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17:45 – Signal has now returned widely to the area. Last update from Three stated:
There is currently an ongoing outage affecting at least EE and Three mobile networks has been ongoing in Ramsbottom since around 8am this morning.
No signal is available at all on these networks but engineers are aware and are working to get it resolved.
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Could this be a sign that Ramsbottom is breaking away from its independent high street image?
The shop on Square Street which had previously been Velvet had been closed since Velvet moved to Bridge Street.
We’ve all been wondering what it would become and now the signs are up and the answer is Bang and Olufsen.
If you’re not familiar with the name, Bang and Olufsen are a high-end manufacturer of multimedia equipment such as Televisions and Hi-Fi Equipment.
I’d personally be interested to know if Bang and Olufsen are going to join the Business Group, I’m not sure how it works for them given they’re not independent.
What do you think about the thought of larger high street chains entering Ramsbottom? A welcome change from restaurants and coffee shops or a break from what keeps Ramsbottom high street unique?
I spoke to Karon after the shop was broken into on episode 94 of the podcast.
On Thursday, April 4 at around 14:10 pm on Tesco Metro carpark a man could be seen spray-painting the words “NOT A SPACE” in white on the ground.
He had received a fine for parking in what he believed was a space on the edge of the supermarket car park.
After repositioning his vehicle and ripping the affixed fine from the windscreen he took out an aerosol can from the back of his car, walked back to the space, knelt down and created a sign presumably to warn others.
The two gaps at the end of the car park (pictured) are enclosed by double yellow lines but it’s unclear if it is prohibited to park in the spaces or not.
Drivers have been caught out using the spaces in the past with one local resident Timothy Smith commenting:
“It’s not at all obvious you’re not allowed to park there. They look like spaces and cars are often parked in them. I was almost ticketed but fortunately I was in my car when a ticket attendant approached to inform me of the situation.”
Residents of George Road in Ramsbottom might not realise how close a shave they had when a tree fell down behind them.
The tree which was located between Dundee Lane Church and George Road was around 20 meters in length has been brought down in recent high winds.
[Read more…] about Ramsbottom residents have a lucky escape when recent storms bring down tree
A couple of years back (October 2014 to be exact) Hollywood came to Ramsbottom in the form of a movie studio filming scenes for A Monster Calls. There was much fervor around the town with rumours of Liam Neeson due to show up with Sigourney Weaver in tow. In addition to shops being asked to leave their lights on in the evening to make it appear as though the town were still awake we had crowds of locals turn up to hopefully get a glimpse of Liam Neeson amongst other stars.
Well, I honestly don’t think Liam Neeson visited us, mainly because his part in the film appears to be voiceover only (not that I’ve seen it yet, but judging from the trailers he’s just the voice of The Monster).