My attention has been drawn to local publisher, Northern Eye Books - isn't it weird how you can live somewhere for ages and not know that on your doorstep is a publisher producing books of local interest. It's largely because of the death of independent booksellers, who were reliable stockists for local books. Northern Eye has an interesting catalogue covering Chester, Cheshire and north Wales.

Northern Eye also has a blog, which covers a range of stuff. Books, obviously, but also walking in the great outdoors (we have such beautiful countryside on our doorstep), nature and climbing. There are some great photos, too. Looking at some of the posts, I realised we actually have a few Northern Eye titles on our bookshelves at home. A good reason to follow the blog.