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.
Birmingham Leadership

Brummie Keith runs for NCDV

A history-making Brummie police officer turned justice and equality advocate is running the Windsor Half Marathon this Sunday to raise cash for the National

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Birmingham Business News Transport

Award for new Brum trains

A new fleet on trains deployed on Birminngham’s Cross Cuty Line has scooped a national award. West Midlands Railway (WMR)’s Class 730/0s landed

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Culture Education People

Mindset coaching for youngsters

Former soldier helping Generation Alpha build resilience A former soldier from Evesham has launched a coaching programme to help young people face the

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Business News Life Sciences

Health tech cluster’s new chapter

Medilink Midlands takes over WM Health Tech Cluster The West Midlands Health Technologies Cluster (WMHTC) is being taken over by Medilink Midlands, it

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Life Sciences Sport

“Making fans healthier” – Blues CEO

Blues use partnership with UoB to improve fans’ health Birmingham City Football Club (BCFC)’s purpose goes far beyond winning games and silverware, its

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Business News Tech

FARx secures funding

FARx, the world’s first and only AI-fused biometrics company, based in Malvern, has secured £250,000 of government start-up funding. The cash comes from

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Politics

MP rejects Chagos deal

Shastri-Hurst cites sovereignty, cost, and security Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, MP for Solihull West & Shirley, has voted against the government’s agreement to transfer

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Leadership Life Sciences Video

‘Tell life sciences story boldly’

Region needs strong shared narrative The West Midlands must tell its story more boldly to fulfil its destiny as a world-class “health innovation zone,”

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Birmingham Business News Life Sciences

Heath tech hub opens

£40m facility in Birmingham’s life sciences district A £40m new hub for medical and health tech innovation has been unveiled in Birmingham’s life

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People

Cooper pledges £142m Ukraine aid

First visit as Foreign Secretary Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has pledged new funding for Ukraine during her first official trip to Kyiv, declaring

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