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Charlton, a former rough sleeper and one of the ‘stars’ of Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son, a moving documentary about homelessness which premiered in Newcastle. "On screen you'll see the cheery Earl. But occasionally you'll see the face crumple. Being homeless is demeaning,

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Newcastle Theatre Royal closed. Sunderland Empire closed. Universities closed. Pubs, cafes, restaurants, shops, all closed. Why? Because thugs fancy a bit of recreational violence. Little Brexit Britain 2024.

Yesterday, on the six-month anniversary of The QT, I brought you links to two fantastic reads from our first edition: David Whetstone’s interview with the ‘star’ of the homeless documentary Someone’s Daughter, Someone’s Son, and Simon Rushworth’s recollection of how he

I’m really enjoying my trawl through the archives of The QT to bring you our Greatest Hits. Here is our main story from Feb 14. It was an article prompted by columnist Bob Hudson, who talked about councils caught in the “classic trap of responsibility without power”.

The things you discover on holiday... Chris Jackson 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 returned from New Zealand with the remarkable and tragic story of Edwin Bainbridge, the heir to one of Newcastle’s most famous stores. Sit down and enjoy one of the greatest hits from The QT the repost for others to enjoy

“The fact that Edwin was in the wrong place at the wrong time was itself the result of multiple tragedies within his own family." <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->theqt.online/eruption-which…

I promised you two long reads from The QT archives this weekend (I trust you have already enjoyed the tale from Chris Jackson 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 that he discovered when he was in New Zealand). Now I bring you words from that gifted storyteller Michael Chaplin who makes an epic journey through time

We promised you two long reads from The QT archives this weekend (we trust you have already enjoyed the tale from Chris Jackson 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 that he discovered when he was in New Zealand). Now we bring you words from that gifted storyteller Michael Chaplin who makes an epic journey through

Editor Brian Aitken💙 continues his selection of The QT's greatest hits. This takes you back to when anyone who liked music tuned in to Channel 4 on a Friday evening to see The Tube broadcast live from Newcastle. A young Sam Wonfor was behind the scenes for the second coming of Tina

The great thing about The QT is the great pool of writers we were able to call on. This is superb from our unofficial Tyne Valley correspondent Andy Cooper: <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->theqt.online/end-of-the-wor…

The great thing about The QT is the talented writers we are/were able to call on. This is a superb piece from our unofficial Tyne Valley correspondent Andy Cooper <!--td {border: 1px solid #cccccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}-->theqt.online/end-of-the-wor…

The QT Incredible moving piece by Harry Pearson my mum who also had dementia also to fold and refold paper napkins all the time.

Indeed