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Traffic Chaos Set to hit Ramsbottom

July 19, 2018 by Lee 2 Comments

Ramsbottom is once again set to become gridlocked with more planned road works. This time however it’s not resurfacing of Bridge Street nor a closure for another (fantastic) festival, It’s not even to fix broken water pipes due to the heavy goods vehicles that use our roads. This time it’s gas. Gas pipe replacement works.

Twitter follower Alan Groves brought to my attention (cheers Alan) recently the planned road works ready to hit Ramsbottom this coming Monday which will undoubtedly cause congestion and suffering over all our already busy routes.

@thisisrammysite Digging up Rammy this summer https://t.co/55R3L9BaJf

— Alan Groves (@TheSameTimeLord) July 17, 2018

The planned start date for the works is Monday the 23rd of July 2018.

Should the UK ban parking on pavements? – BBC News

June 13, 2018 by Lee Leave a Comment

Legislation in Scotland could see pavement parking banned, reigniting the debate about the rest of the UK.

Source: Should the UK ban parking on pavements? – BBC News

Parking on pavements is unavoidable in some areas of Ramsbottom

How do you think Ramsbottom would cope if a pavement parking ban was put in place?

This is a common sight around Ramsbottom which if the legislation was passed would mean real difficulty for our parking situation.

Would it mean Ramsbottom would need to get the blue signs installed everywhere?

What do you think, leave your views in the comments below.

Head for the Hills 2018 – Line-Up

March 23, 2018 by Lee Leave a Comment

A little earlier than some previous years this time, but the headliner line-up for Head for the Hills has now been announced.

There are already several acts that have been announced that I’m super excited to see, The Boomtown Rats, The Selecter and the fantastic Bluetones to name just three. This looks to be a really fantastic line-up once again.

If you want to buy tickets for the Festival, they can be purchased on the website.

The announced line-up for Head for the Hills 2018 so far is:

Friday 14th September:

The Selecter & The Beat (feat Ranking Roger)

The Lovely Eggs

LIINES

Saturday 15th September:

THE BLUETONES

BARRY HYDE (OF THE FUTUREHEADS)

Labour shadow minister visits Greenmount’s D-CaFF and Bury Hospice | Bury Times

February 20, 2018 by Lee Leave a Comment

TWO charities in Bury received a visit from the shadow minister for mental health and social care.

Source: Labour shadow minister visits Greenmount’s D-CaFF and Bury Hospice | Bury Times

James Frith has been continuing to show up in various press recently, not only standing by Ramsbottom to get better transport via the Rosso Bus diversions but also helping various charities including this spot in Bury Times for D-CaFF and Bury Hospice.

Great to see our local MP using his image for good.

How do you think James has done since taking office?

Boffins Develop “Wet Summer” Predictor for Ramsbottom

January 25, 2018 by Lee Leave a Comment

OK, not just for Ramsbottom, although rumour has it that it could be renamed to “Ramsbottom Summer” predictor (da-dum-tish).

Last year, the BBC reported that scientists have “found a connection between sea surface temperatures in the North Atlantic in March and April and the subsequent summer’s rain or shine.”

What does this mean for us I hear you say. Upon review of the paper, it states that the predictability of getting soaked whilst cooking food next to our rusty infrequently used barbecues is around 56% (0.56 where 1 is would be a perfect prediction and 0 would be just a guess).

If this becomes commonplace, this could change everything. Festivals would be prepared for bad weather in much more realistic ways to avoid a repeat of the Y Festival last year as well as better stocking of items in local shops such as sunhats if we’re going to have a great summer or fancy umbrellas for the expected rain.