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CONSUMER
Bauer Media
ELLE Decoration
The Independent
Lancashire Post
LBC
MyLondon
Reach plc

FREELANCE
Jessica Battison

Bauer Media
Caitlin Casey (@CaitlinLCasey) has been promoted to Senior Commercial Content Writer at Bauer Media. Caitlin works across Closer, heat and Grazia, covering fashion, beauty and women’s lifestyle.

ELLE Decoration
Phoebe Frangoul (@phoebefrangoul) was recently appointed Features & Spaces Editor at ELLE Decoration UK, where she previously worked as Acting Commissioning Editor. Phoebe can be reached at the same email address.

The Independent
Bel Trew (@Beltrew) has been named Chief International Correspondent at The Independent. Bel has been the title’s Middle East Correspondent for almost five years and will now cover global news.

Lancashire Post
Vanessa Sims (@MrsVanessaSims) has joined National World as Editor of the Lancashire Post. Vanessa was previously Regional Group Editor for Newsquest Cumbria.

LBC
Colin Brazier and Clare Foges have now joined LBC. Colin will host the weeknight programme from 10pm to 1am. He previously worked at GB News following many years at Sky. Clare will present her own Saturday afternoon programme on LBC from 4pm to 7pm. She is an author, columnist and former Number 10 speechwriter.

MyLondon
Audience Editor Kieran Davey (@KieranDavey1) has moved to MyLondon. He previously worked across Reach’s South East titles, including Surrey Live, Kent Live, Berkshire Live, Sussex Live and Hampshire Live.

Reach plc
Bethan Shufflebotham (@beffshuff) is now on secondment as Regional Lead for Fashion and Beauty across Reach. Bethan is also a Lifestyle Blogger on her site beffshuff and runs the dog blog Lady & The Scamps.

Freelance Update - Jessica Battison
Jessica Battison (@jessbattison_) is seeking new opportunities; she was previously Senior What’s On & Theatre Writer at MyLondon. Jessica has worked at MyLondon for almost two years since graduating in 2021 and is now open to new challenges. She wants to stay connected to PRs and can also be found on Instagram (@jessbjourno).