Sarah Hartley

04/12/2023

Really enjoyed talking climate, farming and journalism with the amazing Ivor Price - co-founder of South Africa's Food for Mzansi. https://thenortherneco.substack.com/p/where-the-trendy-farmers-hang-out

26/11/2023

Took a trip down memory lane for today's newsletter. It's the start of a new weekly series which will take a more global stance while the main Tuesday newsletter remains firmly rooted in the north of England. I hope you enjoy it!

Community fridges, low-carbon travel and why even the most informed people would rather take the easy option on climate

22/11/2023

I've been looking at solar farms this week and waiting to see if the details of the Autumn Statement will mean compo for those living nearby.

“Why not mount them on the roofs in business parks or industrial estates or as shelters in car parks as in the Metro Centre? Why do all new houses not have to have them?"

14/11/2023

Bringing you a bit of everything in this week's newsletter - there's a few drops of water, wondering about the repurposing of green bins and a more detailed look at the UK's legislative plans for the environment (spoiler: that doesn't take very long!)

"So this will be the 4th Secretary of State has had since 2020 and the 8th ministerial job Steve Barclay has had during the same period. Pause on that for a second. " Feargal Sharkey

31/10/2023

Thanks to the book experts at The Wonky Tree for today’s guest post

Be inspired with this month's recommendations for readers with an eco bent

24/10/2023

As Yorkshire Water opens the latest public consultation, it’s facing pressure from all quarters - campaigners, customers, environment agency, local councillors and more. My latest Substack dives in. https://open.substack.com/pub/thenortherneco/p/water-water-a-rivers-special?

“We are progressing with our investigation with a view to prosecute, should our evidence identify that polluting offences have taken place.”

19/10/2023

Love this! Have followed the work of Incredible Edibles for some years and this news gives us some hope and inspiration https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-first-uk-back-right-8837591

Campaigners hope idea will go national, as councillors explain how it could work

17/10/2023

I always love speaking with Herb Kim, he has such an interesting perspective on life and his events always capture something inspiring. Here I got to talk with him about 's upcoming Bright Ideas Gathering or "Britain's got intelligence" as he puts it neatly.

“It’s about leaving with energy to want to improve yourself, improve the things you do and just to be positive about life and then actually do those things.”

10/10/2023

Do you ever look at your recycling bin with horror at the waste? That very thought prompted this businesswoman to take action.

“One day we just looked at our household recycling bins and just couldn’t believe how many different things and products we were buying.”

09/10/2023

We are again appealing for witnesses after this poor buzzard was found fighting for it's life at the top of Daleside Road in Rosedale. X-rays revealed that it had been shot, but fortunately it survived the trauma and is currently receiving intensive veterinary care.

PC Jez Walmsley of the Helmsley and Kirkbymoorside safer neighbourhood team stated "This is the third buzzard in the last four months that has been shot or died in suspicious circumstances in the Rosedale area". I would appeal to anyone who has any information about who is persecuting these magnificent birds to come forward. Please email me [email protected]

05/10/2023

This week's post takes a deeper look at the State of Nature report and some of the local actions being taken to address it.

Taking a local lens to the State of Nature report

26/09/2023

Very much enjoyed interviewing Dr Matt Sawyer who works on helping GPs, dentists and other primary care providers about his work. Hope you enjoy hearing more about it too!

The net zero challenge Rishi Sunak isn’t talking about

23/09/2023

Hey folks, we’ve had to make the difficult decision to CANCEL SUNDAY due to adverse weather. Everyone’s safety is our top priority.

✨SATURDAY is still on so please come and join us if you can - it’s going to be an amazing day! If you have booked parking or coach for Sunday you can use it on Saturday.
See you soon, Team Thrift 💚

21/09/2023

19/09/2023

Something a bit different today - have you joined the thrifting revolution https://open.substack.com/pub/thenortherneco/p/the-art-of-being-fashionably-frugal

12/09/2023

What started out as a simple local enquiry has led to a chain of events and a two year journey which is still ongoing.

“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” Kahlil Gibran, poet.

05/09/2023

Discussing whether a low carbon lifestyle is possible with a man who's there to help https://thenortherneco.substack.com/p/living-a-low-carbon-lifestyle-save

29/08/2023

A look at different ways to live such as communes, co-housing, intergenerational residencies with the author and social entrepreneur Mim Skinner. It's the first of an occasional 'Lunch with....' series of longer reads that I'm going to do with inspiring people acting locally in the hop of making the world a more sustainable place. https://thenortherneco.substack.com/p/author-and-social-entrepreneur-mim

25/08/2023

Looking forward to the Bank Holiday as I'm sure you will be too! Also excited about coming back to work (there's a thing!) as I've a cracking interview to share on Tuesday. If you enjoyed the article in The Guardian about cohousing, you won’t want to miss my post coming out on Tuesday which looks at this issue but from a much wider perspective with North East author
Mim Skinner. Subscribe now at http://thenortherneco.com to have it delivered to your inbox. See you Tuesday! https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/aug/24/we-have-brothers-sons-lovers-but-they-cant-live-here-the-happy-home-shared-by-26-women

With residents aged from 58 to 94, New Ground is the UK’s first cohousing community exclusively for older women. Setting it up was an 18-year battle – but with soaring numbers of people living alone, is this an idea whose time has come?

15/08/2023

I get to speak with some very interesting people for my new Substack project. This week I interviewed a Professor who manages to navigate the incredibly complex water company financials.

The old journalistic adage says that to get to the truth - follow the money. But when it comes to looking at the finances of water companies, that's a rather labyrinthian process

08/08/2023

This week's newsletter on Substack - staying with the river pollution theme and looking at actions being taken locally.

Talking with the fisher turned conservationist and citizen scientist Ron Wood plus local politicians speak on the River Swale sewage issue

01/08/2023

Well it's been a while since I've posted here but back in saddle! Working on a short series looking at the issue of river pollution locally and some of the potential solutions to the wider problem.

“No one should have to do all this just to get decent water in their river, we all deserve clean water.”

25/04/2023

Sad news as Big Issue North closes down

From 15 May, Big Issue North vendors will sell the national Big Issue UK weekly magazine, as Big Issue North magazine ceases production. The change will not have an impact on people experiencing poverty and homelessness across the region, who…Read more

07/03/2022

If you're planning to apply for this, don't forget we are holding an online town hall on Tuesday, March 8 at 10am GMT with a live presentation and the opportunity to ask questions. See you there!

https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/google-news-initiative/seeking-news-innovators-middle-east-turkey-africa/

The Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge is now open for applications.

02/02/2022

Spreading the word about this opportunity for journalists starting out in their careers.....

The GNI Student Fellowship offers 30 paid summer placements to journalism, technology, multimedia and design students and recent graduates.

24/01/2022

There's still time to sign up to hear about Innovation Challenge projects from and LMA’s at this webinar on January 27.
https://localmedia.org/event/innovation-challenge-webinar-spotlight-on-societal-impacts-and-sustainability-in-local-media/

January 27, 2022 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - The Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge program empowers news organizations from around the world to demonstrate new thinking in online journalism, better understand their communities and develop new publishing business models. Through this webinar se...

20/08/2021

Playing their part in protecting the environment, it's great to see Ripples in Nigeria working on geojournalism. In this interview, the recipients of the Middle East, Turkey and Africa Innovation Challenge talk about their work and the project they are starting: “The media sector cannot stand by idly while other industries in Africa are contributing to help protect the environment.”
https://lnkd.in/dUz8raDp

In 2021 Ripples Nigeria received funding from the Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge with the first geojournalism platform in Nigeria.