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Mark Andrews

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July 4, 2021

Mark Andrews – sometimes we all need to reflect on what we are doing with life

July 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Cars might fly, spinning a yarn and a local pioneer

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Cars might fly, spinning a yarn and a local pioneer

June 28, 2021

Supporting image for story: Horrible history? How Henry VIII left his mark on our region

Horrible history? How Henry VIII left his mark on our region

June 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Towering egos, a failing education system, and while we will soon all be feeling the pain

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Towering egos, a failing education system, and while we will soon all be feeling the pain

June 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: Precocious talent who set the Premier League alight

Precocious talent who set the Premier League alight

Supporting image for story: Sunak's praise for college over apprenticeships

Sunak's praise for college over apprenticeships

June 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Alcohol puts strain on ambulance services

Alcohol puts strain on ambulance services

June 21, 2021

Supporting image for story: Tackling the challenge of fixing broken hearts

Tackling the challenge of fixing broken hearts

Supporting image for story: 'The scary thing is it wasn't that bad': My heart attack was nothing like what you see on TV

'The scary thing is it wasn't that bad': My heart attack was nothing like what you see on TV

June 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Plastic ice cream, inclusive lager, hooligan cyclists, and the killjoys stealing our summer

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Plastic ice cream, inclusive lager, hooligan cyclists, and the killjoys stealing our summer

June 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Another fine mess you have landed yourself in, Ollie

Mark Andrews: Another fine mess you have landed yourself in, Ollie

April 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Courier cons, romance and fake cops: How the pandemic has helped fraudsters to thrive

Courier cons, romance and fake cops: How the pandemic has helped fraudsters to thrive

Supporting image for story: Gulf War fight goes on for many who served

Gulf War fight goes on for many who served

April 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: Young carers get £15,000 boost from Freemasons

Young carers get £15,000 boost from Freemasons

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Celebrating England and dangerous birds

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Celebrating England and dangerous birds

April 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Cleared: Midlands Post Office workers jailed over computer glitch have their convictions quashed

Cleared: Midlands Post Office workers jailed over computer glitch have their convictions quashed

Supporting image for story: China threatens Shrewsbury MP with sanctions over his Hong Kong comments

China threatens Shrewsbury MP with sanctions over his Hong Kong comments

Supporting image for story: St George's Day: 10 things you might not know about England's patron saint

St George's Day: 10 things you might not know about England's patron saint

April 22, 2021

Supporting image for story: Just how smart can the four-lane motorway be?

Just how smart can the four-lane motorway be?

April 21, 2021

Supporting image for story: Where there's a wheel, there's a way to power

Where there's a wheel, there's a way to power

April 20, 2021

Supporting image for story: Top forensic expert who helped clear the Birmingham Six, dies aged 89

Top forensic expert who helped clear the Birmingham Six, dies aged 89

April 19, 2021

Supporting image for story: Cryptocurrencies: Money of the future, or a bubble set to burst?

Cryptocurrencies: Money of the future, or a bubble set to burst?

April 17, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Why it's time we learned to love Mike Ashley

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Why it's time we learned to love Mike Ashley

April 16, 2021

Supporting image for story: How the West Midlands is at the forefront of the fight against Covid

How the West Midlands is at the forefront of the fight against Covid

April 15, 2021

Supporting image for story: Universities pledge to support students as lockdown continues

Universities pledge to support students as lockdown continues

April 14, 2021

Supporting image for story: 60 years since Yuri Gagarin took us out of this world and started the space race

60 years since Yuri Gagarin took us out of this world and started the space race

April 13, 2021

Supporting image for story: Warning court backlog may take years to clear

Warning court backlog may take years to clear

Supporting image for story: Full steam ahead as Severn Valley Railway celebrates locomotive pioneer

Full steam ahead as Severn Valley Railway celebrates locomotive pioneer

Supporting image for story: Signed Joe Calzaghe boxing pads help raise hundreds for cancer charity

Signed Joe Calzaghe boxing pads help raise hundreds for cancer charity

April 10, 2021

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Was Shakespeare an early advocate of social distancing?

Mark Andrews: Was Shakespeare an early advocate of social distancing?

Supporting image for story: Could travel rules lead to surge in interest in the region's canals?

Could travel rules lead to surge in interest in the region's canals?

April 8, 2021

Supporting image for story: Help for those in need from Shropshire charities service

Help for those in need from Shropshire charities service

April 6, 2021

Supporting image for story: County's MPs back Covid passport scheme

County's MPs back Covid passport scheme

April 5, 2021

Supporting image for story: Last chance to fill out census before officers visit

Last chance to fill out census before officers visit

April 3, 2021

Supporting image for story: Summer celebration on the agenda as triplets turn 60

Summer celebration on the agenda as triplets turn 60

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Bad sorts at Pimlico, Pricey surgery, and a Cop-out in Glasgow

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Bad sorts at Pimlico, Pricey surgery, and a Cop-out in Glasgow

March 30, 2021

Supporting image for story: How the poll tax opened up violent divisions across the country

How the poll tax opened up violent divisions across the country

March 29, 2021

Supporting image for story: Could hydrogen - and not electricity - be the answer to our transport needs?

Could hydrogen - and not electricity - be the answer to our transport needs?

Supporting image for story: How focus on NHS heroes has fed rush to get into nursing

How focus on NHS heroes has fed rush to get into nursing

March 27, 2021

Supporting image for story: Jailed Post Office staff will hear results of appeal next month

Jailed Post Office staff will hear results of appeal next month

Supporting image for story: MP meets with transport officials to press for electrification between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton

MP meets with transport officials to press for electrification between Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews on Saturday: Sinking into the Swamp, and why it's time to send Captain Mainwaring on a diversity course

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Sinking into the Swamp, and why it's time to send Captain Mainwaring on a diversity course

March 26, 2021

Supporting image for story: Are pub passports the answer to unlocking hospitality trade?

Are pub passports the answer to unlocking hospitality trade?

March 25, 2021

Supporting image for story: Post Office 'misled courts', hearing is told

Post Office 'misled courts', hearing is told

March 24, 2021

Supporting image for story: Former county schoolboy's top role working for Meghan and Harry

Former county schoolboy's top role working for Meghan and Harry

Supporting image for story: It's still not too late to fill in your census

It's still not too late to fill in your census

March 23, 2021

Supporting image for story: Chef Liam to star on Great British Menu

Chef Liam to star on Great British Menu

March 22, 2021

Supporting image for story: Jailed former post office workers have their appeals heard in court

Jailed former post office workers have their appeals heard in court

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Perils of more red tape, A-plus for the Apple Store, and the Stayt of the nation

Mark Andrews: Perils of more red tape, A-plus for the Apple Store, and the Stayt of the nation

Supporting image for story: McDonald & Dodds star Jason recalls his Midland roots

McDonald & Dodds star Jason recalls his Midland roots

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