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Mark Andrews

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March 4, 2021

Supporting image for story: Rishi walks the tightrope as he seeks to lead Britain out of lockdown

Rishi walks the tightrope as he seeks to lead Britain out of lockdown

March 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: MP calls for investigation into Future Fit delays

MP calls for investigation into Future Fit delays

Supporting image for story: Are young people sleepwalking into life of phone addiction?

Are young people sleepwalking into life of phone addiction?

March 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: MP asks Chancellor to fund spring clean amid concerns over litter

MP asks Chancellor to fund spring clean amid concerns over litter

March 1, 2021

Supporting image for story: Lockdown rules giving butchers food for thought

Lockdown rules giving butchers food for thought

February 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Essential shops, Euro folly, and a special guest for Ali G

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Essential shops, Euro folly, and a special guest for Ali G

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Driverless cars? It's time to take back control

Mark Andrews: Driverless cars? It's time to take back control

February 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Is our treasured green belt under threat of development?

Is our treasured green belt under threat of development?

Supporting image for story: Shropshire's green belt at risk, says new report

Shropshire's green belt at risk, says new report

February 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: MP asks parliamentary watchdog to investigate Future Fit delays

MP asks parliamentary watchdog to investigate Future Fit delays

February 22, 2021

Supporting image for story: Schools should teach a wider range of languages, says MP

Schools should teach a wider range of languages, says MP

Supporting image for story: Region's links with slave trade examined in controversial new report

Region's links with slave trade examined in controversial new report

Supporting image for story: Still ongoing: Fierce debate about GM foods that began with a tomato puree

Still ongoing: Fierce debate about GM foods that began with a tomato puree

February 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire MPs call for younger people to be offered vaccine

Shropshire MPs call for younger people to be offered vaccine

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Student woes, green homes gimmick, and soppy Meghan and Harry

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Student woes, green homes gimmick, and soppy Meghan and Harry

Supporting image for story: Shrewsbury garage offers free use of electric cars to charities

Shrewsbury garage offers free use of electric cars to charities

February 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: How an epidemic saw country life go up in smoke

How an epidemic saw country life go up in smoke

February 18, 2021

Supporting image for story: A year to the day, still counting cost of Severn flooding

A year to the day, still counting cost of Severn flooding

Supporting image for story: Flood grants for 485 properties across county

Flood grants for 485 properties across county

February 15, 2021

Supporting image for story: Half a century since the day decimalisation reached Britain

Half a century since the day decimalisation reached Britain

February 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: MP speaks of his delight at being selected for honour

MP speaks of his delight at being selected for honour

February 9, 2021

Supporting image for story: 'Wave of pub closures' could hit Shropshire as industry pleads for support

'Wave of pub closures' could hit Shropshire as industry pleads for support

February 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: Anti-lockdown campaigner 'was not Covid denier', say friends

Anti-lockdown campaigner 'was not Covid denier', say friends

February 7, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Why we're all being driven to phone rage

Mark Andrews: Why we're all being driven to phone rage

February 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: Counting the huge economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic

Counting the huge economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic

February 2, 2021

Supporting image for story: New appeal for information and closure on Janine's murder, 30 years on

New appeal for information and closure on Janine's murder, 30 years on

Supporting image for story: Concerns new Welsh rules may mean more farming pollution in Shropshire

Concerns new Welsh rules may mean more farming pollution in Shropshire

January 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: Coronavirus one year on: Our twelve months of fear, despair, hope

Coronavirus one year on: Our twelve months of fear, despair, hope

Supporting image for story: Charity fundraiser who saved Dunkirk boat dies, aged 77

Charity fundraiser who saved Dunkirk boat dies, aged 77

Supporting image for story: Search and rescue hero fights for life in ICU after catching coronavirus

Search and rescue hero fights for life in ICU after catching coronavirus

January 29, 2021

Supporting image for story: BMW turns back to the future to recreate old advertisement with A442 mosaic wall

BMW turns back to the future to recreate old advertisement with A442 mosaic wall

January 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: Will electric cars spark a boom for British industry?

Will electric cars spark a boom for British industry?

January 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Charity raising funds for vulnerable during lockdown

Charity raising funds for vulnerable during lockdown

January 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Faster support needed for Shrewsbury flooding victims - MP

Faster support needed for Shrewsbury flooding victims - MP

Supporting image for story: Early end to lockdown highly unlikely, warn Shropshire MPs

Early end to lockdown highly unlikely, warn Shropshire MPs

Supporting image for story: End of an era as doors close at Shrewsbury smoke shop for the stars

End of an era as doors close at Shrewsbury smoke shop for the stars

Supporting image for story: Keith recalls waiting game in the desert 30 years on from first Gulf War

Keith recalls waiting game in the desert 30 years on from first Gulf War

Supporting image for story: Hundreds of new homes among plans submitted

Hundreds of new homes among plans submitted

January 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Pep talks, food for thought, Biden, and why Gene Hunt may be having the last laugh

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Pep talks, food for thought, Biden, and why Gene Hunt may be having the last laugh

January 22, 2021

Supporting image for story: No early end to Welsh lockdown, warns First Minister

No early end to Welsh lockdown, warns First Minister

Supporting image for story: Help available as lockdown leads to rise in online gambling

Help available as lockdown leads to rise in online gambling

January 18, 2021

Supporting image for story: I handed Churchill his cigar and he said: ‘Thank you very much m’boy’

I handed Churchill his cigar and he said: ‘Thank you very much m’boy’

Supporting image for story: Support is there as lockdown takes its toll on mental health

Support is there as lockdown takes its toll on mental health

Supporting image for story: Radzi’s mission to get children as fit as a lion

Radzi’s mission to get children as fit as a lion

Supporting image for story: Shropshire George Cross bomb disposal hero uses experiences to pen new novel

Shropshire George Cross bomb disposal hero uses experiences to pen new novel

January 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Dogged persistency, or just more Blunders?

Mark Andrews: Dogged persistency, or just more Blunders?

January 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: The unfortunate return of Piers Morgan, the buzzword 'rolling out', and buying cars made in Britain

Mark Andrews: The unfortunate return of Piers Morgan, the buzzword 'rolling out', and buying cars made in Britain

January 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: Who cares wins, says SAS television star Ollie

Who cares wins, says SAS television star Ollie

January 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: Shropshire rock band puts home town in the spotlight

Shropshire rock band puts home town in the spotlight

Supporting image for story: MP praises health workers for Covid injections

MP praises health workers for Covid injections

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