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Is it time Ramsbottom had a book shop?

May 29, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

Ramsbottom Waterstones Mock-up — If Ramsbottom had a Waterstones

I’ve interviewed many people for the podcast in the past and one of my questions used to be “if Ramsbottom is missing anything, what is it?”.

More than one person in the past had said that Ramsbottom is missing “a bookshop”.

The business person in me has always told myself that a bookshop in this day and age is not viable with the competition of online and the decline in usage and funding of our local libraries.

Possibly I was wrong?

I just read an article on Positive News that states independent book shops opening has grown for the second year after being in decline for 20 years.

What do you think? Do you think a bookshop in Ramsbottom could not only survive, but thrive amongst our cafés, restaurants and coffee shops?

I did list a number of places you can find books in Ramsbottom, but outside of the library, none of them are dedicated to books.

9 surprising places to buy books in Ramsbottom

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.

Coffee lovers of Ramsbottom, we’re doing it all wrong!

May 25, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

Ramsbottom has several great places to get coffee, from cafés and restaurants to dedicated coffee establishments such as Grind and Tamp.

This would suggest that we’re a town that loves our coffee, right?

That’s great, because according to a meta-analysis of 127 studies, drinking coffee:

reduces your risk of cancer up to 20 percent;
reduces your risk of heart disease by 5 percent;
reduces your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 30 percent; and
reduces your risk of Parkinson’s disease by 30 percent.

Well, this week I was a little surprised to learn that after years of using caffeine to kick start my day, apparently I was doing it all wrong, and you might be too.

For those inquisitive types, essentially there’s a part of your brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). This is in charge releasing cortisol (the stress hormone).

Nuttall Lane Roadworks Expected to Cause Delays

May 23, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

With halfterm school holidays on the way, you can pretty much always expect some roadworks to be happening around Ramsbottom.

This time, there is a bit of digging going to be happening on Nuttall Lane, potentially adding a few extra minutes to your commute if you live down in the Nuttall Lane/Whittingham Drive estate areas.

Thanks to roadworks.org you can find out the details of these roadworks.

Nuttall Lane Roadworks 30 May – 3 Jun 2019

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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.