The Lead North

The Lead North shortlisted in national journalism awards

Our newsletters, read by thousands of subscribers in towns and regions beyond the bright lights in the North of England, receive recognition

Jul 15 •

The Lead Editors

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Inside the Labour welfare rebellion – who is fighting back?

Plus: Worrying polling in ReformWatch, everything we're reading, watching and listening to in The Lead Digest, and your chance to have your say on…

Jun 26 •

Luke Beardsworth

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Manchester is winning awards for its smoke-free agenda but toxic air still plagues the city

Car emissions still make Manchester one of the UK's most polluted cities – are Clean Air Zones the answer?

Jun 10 •

REBECCA. L. ROOT

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How we revealed the First Reform UK pub has ‘long history of supporting neo-Nazi music gigs’

“I’m not racist... but I have to make money somehow”: Inside the rebranded pub and revealing its dark past.

May 22 •

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The Blackpool Lead

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Years of austerity has left the Environment Agency unable to protect residents from landfills in the way it would like

Local authorities believe the Environment Agency is best-placed to tackle landfills. But years of austerity means they can't necessarily provide the…

May 6 •

Luke Beardsworth

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A river is keeping a local school's lights on – is this a community solution to Britain's energy crisis?

Labour’s wants to make Britain a "clean energy superpower", Whalley Community Hydro scheme and others like it could set them on the right track.

Apr 24 •

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The community at the heart of Scunthorpe’s British Steel saga

While views on the steelwork’s future are divisive, the town’s community spirit is indisputable.

Apr 17 •

Hannah Sargeant

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Inside the Reform circus at British Steel in Scunthorpe

Whether Farage’s sudden nationalisation move is simply a ploy to gain support from those desperate to keep their livelihoods or not, uncertainty around…

Apr 9 •

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Hannah Sargeant

Spring Statement - a view from the North: Taking the hardest hit and delaying inevitable bad news

The Teesside Lead editor and political journalist Leigh Jones digs into what the Chancellor had to say and what it really means for the northern…

Mar 27 •

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Northern rail made more than half a million in "unlawful" fare evasion prosecutions

The Lead has found that there were almost 6,000 out of court settlements by the train operator for fare evasion charges in the last four years.

Mar 18 •

Gabriel Kennedy

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Optimism cuts through the gloom at Convention of the North

The world may be a gloomy place, but optimism reigns in Preston at the Convention of the North

Feb 28 •

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Angela Rayner to set out ‘wholesale total rewiring of government power in England’ at Convention of the North

Angela Rayner to give keynote speech at Convention of the North - but debate over devolution in Lancashire not expected to end any time soon

Feb 28 •

Luke Beardsworth

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The Lead Editors

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