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Joined November 2023
“Reporting on what’s happening, without the clickbait.” We’re excited to have the backing of broadcaster @StephLunch as we bring a new kind of regional journalism to the North East.
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The Source's @SMRushworth spent a day with the North East Regional Economic Crime Coordination Centre during Freshers’ Week to find out how criminals target students and why they can be particularly vulnerable to becoming ‘money mules’ Read in full ⬇️ eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Your Friday edition is here 🗞️ We've covered balaclavas, Borderlands & bizarre graffiti; transport funding & an apprenticeship pilot in Tees Valley; Tyne Tunnel & Tyne Bridge closures; the opening of Super Brad’s Pad; & how to keep your marbles... eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Richard Coates of Lumanorth and @benmckechnie of @EpicuriumLtd chat to us about what they’re using AI for and where they think it could take their businesses next. Read this along with other top stories in the North East 👇 eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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We're still reading everything so you don’t have to, here's the latest: 🏛️ The NE leads the way in the devolution agenda 🏆 There's a tale of two Boros 🎓 Newcastle Uni's controversial appointment 🗞️ Who owns a crime story, and how should we tell it?👇 eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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It’s Friday, which means our Eyes & Ears column has landed in The Source subscribers’ inboxes. There's a lot to cover in this week's edition, so grab a cuppa and read it in full 👇 eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Today's The Source is live! 📰 🔎 The future of hospice care 🚆 Calls for greater local control of North East rail 🛣️ Major A1 junction upgrades 🌉 Do you know which Tyneside landmark has been named a World Origin Site? Read in full ⬇️ eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Following the launch of The Source, the popular Eyes & Ears column now has a new home within the publication. If you’re new to Eyes & Ears, it’s a curated roundup of everything you need to know from across the North East. Read today's edition 👇 eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Meet The Source! 🗞️ The North East is on the rise - and there’s never been a better time for a new kind of regional journalism. Independent, quality journalism. No clickbait. No intrusive ads. Just stories that matter. Go straight to The Source 👇 eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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It’s been a while since we last posted... But behind the scenes we’ve been working on something new. More details to follow tomorrow 👀
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It’s true, somehow me (and Helen) are 80 - and it’s got me thinking about things. Read all about it…👇
"Me and Helen Mirren: Life after 80' - a great column from @Bob__Hudson is in tomorrow's edition of Eyes & Ears. You can sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox by clicking on a button in the current edition here: eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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"Me and Helen Mirren: Life after 80' - a great column from @Bob__Hudson is in tomorrow's edition of Eyes & Ears. You can sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox by clicking on a button in the current edition here: eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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"A lot more people have heard of Redhills than have been here but we aim to change that". Inside the £14m restoration of the home to The Pitmen's Parliament. eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Here's the link to the #NUFC article by Simon Rushworth from the trip to Trinidad & Tobago in 2000. Sun, Scrabble and some risky business: eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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With NUFC currently in Asia, Editor Brian Aitken, selected this article by Simon Rushworth from The QT archives. Dateline: Trinidad, 2000. No internet, no signal. Sir Bobby wrapped up a transfer over a couple of lemonades, and Simon was 'at work' with these players...
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And Simon was able to watch a man with four fingers and one eye explain to Scotland striker Kevin Gallagher that cutting the tops off coconuts was a job for life. Remember this @IanPayneITV
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Reform sitting on a SEND timebomb set to go off in eight months, and they're not happy at not receiving an invite to this year's Gala. Still, this week's Eyes & Ears contains a link to Chris Stewart's wonderful memories of Gala days gone by: eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Harry Pearson has a way with words and brings a lightness of touch to the trickiest of situations. Editor @BrianTheQT has selected this gem from The QT Vaults for this week's weekend read on Eyes & Ears. eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Editor Brian Aitken has gone into The QT Vaults and emerged with this brilliant interview David Whetstone carried out with Earl John Charlton ahead of the screening of 'Someone's Daughter, Someone's Son' in Feb 2024 eyesandearsnortheast.substac…
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Yes a goldfish too! Think Tony says that came second in his eyes - and there was a man selling coconuts on the way out to spare a few blushes.
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Or a goldfish? My poem The Hoppings Comes To Town Moor
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