Podcast

The top 8 restaurants in Ramsbottom… – Episode 140

June 25, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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…according to Tripadvisor…within a quarter mile radius…as of June 2019.

OK, I agree there is some room for error here, however to try to avoid any bias, I’m taking these ratings and reviews directly from TripAdvisor as of the 24th of June 2019.

Does your favourite restaurant make the cut?

To give you an idea of what a quarter mile radius looks like, here it is:

After some discussion on social media about where is the centre of Ramsbottom, which many agreed was The Urn, I used Free Map Tools website to create this fetching green circle above.

Ordinarily, I’d have the full list here, but I’m going to keep the suspense and ask that you listen to the podcast episode (just click on the play button above or even better, subscribe) to find out exactly who made the cut.

Award nomination for Ramsbottom and The Railway Pub Reopens – Episode 139

June 16, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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It should come as no surprise that Ramsbottom is up for another award, ok technically it’s not RAMSBOTTOM, but I would argue that when anywhere in Ramsbottom is up for an award, then Ramsbottom as a whole is up for the award.

The award that is on offer this time is Baratxuri is up for Neighbourhood Restaurant of the year as part of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival.

Baratxuri have won awards before, in fact they won TWO amazing awards back in 2017 so let’s get voting to get another award back in Ramsbottom, especially as it looks like

You can vote for Baratxuri on the voting page here.

Helen Wilson of A Star Tuition Group – Episode 138

May 27, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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Did you know that a survey found that one in four secondary school students have used a private tutor, and this grows to almost half (41%) in London?

On the podcast this week I interview local private tutor Helen Wilson who owns and runs A Star Tuition Group based out of Ramsbottom. A Star Tuition Group have been running for over ten years with Helen working full time at it for over the past three.

Helen has been seeing fantastic results from her students, including all of her students that took a grammar school exam last year passing it.

It’s not just families looking to send their children to grammar school though, Helen and A Star Tuition provide for a wide range of needs.

Dave Cookson of Charles Louis Mortgage Advisers – Episode 137

May 19, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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Now, this might not be your first choice for podcast subject matter, you know, mortgages, *yawn*, but hear me out.

You’d think being a mortgage advisor would be a pretty uneventful job, well, nothing could be more from the truth.

Dave talks about having to rescue his business physically, his bit of a love in for one of Ramsbottoms iconic local buildings, and Dave opens up about his favourite local Ramsbottom cafe.

Ethan Ballan of Bartisserie2 – Episode 136

May 5, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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It might surprise you to learn that Bartisserie, which is situated at the top of Bridge Street facing the Tilted Vase/Urn is coming up to its one year anniversary since opening.

That time feels like it has flown by, and as restaurants tend to be judged on if they can survive the first six months, Ethan of Bartisserie has done amazingly well.