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Mark Simons: Supermarkets should have more British aisles >More in Mark Simons © Tim Scrivener The weekly food shop was a highlight of lockdown – it was my one chance to go out into the real world. I only buy British when it comes to meat and, over lockdown, I challenged myself to purchase an entirely British trolley load. Trying to find food from afar is no issue in my local supermarket; there is an aisle dedicated to promoting world food, shelves lined head to toe with vibrantly coloured delicacies from far-flung corners of the gl...

cnelson@thealpenanews.com News Photo by Crystal Nelson Alpena residents Mark Simons and Russ Rhynard scramble for the ball served to them by Rocky Roland during a recent game of pickleball at the APlex. ALPENA — As winter gives way to spring and the weather warms, now is the perfect time to get outside and get moving, medical professionals say. The coronavirus pandemic has kept many seniors in their homes over the past year, as those 65 and older are most at risk for severe illness. The winter months also tend to keep people cooped up in their homes, where they may not move as much as they...

Four parties are fielding candidates in north-west Glasgow from the Anniesland constituency. Anniesland provided political drama in 2011 when Bill Kidd won the seat for the SNP overturning a 4,000 plus Labour majority, winning by just seven votes after a recount. Kidd increased the SNP majority four years later to more than 6,000 but there is still a strong Labour vote across the communities. This time round Labour hope to retake the seat with councillor in the area, Eva Murray their candidate. Ade Aibinu, also a local councillor, is standing for the Conservatives and Mark Simons...

Motion Recruitment Partners acquires Virginia-based staffing provider The Goal March 04, 2021 Motion Recruitment Partners LLC announced today that it acquired The Goal, an IT staffing provider based in Reston, Virginia, with a focus on the federal government marketplace. Motion Recruitment Partners is the parent company of IT staffing and MSP firm Motion Recruitment and RPO and MSP provider Sevenstep. “The Goal’s leadership team has an incredible reputation and has built a truly impressive business,” said Beth Gilfeather, CEO of Motion Recruitment Partners. “They will be taking us on...

Australian Ethical eyes competitors 24 February 2021 Australian Ethical will target advisers and the high-net-worth market as it looks to outpace its competition and capitalise on the rising popularity of ethical investing. Australian Ethical’s funds under management (FUM) grew to $5.05 billion on 31 December, up 30 per cent as it realised an “audacious goal” it set for itself five years ago, and it’s now looking to build on that growth by “creating a movement” with its customers.  “We’ve shown stellar results and performance to date, and so we’re go...