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Mark Andrews

Senior feature writer

May 24, 2022

Supporting image for story: Half a century of Spaghetti Junction's 'magnificent seven miles'

Half a century of Spaghetti Junction's 'magnificent seven miles'

Supporting image for story: County MP welcomes trade delegates

County MP welcomes trade delegates

May 23, 2022

Supporting image for story: Could you foster a child from war-torn Ukraine?

Could you foster a child from war-torn Ukraine?

May 21, 2022

Supporting image for story: Gangster film set to be shot in Shropshire

Gangster film set to be shot in Shropshire

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Mini Holland, a mid-life crisis and how to stop football pitch invasions

Mark Andrews: Mini Holland, a mid-life crisis and how to stop football pitch invasions

Supporting image for story: Stylistics star to lead choir camp

Stylistics star to lead choir camp

May 20, 2022

Supporting image for story: No magic answer to energy crisis says PM on visit to region

No magic answer to energy crisis says PM on visit to region

Supporting image for story: Faster diagnosis crucial to cutting operation waiting lists, says PM in Newtown visit

Faster diagnosis crucial to cutting operation waiting lists, says PM in Newtown visit

Supporting image for story: Former football chiefs top rich list

Former football chiefs top rich list

Supporting image for story: Shropshire MPs call for Gray report as police end 'Partygate' investigation

Shropshire MPs call for Gray report as police end 'Partygate' investigation

May 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Adrian Chiles to speak at online alcohol conference

Adrian Chiles to speak at online alcohol conference

May 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Friends' shock at mystery death of Shropshire RAF man in New Zealand bush

Friends' shock at mystery death of Shropshire RAF man in New Zealand bush

Supporting image for story: Murder investigation after Shropshire man's body found in New Zealand

Murder investigation after Shropshire man's body found in New Zealand

Supporting image for story: The Queen's Jubilee: When Brits got a glimpse of the royal lifestyle

The Queen's Jubilee: When Brits got a glimpse of the royal lifestyle

May 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Shropshire MPs divided on huge cuts to civil service

Shropshire MPs divided on huge cuts to civil service

Supporting image for story: Songs of Praise in Shrewsbury Abbey to raise money for dementia charities

Songs of Praise in Shrewsbury Abbey to raise money for dementia charities

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Cycling cows, what viewers really want, and proof prisons are too soft

Mark Andrews: Cycling cows, what viewers really want, and proof prisons are too soft

May 13, 2022

Supporting image for story: Viscount Newport getting married this weekend

Viscount Newport getting married this weekend

May 11, 2022

Garden party to raise funds for debt charity

May 9, 2022

Supporting image for story: How volunteers make a difference to Shropshire people facing cruel Motor Neurone Disease

How volunteers make a difference to Shropshire people facing cruel Motor Neurone Disease

May 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: The Queen's Jubilee: A moment that changed her life forever and a coronation for the ages

The Queen's Jubilee: A moment that changed her life forever and a coronation for the ages

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Duck and cover! The hornets are heading your way...

Mark Andrews: Duck and cover! The hornets are heading your way...

May 7, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Pigging out while listening to woke radio, what a heartening vision for modern Britain

Mark Andrews: Pigging out while listening to woke radio, what a heartening vision for modern Britain

May 2, 2022

Supporting image for story: Police question expert who gave evidence in Post Office trials on suspicion of perjury

Police question expert who gave evidence in Post Office trials on suspicion of perjury

Supporting image for story: Drunken high jinks and missing trousers – ATV life was one long party, says Chris Tarrant

Drunken high jinks and missing trousers – ATV life was one long party, says Chris Tarrant

April 30, 2022

Supporting image for story: Experts to visit troubled Shrewsbury and Telford hospital trust after damning maternity report

Experts to visit troubled Shrewsbury and Telford hospital trust after damning maternity report

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Weapons of mass distraction, porn in Parliament, and be grateful we're not in France

Mark Andrews: Weapons of mass distraction, porn in Parliament, and be grateful we're not in France

April 28, 2022

Supporting image for story: Former Wrekin MP Peter Bradley to speak about new book at Wellington Festival

Former Wrekin MP Peter Bradley to speak about new book at Wellington Festival

Supporting image for story: Grab a piece of local history as we have a spring clean

Grab a piece of local history as we have a spring clean

Supporting image for story: Ice baths and wild swimming at Camp Bestival

Ice baths and wild swimming at Camp Bestival

April 26, 2022

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury MP calls for US planes to be sent to Poland

Shrewsbury MP calls for US planes to be sent to Poland

April 25, 2022

Supporting image for story: Bob Warman: A remarkable half a century in our living rooms

Bob Warman: A remarkable half a century in our living rooms

April 23, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: To D or not to D, what is wrong with our education system, and the world's scariest teacher

Mark Andrews: To D or not to D, what is wrong with our education system, and the world's scariest teacher

April 20, 2022

Supporting image for story: Yellow box fines change: Common sense, or another example of fleecing motorists?

Yellow box fines change: Common sense, or another example of fleecing motorists?

April 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Stay or go? Shropshire MPs give their reaction to PM's 'Partygate' apology

Stay or go? Shropshire MPs give their reaction to PM's 'Partygate' apology

April 18, 2022

Supporting image for story: World-renowned cutlery firm celebrates 120 years

World-renowned cutlery firm celebrates 120 years

Supporting image for story: Success stories from around the region as pubs find ways to bring in locals

Success stories from around the region as pubs find ways to bring in locals

April 17, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: The truth is out there – and just eight years away

Mark Andrews: The truth is out there – and just eight years away

April 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Soggy phones, Ukrainian refugees, and when folk fit the stereotypes too neatly

Mark Andrews: Soggy phones, Ukrainian refugees, and when folk fit the stereotypes too neatly

April 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: New Orleans jazz star to play West Midlands

New Orleans jazz star to play West Midlands

Supporting image for story: Cellist kept on playing as the Titanic went down

Cellist kept on playing as the Titanic went down

April 13, 2022

School shows a lotta bottle to help charity

April 12, 2022

Supporting image for story: North Shropshire MP calls for Johnson and Sunak to resign after fines issued

North Shropshire MP calls for Johnson and Sunak to resign after fines issued

April 11, 2022

Supporting image for story: New pub, houses and guest accommodation among latest planning proposals

New pub, houses and guest accommodation among latest planning proposals

April 9, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Fake news, Naked Attraction, low plug sockets and time to get back to the office

Mark Andrews: Fake news, Naked Attraction, low plug sockets and time to get back to the office

April 5, 2022

Supporting image for story: Behind the scenes as new Hollywood movie is filmed near Bridgnorth

Behind the scenes as new Hollywood movie is filmed near Bridgnorth

April 2, 2022

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Rishi's posh pumps, pregnant Scouse blokes and how Will Smith provided the only highlight of the Oscars

Mark Andrews on Rishi's posh pumps, pregnant Scouse blokes and how Will Smith provided the only highlight of the Oscars

March 29, 2022

Supporting image for story: Volunteering to be the focus for Shropshire's new High Sheriff

Volunteering to be the focus for Shropshire's new High Sheriff

March 28, 2022

Supporting image for story: The Black Country hero who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade

The Black Country hero who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade

Supporting image for story: The Falklands 40 years on: Another war born out of a dictator’s thirst for power

The Falklands 40 years on: Another war born out of a dictator’s thirst for power

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