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Transdev CEO Alex Hornby Explains Red Express Bus Stop – Episode 158

December 7, 2019 by Lee 3 Comments

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The press release on the 29th of November looked like good news, a title of “We’re improving Irwell Line from 26 January” however it soon became clear this was anything but for Ramsbottom.

Within this came the announced death of the Red Express/x41 service due to happen at the end of January.

To get a better understanding about why these changes were happening and if there was anything that could make Transdev reconsider, I contacted Alex Hornby, CEO of Transdev Blazefield for an interview and Alex was more than happy to come on the podcast.

One key area of discussion was the cost of the service. The article mentioned above details Transdev are losing £300,000 a year running the Red Express and Alex was keen to highlight this didn’t come lightly:

“We’re not a public body, we can’t share our secrets with everyone. We wouldn’t be withdrawing the service if it did work, it’s not in our interest to do that.” – Alex Hornby

Ramsbottom gets ready for Small Business Saturday

December 5, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

Saturday marks the 7th annual Small Business Saturday on the 7th of December. 7th on the 7th, has quite a nice ring to it. If you’re not aware of Small Business Saturday, here’s a direct quote from their website:

Small Business Saturday UK is a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which highlights small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support small businesses in their communities.
Small Business Saturday UK – https://smallbusinesssaturdayuk.com/

In short, what Small Business Saturday aims to do is highlight small business success and aims to encourage us all to “shop local”. This doesn’t just mean in shops though, this means local businesses too.

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Matt Holland of Roots Restaurant – Episode 157

December 1, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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This interview surprised me in several parts. I had no idea that Matt was in to so many things, he doesn’t just own and run Roots, which you’ll hear in the interview.

Originally starting out from his own home (Matt has a very understanding wife 😄) they then moved to their own premises

I’ve been to Roots a few times now and if you’ve never been I’d argue it’s certainly somewhere to try. It’s a set menu and if you don’t like anything or if you’re allergic to anything you can mention before you go and they’ll accommodate you.

Paul Davies of UkePunk – Episode 156

November 23, 2019 by Lee Leave a Comment

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I nipped round to Paul’s house recently and had a nice long chat with him, and surprise surprise, I recorded it so we can all listen to what he had to say. We talk about everything from Ramsbottom United to The Queen to guitars vs Ukulele.

New! Quickfire Questions from Kids

This is the first episode of the podcast with a new section which is called: Quickfire Questions from Kids. This is where I ask some kids I know (one being my son) to think of some questions for the guest and the guest answers them. They could be anything as you’ll hear on this episode.

Factory Street Closed for Resurfacing from Tomorrow

November 17, 2019 by Lee 1 Comment

If you often use Factory Street to get through Ramsbottom, you’ll need to go round from the 18th of November as the carriageway is being resurfaced. Many thanks to Alan Groves for pointing this out to me via the Twitter account.

Signs have gone up indicating that Factory Street will be closed from the 18th of November for around a week (allowance for up to 24th of November).

This will have the potential for some knock on traffic and delays so please take this into account when travelling around Ramsbottom from tomorrow. At least it’s only a week though.

Roadworks on Factory Street, Ramsbottom, Bury