Tag: Local

Keep kind and Fettle on: a blog series by Fi Mason – Northern Fettle – Part 1: lending a hand to the local independents

Posted on by nrthlass in barbers, Business and start-ups, hairdressers, independent, indie, Local, Uncategorized

This week marks the beginning of a new blog series by Fi Mason, one half of Northern Fettle – a small business support service that offers a holistic and modern approach to helping independent businesses. Fi will be exploring some of the inspirational minds behind the best independent businesses, sharing her own experiences, while also urging us to remember that running your own business requires not only grit, but support from those around you. In her first post, Fi asks the question, is being an independent business just a little too independent?

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Community Matters: A Small Good Thing

Posted on by nrthlass in Business and start-ups, Locations, Uncategorized

A Small Good Thing, a community greengrocers with a focus on seasonal, organic produce and waste reduction, is the product of a long term friendship originally forged 11 years ago in a pub in Bolton, where Lisa and Emily, founders of the business, were brought together by a shared love of Joni Mitchell…

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Why Salome should be on your ‘must see’ list for April

Posted on by nrthlass in Events, music, Theatre

Opera North returns to Leeds Town Hall with the thrilling Salome. Described as opera at its most extreme, the bloody tale is wrapped up into 100 intense and exhilarating minutes. Opera North’s Press Officer Elizabeth Simmonds explains why Salome is the ‘must see’ production this month.

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The Great Gatsby restaurant review

Posted on by nrthlass in Reviews, visit

In the heart of Sheffield lies The Great Gatsby, a self-proclaimed ‘veritable chameleon of a bar’ specialising in Mexican style street dishes. Tracy Barlow tells all about her experience. Mouth-waterers beware.

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Have it all in Harrogate!

Posted on by nrthlass in travel, Uncategorized, visit

Well done, you’ve made it to the Easter Bank holiday! So, what better way to enjoy the extended weekend than a jaunt to the North Yorkshire town of Harrogate. Famed for it’s heritage as a spa resort and home to the infamous Bettys Cafe Tea Rooms, Harrogate is a must visit this Easter and Jane Moor has created you the ultimate guide to this iconic spa town.

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Sex and the Suffragette

Posted on by nrthlass in History, Politics, Sociology

This year marks a hundred years since the first steps were taken towards women’s access to democracy. In 1918, after more than twenty years of organised action, women over the age of thirty who owned property, female graduates voting in their university constituency, and female members of government, were trusted with the vote. It took a further ten years of continued organised pressure before all women were considered capable of engaging in the democratic process. Many different tactics were used to win the vote including: protest marches, hunger strikes, and the damage of property. Lesser known, however, is the suffragette’s engagement with the science of sexology.

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Cut from a Different Cloth: Why Halifax is ‘On Trend’

Posted on by nrthlass in Locations, travel

With the Beast From the East hopefully behind us (fingers and toes crossed), Faye Chambers gives us a reason to embrace Spring and venture out to the West Yorkshire town of Halifax. Currently in the midst of a cultural revolution, the Calderdale hot spot is reinforcing that it’s not so grim up North!

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