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.
Viewpoint World Affairs

Strip LA of Olympics

In 2028 Los Angeles is set to stage the Olympic Games. But in light of recent events, it shouldn’t. The host city must

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Business News Politics

Jobs, homes, transport, growth

Jobs, homes, economic growth and better transport will be facilitated in the West Midlands by the government’s spending pledges, the region’s mayor said.

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News People

Police: ‘Drop the knife’

West Midlands Police has launched a hard-hitting radio campaign to persuade young people to stop carrying knives. The ad, set to run on

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Defence Leadership Politics Video

Everest: ‘Never again’

Veterans Minister Al Carns is ‘one and done’ with Mt Everest. The 45-year-old MP for Birmingham Selly Oak said his record-breaking mission last

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Defence Invictus Leadership Video

£12,000 for Fisher House

More than £12,000 has been raised this year for Birmingham’s Fisher House, the recovery haven for injured armed forces personnel and their families,

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Business News Leadership Tech

Hubtel IT Cyber Security Recovery plan video drama

Hubtel IT the Birmingham based Cyber security and telephony specialists had to implement their own disaster recovery when contractors accidentally cut

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Defence Leadership

81 years since D-Day

Officials from Allied nations joined a handful of elderly veterans today to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings which led to

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Environment Events People

Bike Week: ‘Cycle-safe streets for WM’

A growing peloton is mobilising ahead of national Bike Week to push for cycle-safe streets across Birmingham, Wolverhampton and beyond. Next week, June

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People Politics

Cov MP’s school meal joy

Coventry MP Taiwo Owatemi today welcomed the “transformative” news that 20,000 children in her city are being added to the list of those

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Business News Viewpoint

Thames Water: ‘Shambles’

To no one’s great surprise, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR), the American private equity firm, has decided against throwing Thames Water a

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