Middleton
Bowlee will be brought into South Middleton, together with Fairfield Road, Lowther Crescent and Hawkshead Drive on Langley.
There will also be a minor adjustment to the eastern boundary of South Middleton along Eastway and Assheton Way to ‘facilitate a more locally identifiable boundary’.
Boarshaw will remain entirely in North Middleton after local councillors raised concerns the commission’s draft recommendations would split up the well-established community.
Alkrington to be kept entirely within the ward of South Middleton to reflect community identity.
Castleton, Hopwood Hall, North Heywood and West Heywood
The boundary between Hopwood Hall and North Middleton will run along Hollin Lane and Rochdale Road, with residents to the north of these roads being placed in Hopwood Hall ward.
Every ward boundary in Rochdale set to change under redrawing of borough s political map
The Local Government Boundary Commission has made its final recommendations to parliament following a two-year review
Rochdale town centre (Image: STEVE ALLEN)
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Every ward boundary in Rochdale is set to change following a redrawing of its political map.
Dan Whelan
A project to create a 100-acre zoo near Hopwood Hall in Rochdale has hit the buffers because the man behind the plans, Johnpaul Houston, cannot be tracked down.
“It is a shame,” said Dan Mitchell, director at planning consultancy Barton Willmore, which was advising Houston on planning matters. “The business case was there and early discussions with the council had been encouraging.
“It was all knitting together nicely. It is a missed opportunity.”
Barton Willmore claims it was unable to contact Houston for over a year, and subsequently filed a winding-up petition against Manchester Zoo Commercial – the vehicle set up to deliver the project and of which Houston is named as the sole director – over money owed.
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Who gets your vote? The key policies and pledges from all the parties and independents standing in the Rochdale Council local elections Date published: 05 May 2021
Voters in the borough will go to the polls on 6 May
Voters in Rochdale will go to the polls tomorrow (6 May) to choose which candidates will represent them on Rochdale Council.
The council is currently dominated by Labour which holds 44 of its 60 seats. A remarkable result would be needed to loosen the group’s grip and put the council into no overall control.