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.
Life Sciences

Calling stem cell donors 

Every 14 minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with blood cancer. For many patients a stem cell transplant from a matching donor

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Business News

MBO for Brum agency

A Birmingham digital marketing agency has been bought out by one of its founders. Solihull-based digital specialist Sam Hufton led the management buy-out

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Invictus Leadership

Mt Everest speed record

Four ex-UK Special Forces soldiers, including Vets Minister Al Carns, have achieved their record-breaking goal of getting from London to the summit of

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News People

Hampshire vet joins 3M lawsuit

An ex-Royal Marines commando from Hampshire is among tens of thousands of British military personnel who lost their hearing after being given faulty

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Business News Leadership Sport

Ini Umotong honoured

Ini Umotong, the former pro footballer and Nigerian international, was honoured at Birmingham Youth Sports Academy’s annual player awards. The 31-year-old was recognised

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Business News People

Wolverhampton safeguarding hub

Five charities are teaming up with West Midlands Railway (WMR) to open a ‘Safeguarding Hub’ at Wolverhampton train station. Rethink, the Samaritans, Railway

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Politics World Affairs

Centrist wins Romania election

Centrist candidate Nicusor Dan is Romania’s new president after seeing off ultranationalist George Simion in yesterday’s run-off vote. EU centrist defeats MAGA nationalist

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Interview Invictus

Dave Watson: officially unretired 

Dave Watson is the kind of bloke who makes many people ask: “What’s my excuse?” Lost three limbs in Afghanistan The former Scots

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Business News Environment

Waste collections blocked

Striking bin workers have been obstructing agency staff brought in to clear thousands of tonnes of uncollected waste off the streets of Birmingham.

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Business News

Chiltern add Saturday trains

Chiltern Railways customers are urged to check before travelling as timetables change this Sunday. Three new Saturday services are being introduced with the

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