firstly, cheers to kai for the namecheck ;)

Ill do my best to answer the questions.....

DJs to listen to?

Pretty much all of the big Hardstyle DJs are Dutch; Luna, Lady Dana, Brennan & Heart etc etc and I would agree with Kai when he says the Up-and-Coming UK DJs are Rory McCart and Liam B, but also add Brian M at Bionic ;) Also dont forget the Germans..... Sam Punk and Blutonium Boy

Clubs in the North to go to?

Think Kai had that covered too..... and I am SW as well so cant really comment further.

Live Acts to listen to?

I wouldnt actually say there is a Live Hardstyle act at the moment, I am sure there are some of the Dutch Hardstyle Producers that do some live stuff, but nothing on the scale of someone like Lab4.

The best labels to buy from?

My Personal Favourite has to be Straight On Recordings, and I would say Blutonium Records. Both have distinctive styles with SO & their sister label SOB (Straight On Black) showing the typical Dutch style, and Blutonium the German.

The best websites/places of interest to look at?

www.screamer-hardstyle.com - Along the same lines as Global Hardstyle

www.partyflock.nl - Written in Dutch, but have a play around and find info out about whats happening in Holland.

and finally

What's happening in the Hardstyle scene these days, whats big news etc etc and where do you see the scene going...

Well, I can see Hardstyle being driven onwards by those carayzee Dutchies, its always a good sign when you get an offshoot Genre (Jumpstyle) it usually shows longevity. In the UK, hopefully we will see the growth of the scene over here, I think when one of the big boys jumps on it as Goodgreef have been recently I think it will continue to move onwards and upwards.

there ya go