Simon Penfold

Freelance scribbler. Semi-retired hack.

[Birmingham Dispatch @brumdispatch]

Our investigation has found that the trust is in a deeper crisis than is publicly known, plagued by clinical failures within hospitals, growing internal discord and the shrinking budgets imposed by NHS England.

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https://t.co/seTqkAGiMq

[ASAP @asap_pr]

A stone-polishing equipment supplier has launched in Redditch, thanks to a deal sealed by @JohnTruslove. AK Surface Solutions has taken a 5-year lease on a 1,180 sq ft unit at 12 Dunlop Road, Hunt End Industrial Estate, for £15.3k per annum. Full story: https://t.co/jlCRTi8bHl

[ASAP @asap_pr]

Expanding floors distributor @LikewisePlc won 'Fast Growth Business of the Year' at last night's West Midlands Business of the Year Awards 2026, beating off competition from @bdrgroup, BLD BRO, @CrownHighways, @ThePaceGroup and @WORD_360. Full story: https://t.co/z0crHrqDPU

[ASAP @asap_pr]

Top commercial agency @BromwichHardy won the Property Business of the Year at last night's West Midlands Business of the Year Awards 2026, beating off competition from @FleetMilne, ONE Creative environments, @VailWilliams and @waltonhomes4. Full story: https://t.co/z0crHrqDPU

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

So now that you've all seen Dirty Business just think about govt's big idea, how it's gonna fix all of this, "we're going to give water companies MOT style check-ups".

Seriously?! Get a grip!

https://t.co/zCjiz7a9un

[ASAP @asap_pr]

An historic, chocolate box cottage in rural Worcestershire that shares its name with an @agathachristie murder mystery is for sale with @NicolandCo. The Grade II-listed Philomel Cottage in Sytchampton, close to Ombersley, is priced at £475k. Full story: https://t.co/QAzhR59SFl

[ASAP @asap_pr]

A lively community centre with extra land in an inner city suburb of Birmingham is to be sold in @BondWolfe’s next auction. The freehold property will have a guide price of £200k+ in the livestreamed auction on Thursday March 26. Full story: https://t.co/jMnI5xpTj1

[ASAP @asap_pr]

Cavendish Walk Shopping Centre in Huyton, Merseyside shopping centre has been sold to Rugby Property Assets, based in Warwickshire, in a £1.5m deal sealed by @Watling_RE Watling Real Estate. Full story: https://t.co/6FAdOwcMve

[ASAP @asap_pr]

A property at 24 Shaftmoor Lane in Acocks Green, Birmingham that has hosted a Chinese takeaway for more than 20 years is to be sold in @BondWolfe’s next auction on 26 March with a guide price of £185k. Full story: https://t.co/0EFMUfJYbF

[ASAP @asap_pr]

Steve Whitmarsh, chief executive of @multifleet Vehicle Management, which trades as @runyourfleet, is the new chair of the J4 Business Forum, a networking group for Solihull businesses based near to Junction 4 of the M42. Full story: https://t.co/8IRXCHjBJ8

[ASAP @asap_pr]

An industrial site that's home to the @AlvisCarCompany, one of Britain’s famous sports car makers, is for sale with @BromwichHardy. The investment property at Alvis Works on the Common Lane Industrial Estate, Kenilworth, has a price of £875k. Full story: https://t.co/3dEc1uVfoG

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Sewage spills in London and South East worse than ever this year."

All the rhetoric, all the bluster, all the promises, all meaningless, things are getting worse. How's that getting tough with the water industry working out for you @DefraGovUK?

https://t.co/nIpXMCFMcV

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"The Environment Agency has to reveal its area directors' financial interests after a two-year battle with a clean water charity."

Massive, massive victory for @WindrushWasp 👏👏👏 but once again why is it that campaign groups are having to resort to the courts just to get transparency and accountability, isn't that govt's job?

https://t.co/kTwwitNLhu

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Whether they like it or not we will have accountability.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Huge, MASSIVE victory for @WindrushWasp 👏👏👏

Bravo!!! 👏👏👏

[ASAP @asap_pr]

A large, luxury detached home at 2 Beckett Road, in the select Northwick area of Worcester, is up for sale for £775k with leading local estate agency @NicolandCo. The property has five bedrooms, modern fittings and two home office cabins. Full story: https://t.co/9u3s1ZISB1

[ASAP @asap_pr]

A giant warehouse in Leicestershire is being marketed by @BondWolfe with a price tag of £2.2m. The former Pilgrim's food factory off Mantle Lane, Coalville, is on a 3.13-acre site just 12 miles from East Midlands Airport. Full story: https://t.co/xDpIfet4PL

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

"Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you—all of you on the good Earth"

Astronauts orbited the Moon for the first time in history on Christmas Eve, 1968. On their fourth orbit, they captured the sight of the Earth rising over the Moon's horizon, a photo dubbed "Earthrise."

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Merry Christmas!

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Every cat should have a home and every home should have a cat x