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On December the 1st, a new Pizza place came into town with both a pickup and delivery option. (delivery only available for orders over £15 which I didn’t notice but to be fair is stated at the bottom of the menu on the website) 
[Read more…] about New Pizza place “The Pizza Boys” launches in Rammy
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Literary and arts festival round up.
Last weekend saw the first Literary and Arts Festival to hit Ramsbottom.
Regardless of what you think with regards to the volume of festivals taking place in Ramsbottom, celebrating the arts in the way that was achieved on the 21st of November was hugely important, not just for the town but for our younger generation too.
Far too often I hear how our attention span is decreasing, it’s currently reported to be around 8 seconds
Events such as the literary festival that took place is a nice change from the usual food based events in Ramsbottom. It helped to fuel reading and poetry amongst other things. [Read more…] about “Bar” Humbug! – Episode 40
Bury Council have today released a report that the planned anaerobic digestion facility has been rejected.
Councillor Sandra Walmsley, cabinet member for resource and regulation, was quoted as saying: “This has been a long process which has stirred up a lot of emotion among residents in Ramsbottom. I am confident that the council and its staff dealt with the whole matter in a scrupulously fair and professional way, and I welcome the fact that this has effectively been recognised in the decision by the Inspector and the Secretary of State.” [Read more…] about Bury Council save Ramsbottom from a slow choking death
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A very wet Tuesday morning saw me visiting the Eagle and Child to have a chat with Eve Townson and Glen Duckett.
If you’ve not heard of the Eagle and Child before, they are a multi-award winning family dining pub situated overlooking Ramsbottom.
Providing training and experience for many young adults; helping them learn a trade whilst building up their confidence in the hospitality industry. Similar to what Jamie Oliver did with Fifteen back in 2002, Glen Duckett is doing here in Ramsbottom.
[Read more…] about Eagle and Child with Glen Duckett and Eve Townson – Episode 39
Every Wednesday I run a small quiz on twitter and Facebook. Through the day you get two clues and then big reveal as to what it was in Ramsbottom each week.
Here is one of them, I plan on creating more archives here if they prove popular.
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