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 Tech

Forecast: 1.6% annual growth for Brum

Birmingham and the West Midlands will see steady growth over the next three years, according to EY’s latest regional economic forecast. GVA (gross

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Politics Viewpoint World Affairs

Syria: Lammy’s measured tone is wise

According to some estimates, as many as 1,500 mainly Shia Muslim Alawites have so far been killed in Syria’s Latakia and Tartus provinces

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Sport Viewpoint

Lions squad for Australia?

As the Six Nations ends, talk turns to who will make the British & Irish Lions squad for this summer’s three-Test series in

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Business News Events

Barristers on 100km Sahara charity trek

A bevy of Birmingham-based barristers will next week trek 100km across the Sahara Desert in a bid to raise £100,000 for a leukaemia

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Business News Events Sport

St Patrick’s Day: Guinness stocks at “normal levels”

Anyone partial to a pint or two of the black stuff will remember the shocking news which broke in the UK before Christmas

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Business News Viewpoint

UK water sector must control its story

Since privatisation in 1989 nearly a quarter of a trillion pounds in infrastructure investment has been made by the UK’s 16 water and

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Business News Environment

Keeping Britain green: what the future looks like

A pocket of farmland near Gatwick Airport is serving as a blueprint for long-term environmental protection in Britain. Aspect Nature Reserve, at Charlwood

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Business News

Recruitment firm: record 800 applications for one job

Demand for jobs is currently outstripping supply in the UK – as proven by a West Midlands recruitment firm receiving a record 800

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