Simon Evans

Editor
Simon is a former Press Association news wire journalist. He has worked in comms roles for Thames Water, Heathrow, Network Rail and Birmingham Airport.
Business News Energy Wolverhampton

Tomato Energy goes bust

Electricity retailer Tomato Energy today announced it has gone bust after many months of failing to get its spiralling debts under control. Today’s

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Business News Culture Solihull

Vinyl rock shop opens

Knowle gets niche music shop run by former mental health nurse A rock and heavy metal-loving former NHS mental health nurse is opening

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Birmingham Black Country Business News Jobs

‘Big picture’ view overcomes headwinds

Staring Point Recruitment says a different approach is needed A multi-sector West Midlands recruitment firm attributes its recent success in the face of

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Business News Solihull

Solihull HQ on market

A 23,000 sq ft office building in Solihull is looking for tenants. FHP Property Consultants in Birmingham office is marketing Drayton House in

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Crime Environment Justice

Waste crook convicted 

Illegal tip netted waste crook more than £70,000 A Cornish man must pay back £72,500 he made running an illegal waste business or

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Black Country Defence Dudley

100-year-old D-Day vet honoured

Freedom of Dudley for Joe Bullock  A Black Country D-Day veteran who turns 101 in December has been granted the “Freedom of Dudley”

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Life Sciences Warwick

New treatment for diabetes

Ground-breaking pilot programme in Warwick A new treatment approach for diabetes patients is being pioneered in Warwick – combining clinical care with treatment

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Birmingham Culture

New Glynn Purnell eatery

‘Rule-breaking’ restaurant opening December 10 Award-winning West Midlands chef Glynn Purnell is opening a new restaurant in Birmingham. Trillium, a 48-cover venue in

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Justice Politics Viewpoint

Farage lays down ECHR marker

It was democracy in a nutshell: Emotive, important, messy and entertaining. Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and one of just five MPs

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Life Sciences

Third of women miss smear tests

Around one in three women aged 25 to 64 across the West Midlands are not up-to-date with routine screening to detect cervical cancer,

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