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Real Life Radio Rossendale launches today, with some familiar sounding hosts if you’ve ever listened to Rossendale Radio.

The station promises to offer “PROPER MUSIC. REAL TALK.” all streamed online, you can get it on your Amazon Echo if you have one, or via the website directly with efforts to bring in digital radio at a later date.

The station founders were previous hosts on Rossendale Radio who since leaving Rossendale Radio have now started Real Life Radio Rossendale. This means you’ll hear fantastic familiar hosts such as Charlie Kerrigan, Steve Youngs, James Goulding, Tracy Heatley and Tony Horne amongst others, you can find out who on their Meet the team page.

What has that got to do with Ramsbottom I hear you cry? Well, how about The Ramsbottom Hour hosted by me?

I’ve not fully formed the show yet, but it will most likely lean heavily on the podcast however one benefit is there will be music, which I simply can’t do on the podcast for music licensing reasons.

I’m really looking forward to this new challenge and the team are all eager to bring you what you want to hear, so if you have suggestions, you can get in touch with the station to let them know.

The last few months have been difficult (and continue to be) for everyone for obvious reasons. Whilst some locals have been making face masks and PPE, groups such as RammyMen have been helping with shopping and many other things and our local restaurants have been feeding the needy and those hardworking NHS staff and homeless on the frontline.

Glen Duckett from the Eagle and Child got in touch a few weeks back to let me know some of the fantastic things themselves and others have been doing to help:

We are currently sending out prepared meals each week working with
Mary-Ellen McTague, who established #McrFoodInitiative which aims to
feed the NHS workers and vulnerable people, such as the homeless and
family members of those in hospital or care.

[Read more…] about Local businesses helping the #MCRFoodInitiative with Eat Well MCR

Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival organisers have taken the initiative to postpone the Chocolate Festival for Ramsbottom 2020.

The event, which was due to take place on the 4th and 5th of April would have been the 11th annual chocolate festival, which is one of the biggest events that take place in Ramsbottom.

A full statement has been posted to the Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival Facebook Page:

[Read more…] about Ramsbottom Chocolate Festival Postponed due to Coronavirus Fears

If you’ve been pining for for pastry treats since the loss of Bartisserie in Ramsbottom, well you might just be in luck.

Businesses in Ramsbottom come and go, it’s sad that we have to lose one for another to come in, especially when some of the businesses have been around for decades.

This time, we lost Zara Cakes having originally opened in March 2019 but what is going to come in April this year is called La Petite Patisserie.

[Read more…] about La Petite Patisserie to open in Ramsbottom