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Don’t expect money for nothing
11 hrs ago • Brian Aitken
Of course it matters
Hello.
Nov 4 • Brian Aitken
Books, cameos and the size of the prize
And there’s a lesson the region can learn from a bone-dry sponge
Nov 2 • Brian Aitken

October 2026

Patience and megalomania
The devil is always in the detail
Oct 30 • Brian Aitken
‘Lee wasn’t the sort of person who died on the streets’
Legacy of a young Geordie filmmaker
Oct 28 • Brian Aitken
Who’ll look after your health?
Scrutiny, local voices, mortality and a few other things today including coatings, dialects, music and Northumbrian mysteries
Oct 26 • Brian Aitken
It’s not the season to be jolly
Everything you need to know- and a litle bit more as well
Oct 23 • Brian Aitken
Passion, pride and milestones
There’s a quality thread running through this edition
Oct 21 • Brian Aitken
Isolation, frustration and the next PO scandal
I read everything so you don’t have to
Oct 19 • Brian Aitken
Have you ever seen a Mackem in the Algarve?
Plus the Newcastle United-supporting brothers set to launch the world’s first platform that will measure, celebrate and document the loyalty of football…
Oct 17 • Brian Aitken
Eyes & Ears 16.10.26
It’s all you need to know
Oct 16 • Brian Aitken
Sunderland, 10,000 jobs and the capacity equation
It’s everything you need to know
Oct 14 • Brian Aitken
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