘Main News’ section, the site        community groups, voluntary organisations
           has a ‘Sports News’ section; this carries           and charities not just quality coverage of
           reports on local sport including an array of        their news but also a free website hosted
           amateur sports/clubs, including cricket,            and maintained by Rochdale Online.
           rugby league, rugby union, football, golf,
           hockey, running, cycling, swimming,                 Market share and growth are impressive,
           boxing, martial arts, and even rally driving.       from 58,000 unique visitors a month in
                                                               2011 to over 179,000 in 2023.
           The local business community is catered for
           in the ‘Business News’ section. This section        Rochdale Online is a genuinely local
           largely covers news about local companies,          company, based in the town centre,
           but also features regional and national             employing local people, covering the patch
           business news that is of interest to readers.       in which they live and work giving the local
                                                               community quality, in-depth news.
           The website is full of useful local
           information, from a comprehensive local                   www.rochdaleonline.co.uk



































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