journalist @sheffieldtrib 💌 British Journalism Award winner 2025, @WIJ_UK Rising Star and Paul Foot shortlist 2026
Sheffield, England
Joined February 2013
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Through the leaves on Highbury Fields, pinhole style projections of the eclipse
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The George Holmes news is everywhere now - @ManchesterMill being credited in @guardian, @thetimes, @BBCNews. I highly recommend following @molssimp for more in the months ahead - her investigation is having staggering results.
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NEW: George Holmes has responded to the news that he was sacked as the University of Greater Manchester’s longtime vice chancellor with a statement that his solicitor has asked us to publish in full.
Our story has been updated to reflect Holmes' comment manchestermill.co.uk/breakin…
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20 years in post and then @molssimp shows up
BREAKING: George Holmes, longtime vice chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester, has been sacked.
A spokesperson for the university confirmed the news in a statement to The Mill, saying that Holmes’ contract was terminated “earlier this week”. manchestermill.co.uk/breakin…
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We’ve just published our election-eve interview with @bevcraig.
She’s very different to Burnham - more comfortable with detail, less comfortable making TikToks and selling a big vision. She’s also the strong favourite to succeed him.
manchestermill.co.uk/bev-cra… @ManchesterMill
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Can’t believe I’m saying this. But this week has been my last at the incredible @liverpoolpost ❤️
The best team in the world, the best paper in the world, the best city in the world. Forever grateful to @millmediauk & @joshi
livpost.co.uk/over-and-out/
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Wow. Burnham invited Sacha Lord to No10, the guy who:
1) snaffled £400k of taxpayers' money for his company by lying about what it did
2) was forced to resign as Burnham's advisor when @ManchesterMill exposed it
3) hasn't repaid the money because the company somehow went bust
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I’m staggered that Burnham has promised to end rough sleeping across the country. It was his biggest promise when he became mayor of Greater Manchester and he didn’t come close. Here are the numbers, as revealed by @ManchesterMill last month.
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Last month, The Post defended ourselves in court against Laurence Westgaph.
Had we lost, the precedence set for journalism could have been catastrophic.
The good news for press freedom is that we won — but at a £75,000 cost.
Help us get it back: livpost.co.uk/fighting-laure…
my colleagues @lancekthompson and @abi_whist are looking to add 100 new paying members to @liverpoolpost in the next five days to help them pay a £75,000 legal bill from defending a case brought by historian Laurence Westgaph
help them hit their target livpost.co.uk/
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Exclusive: Vice-chancellor George Holmes is among those arrested on suspicion of fraud.
It’s the first time a university vice-chancellor has ever been arrested in the UK as part of a criminal investigation.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusi…
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Extraordinary events now being reported at the University of Greater Manchester/Bolton.
Phil Brickell has raised the issue but surely one for DfE and the select committee to look into?
Exclusive: Vice-chancellor George Holmes is among those arrested on suspicion of fraud.
It’s the first time a university vice-chancellor has ever been arrested in the UK as part of a criminal investigation.
manchestermill.co.uk/exclusi…
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Want to join the @millmediauk team?
We're hiring two Staff Writer roles, on @liverpoolpost and @brumdispatch. The Liverpool one closes today.
millmediaco.uk/jobs/
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Great reporting once again by @molssimp.
🚨 BREAKING: Three people arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester.
Police say they opened their investigation a year ago “after we received allegations from The Mill".
manchestermill.co.uk/breakin…
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Big ups to my colleague @molssimp whose investigation into the University of Greater Manchester continues to have a major impact.
🚨 BREAKING: Three people arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester.
Police say they opened their investigation a year ago “after we received allegations from The Mill".
manchestermill.co.uk/breakin…
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It's always the mad details which make everyone remember these stories - what we call the "Duck House Effect". This time it's a heated dog kennel. Great investigation by @molssimp @ManchesterMill led to this
🚨 BREAKING: Three people arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester.
Police say they opened their investigation a year ago “after we received allegations from The Mill".
manchestermill.co.uk/breakin…
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BREAKING from @molssimp: Three arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud & bribery at Uni of Greater Manchester.
Police believe £1.7m of student fee money might have been misused. Investigation began “after we received allegations from The Mill".
manchestermill.co.uk/breakin…
mollie simpson retweeted
🚨 BREAKING: Three people arrested on suspicion of money laundering, fraud and bribery at University of Greater Manchester.
Police say they opened their investigation a year ago “after we received allegations from The Mill".
manchestermill.co.uk/breakin…
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The day before our big campaign ended we hit our goal: 1,000 new members joining. Thank you to everyone who got involved.
Now we've got to get cracking on those pledges! We've launched our new writers programme, and on Friday we'll be bringing you our first Good News Edition...
