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The Calderdale Lead covers people, place and policy across the county. Shining a light with investigative and thoughtful journalism across Calderdale. Direct to your inbox every Wednesday and Sunday, edited by Andrew Greaves.

The Blackpool Lead

The Blackpool Lead covers people, place and policy across the town. Direct to your inbox every Wednesday and Sunday, edited by Luke Beardsworth with writing from Michael Holmes and Jamie Lopez.

Eyes & Ears North East

By Brian Aitken

Eyes & Ears is a curated round-up of what's been happening in the North East in the past seven days and was a popular part of The QT, an online news magazine for the North East of England

The Lead

An independent, proudly progressive publication committed to covering the UK beyond the Westminster bubble. Our journalism starts with people and place, and follows the thread to the policies that shape our lives.

Our sister national title, with insights and sharp writing on housing, politics, immigration and more.

- The Teesside Lead

The Lancashire Lead

The Lancashire Lead covers people, place and policy across the county. Shining a light with investigative and thoughtful journalism across Lancashire. Direct to your inbox every Wednesday and Sunday, edited by Luke Beardsworth.

Our sister title over in Lancashire, a twice-a-week digest and original writing about all things in the county

- The Teesside Lead

Cultured. North East

By Sam Wonfor

Championing, celebrating and surveying the rich landscape of arts and culture which makes the North East of England a better place to be

All things culture in the North East. Nice.

- The Teesside Lead

The Northern Eco

By Sarah Hartley

Inspiring readers with actionable environmental news from the north of England.

An environmentally focused publication about climate and more across the North, and focus on the North East too

- The Teesside Lead

Edinburgh Minute

By The Edinburgh Minute by Michael MacLeod

Curation of Edinburgh life, news, culture and communities. Join 26,000+ locals on the mailing list to get a free 7am daily news roundup. Or help keep this going for a fiver a month. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

Wor Room - the North East policy newsletter

By Arlen Pettitt

A weekly digest giving a North East view on national politics and policy stories