Martin Bryant, community editor at Tech North and former editor at large for The Next Web, brings you a roundup of the top tech news to come out of the North of England over the past month.
One of the things people who move to the North to work in tech quickly realise is that the industry isn’t restricted to a few cities. Successful companies of all sizes are everywhere, from big conurbations to tiny villages.
So, it was good to see this recognised with the recent launch of WA Digital. The trade body represents the digital sector in the enormous Warrington postcode area, which covers a swathe of land between Liverpool and Manchester. It will focus on connecting, training and holding events for the sector, and follows similar organisations in cities across the North. If the Yorkshire Dales doesn’t have its own digital trade body soon, I’ll eat my hat with a side of Wensleydale....