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Dale King, a former Army Captain, is trying to save opioid addicts in his Portsmouth, Ohio hometown

Dale King, a former Army Captain, is trying to save opioid addicts in his Portsmouth, Ohio hometown

Swindon councils decision to increase parking charges brought sharp criticism from readers who claimed it would make the town centre even less…

Bryan Oak set up tech start-up Kompozable with David Procter last year.

A new tech company aiming to help businesses “thrive in the digital economy” is planning to recruit 20 staff over the next 12 months.

Karen Dinnie-Smyth of RE/MAX Camosun is the new president of the Greater Victoria Real Estate Board. Dinnie-Smyth has been a licensed Realtor for more than 30 years.

Creative 127 Add to collection Recently signed to Dog Eat Dog, Inbetweeners creator Iain Morris directed the epic movie style campaign ‘Epic Downtime’ for Pokerstars is the first commercial directed by Inbetweeners creator, Iain Morris. The commercial, which was shot remotely over three days in Bulgaria, opens on a man fighting his way through a crowded rooftop of zombies. After diving off the side of the building and landing on an inflatable, we soon realise he’s shooting an epic movie...

THESE adorable babies are little rays of sunshine in a long, cold lockdown winter. Lockdown restrictions mean it can be a scary experience for mums having their babies at home or in hospital. And family and friends have a long wait before they can see the new arrivals. So we’re asking Telegraph & Argus readers to send us photos of their babies born in lockdown and we’ll share the happy news on our regular baby page. It’s a special time to be born, and we hope these picture galleries...

Preventing food deserts: Group trying to help rural grocers The Kansan There is a trend of rural and small-town grocery stores in Kansas closing, and a group called the Rural Grocery Initiative has noticed. “Over a 10-year period, from 2008 to 2018, we tracked 54 rural grocery store closures,” said David Procter, co-founder of the Rural Grocery Initiative.  One of those was Weaver Grocers in Hesston, which closed its doors in April 2018. The city council of Hesston has had discussions i...