Paul Cadman

Paul Cadman

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CEO of the One Thousand Trades Group, Paul is an internationally recognised business leader and knowledge broker with expertise in tech, manufacturing, retail and consultancy.
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Blues CEO named ‘Male Innovator of the Year’ for tenfold increase in BCFC Foundation’s impact

Jeremy Dale honoured for taking the club’s charitable arm to next level The chief executive of Birmingham City FC has been named “Male

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Birmingham Culture Events

Brum animation firm named ‘Creative Industries Innovator of the Year’

A Birmingham animation company, which combines hand-crafted puppetry with cutting-edge digital tech, was tonight named “Creative Industries Innovator of the Year” at the

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Birmingham Education Events Tech

Brum education company FlashAcademy named ‘Technology Innovator of the Year’

Birmingham-based e-learning firm FlashAcademy was tonight named “Technology Innovator of the Year” at the 2025 Innovation Awards. The company, which specialises in helping

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Business News Events People

Composite Braiding named ‘Construction Innovator of the Year’

Derby-based Composite Braiding Ltd (CBL) were tonight named “Construction Innovator of the Year” at the 2025 Innovation Awards in Birmingham. The prestigious accolade

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Culture Viewpoint World Affairs

BBC faces $1bn Trump lawsuit amid Panorama scandal and leadership exodus

Britain’s national broadcaster in turmoil as Trump demands public contrition over misleading Jan 6th Capitol speech video edit In a week that has

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Sport Viewpoint

Should Georgia replace Wales in Six Nations?

Time to step aside: Why Wales should withdraw from the Six Nations … for now Wales’ latest defeat, a record 28-52 loss at

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Business News Politics

Starmer wavers on tax vow

Manifesto promise under strain Sir Keir Starmer has refused to stand by Labour’s election pledge not to raise income tax, employee national insurance,

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Crime Jobs Politics

UK targets illegal gig work

Crackdown on illegal working The government has pledged to end illegal working in the gig economy by forcing delivery and ride-hailing platforms to

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Defence People Viewpoint

Wearing my poppy with pride

Lest We Forget Each November, I wear my poppy not as a decoration but as a declaration. It marks my respect for those

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Birmingham Politics Viewpoint

Birmingham Pub Bombings anger

Deadliest terror attack on mainland Britain last century The Birmingham Pub Bombings were the deadliest terrorist attack on mainland Britain in the 20th

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