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Town boss Paul Jewell felt his side were the better team in the first half at QPR but failed to test home keeper Paddy Kenny enough and gave away poor second half goals. Goals from Clint Hill and Heidar Helguson saw the league leaders to a 2-0 win at Loftus Road

Town boss Mick McCarthy felt his side had the best of the second half of their 1-1 pre-season draw with Dutch side FC Utrecht with the visitors having been the better team in the first period.

Youth Are Flipping an Abandoned North Carolina Prison into a Sustainable Farm "By transforming a decaying prison into a flourishing farm, these young men are avoiding the criminal justice system—and creating a model to share." This story from the Solutions Journalism Exchange originally published by Civil Eats highlights one farm is working to address issues with the criminal justice system, unemployment, food access and health inequity. For further listening, check out episode 80 of  Mea...

Its full steam ahead for a Cumbrian partnership’s achievements which has engaged with families to make positive change A pioneering education project and an “inspirational” community rail scheme have won coveted national awards for their efforts in engaging people with the Cumbrian Coast Line. Community Rail Cumbria, working with Millom Discovery Centre and Flimby Primary School, fought off strong competition to win the influencing positive change and sustainable development award a...

Cumbrian partnership’s achievements engaging families in positive change celebrated at national Community Rail Awards A pioneering education project and an “inspirational” ‘community rail’ volunteer have won coveted national awards for their efforts in engaging people with the Cumbrian Coast Line. Celebrating for Cumbria on the night, was Kath Warbrick of the Friends of Aspatria Station she took home the Outstanding Volunteer Contribution Award, sponsored by Merseyrail. Reacti...