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9 February 2024

Quizzing at The QT

Welcome all to this wet and windy February 9โ€ฆ and to the first of our weekly QT quizzes. But first, to the 9th of February in years gone by. On this dayโ€ฆ 1539: The first recorded horse race was held on Chester Racecourse, known as โ€˜The Roodeeโ€™ 1825: After no candidate received a majority of โ€ฆ

A new Local Hero

Mark Knopfler has always been someone who has done more than his bit for causes he cares about. But the former Dire Straits frontman is outdoing himself in 2024. It might only be February, but the 74-year-old has already raised upwards of ยฃ2m for charities selected to benefit from last weekโ€™s sale of more than โ€ฆ