Simon Evans

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Simon is a former Press Association news wire journalist. He has worked in comms roles for Thames Water, Heathrow, Network Rail and Birmingham Airport.
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Weston Park raises nearly £8,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance

Stately home on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border generates funds for five life-saving missions A stately home on the Shropshire-Staffordshire border has raised £7,885 for

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Development Worcester

Home buyer deals at Worcestershire developments

£10,000 incentive for house buyers in April A Midlands housebuilder is offering a £10,000 incentive to prospective buyers across three Worcestershire developments this

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Events Life Sciences Partnership Content Sport

Birmingham rugby event raises more than £10,000 for Cancer Research UK

300 attended match-day launch staged by the One Thousand Trades Group  A matchday lunch event at Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club raised more than

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Business News Finance

Birmingham economist warns rising mortgage rates could stall UK house price recovery

External global factors are having a big impact on UK economy UK house prices lost momentum last month as geopolitical tensions and resurgent

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Business News Events Shropshire

Telford aviation firm shortlisted for top business award

Aviramp vying for ‘Business Innovation of the Year’ title A Telford-based aviation manufacturer has been shortlisted for one of the UK’s most prestigious

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People

DreamHack confirms ‘gold standard’ Birmingham return after record-breaking debut

Festival smashes attendance records as 2027 date announced It’s coming back next year. Gaming festival DreamHack is to return to Birmingham’s NEC in

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Business News

Farmfoods signs record 25-year lease at Daventry site

Frozen food retailer takes 800,000 sq ft at logistics park in national expansion deal Farmfoods, the frozen food retailer, has signed a record

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Culture

Music is the heartbeat of Birmingham, new research finds

Residents say live music is at the centre of cultural life in the West Midlands Music is central to the identity and cultural

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Business News Jobs

Pressure on employers as National Living Wage hits £12.71

Low-paid workers to benefit from immediate pay boost amid economic pressures The  UK’s National Living Wage increases today to £12.71 an hour for

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Defence

Four RAF Regiment gunners become first ‘aces’ of drone warfare era

Armed Forces Minister Al Carns praises quartet who shot down five or more Iranian drones Armed Forces Minister Al Carns today praised four

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