The Northern Eco

https://thenortherneco.substack.com/

Founder Sarah Hartley is based in Yorkshire Dales and has a background in journalism innovation at Google and The Guardian. She founded The Northern Eco as an innovative way to share news about local environmental issues, without it being “a doom-laden offering”. She noticed how news, particularly environmental news, often makes people feel overwhelmed and helpless. The Northern Eco amplifies the work of people working on solutions to bring hope and inspire readers to take action.

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Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Year the organization started publishing:
2023
Languages:
English
Type of coverage:
Regional
Area of coverage:
North Yorkshire, County Durham, Northumbria, North East England

Content

Editorial coverage:
A single topic (such as education, environment or criminal justice)
Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Environment
Lifestyle
Journalism genres:
Essays
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Data journalism
Crowdsourcing
Solutions or constructive journalism
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Newsletter

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
1,000
Twitter number of followers:
1,608

Management and team

Founders

Female:
1
Male:
0
Founders:
Sarah Hartley
Directors:
Sarah Hartley, Julian Hartley

Team

Full-time employees:
1
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
2

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Consultancy services
Audience support / reader revenue
Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities
Training services for journalists
Product development and sales
Technology development services
Newsletter subscriptions
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Grants from local and national government, and other connected governmental institutions or entities
The second most important revenue source reported:
Training services for journalists
Others revenue sources:
Awards for journalism

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Has an ethics policy / manual
Publishes an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Publishes a complaints policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team

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