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Mark Andrews

Senior news writer for the Shropshire Star specialising in in-depth features and commentary, investigative reporting and political matters.

March 5, 2025

Supporting image for story: Telford MP backs link-road plans

Telford MP backs link-road plans

March 1, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: It's Bergerac, Jim, but not as we know it

Mark Andrews: It's Bergerac, Jim, but not as we know it

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: James Bond under Amazon, Amesbury walks free, and is Donald Trump the world's cleverest comedian?

Mark Andrews: James Bond under Amazon, Amesbury walks free, and is Donald Trump the world's cleverest comedian?

February 24, 2025

Supporting image for story: West Midlands motorway link road 'would take 19,000 cars and lorries off congested road' - if the Government funds it

West Midlands motorway link road 'would take 19,000 cars and lorries off congested road' - if the Government funds it

February 22, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Comedy on prescription, banking scams, HS2, and the 'foetus' comes of age

Mark Andrews: Comedy on prescription, banking scams, HS2, and the 'foetus' comes of age

February 19, 2025

Supporting image for story: Couple who spent 67 years bringing music to the people of Walsall

Couple who spent 67 years bringing music to the people of Walsall

February 15, 2025

Supporting image for story: Man who oversaw construction of Wolverhampton landmark joins fight to stop it being demolished

Man who oversaw construction of Wolverhampton landmark joins fight to stop it being demolished

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Work-from-home border czar, villains for hire, and who is the real-life Cliff Barnes?

Mark Andrews: Work-from-home border czar, villains for hire, and who is the real-life Cliff Barnes?

February 13, 2025

Supporting image for story: Dudley;'s father of the Industrial revolution the subject of history talk

Dudley;'s father of the Industrial revolution the subject of history talk

February 10, 2025

Supporting image for story: Shropshire MP calls for lifetime bans for those who threaten football referees

Shropshire MP calls for lifetime bans for those who threaten football referees

February 8, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Planes, trains and automobiles - why are they all so boring?

Mark Andrews: Planes, trains and automobiles - why are they all so boring?

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Lego falls foul of the woke mob, dirty T-shirts, and rude acronyms in council reports

Mark Andrews: Lego falls foul of the woke mob, dirty T-shirts, and rude acronyms in council reports

February 7, 2025

Supporting image for story: 200 jobs to go as Dudley Council seeks to balance the books

200 jobs to go as Dudley Council seeks to balance the books

Supporting image for story: Tributes from city leaders as Wolverhampton-born Black Rod retires

Tributes from city leaders as Wolverhampton-born Black Rod retires

February 6, 2025

Supporting image for story: Extra £2.65 billion for flood defences including in Bewdley - but no sign of whether Shropshire will benefit

Extra £2.65 billion for flood defences including in Bewdley - but no sign of whether Shropshire will benefit

February 5, 2025

Supporting image for story: We go behind the scenes inside Wolverhampton's famous Beatties building - this is what we saw

We go behind the scenes inside Wolverhampton's famous Beatties building - this is what we saw

Supporting image for story: 'It's all very worrying' - Lecturer's union outlines concerns about University of Wolverhampton shake-up

'It's all very worrying' - Lecturer's union outlines concerns about University of Wolverhampton shake-up

Supporting image for story: 'Rushed and incoherent' grey belt won't help Government meet housing targets, say peers

'Rushed and incoherent' grey belt won't help Government meet housing targets, say peers

February 2, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'It's a massive increase in costs': West Midlands pub landlord fears the price of a pint will rise even further - here's why

'It's a massive increase in costs': West Midlands pub landlord fears the price of a pint will rise even further - here's why

February 1, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Helping the public? How last century

Mark Andrews: Helping the public? How last century

January 31, 2025

Supporting image for story: 'It is an architectural masterpiece. A thing of great beauty' - why campaigners want to save Wolverhampton University's School of Art

'It is an architectural masterpiece. A thing of great beauty' - why campaigners want to save Wolverhampton University's School of Art

January 29, 2025

Supporting image for story: Wolverhampton landmark to disappear and Telford campus to close as university enters new era

Wolverhampton landmark to disappear and Telford campus to close as university enters new era

Supporting image for story: University of Wolverhampton to close Telford campus after 32 years in town

University of Wolverhampton to close Telford campus after 32 years in town

January 26, 2025

Supporting image for story: Dudley's father of the Industrial Revolution could have become a brewer

Dudley's father of the Industrial Revolution could have become a brewer

January 25, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: No inquiry will ever stop dangerous people doing dreadful things

Mark Andrews: No inquiry will ever stop dangerous people doing dreadful things

January 24, 2025

Supporting image for story: Taking on the Nimbys, or government striking a blow against people power?

Taking on the Nimbys, or government striking a blow against people power?

January 22, 2025

Supporting image for story: Countdown to astronaut Tim Peake's appearance in the city

Countdown to astronaut Tim Peake's appearance in the city

January 18, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Evil rap music, why we don't need another inquiry, and Brewdog boss hits the nail on the head

Mark Andrews: Evil rap music, why we don't need another inquiry, and Brewdog boss hits the nail on the head

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Never mind Blue Monday, we've got to get through another two months of this

Mark Andrews: Never mind Blue Monday, we've got to get through another two months of this

January 16, 2025

Supporting image for story: Dudley car parking charges debated in parliament

Dudley car parking charges debated in parliament

January 14, 2025

Supporting image for story: Black Panther: Looking back at 50 years since Donald Neilson kidnapped Bridgnorth teenager Lesley Whittle

Black Panther: Looking back at 50 years since Donald Neilson kidnapped Bridgnorth teenager Lesley Whittle

Supporting image for story: 'Extremely disappointed' - Chair of Shropshire maternity inquiry speaks of 'two wasted years' in wake of scandal

'Extremely disappointed' - Chair of Shropshire maternity inquiry speaks of 'two wasted years' in wake of scandal

January 13, 2025

Supporting image for story: Thousands of illegal vapes seized in Shropshire as Shrewsbury shop owner is fined more than £30,000

Thousands of illegal vapes seized in Shropshire as Shrewsbury shop owner is fined more than £30,000

January 11, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Frozen fountains, Mad Lizzie eases the winter blues, and Trump's promises suffer with inflation

Mark Andrews: Frozen fountains, Mad Lizzie eases the winter blues, and Trump's promises suffer with inflation

January 10, 2025

Supporting image for story: Crooked House public inquiry moves a stage closer

Crooked House public inquiry moves a stage closer

Supporting image for story: MP welcomes extra £1m for home adaptions for disabled people in Dudley

MP welcomes extra £1m for home adaptions for disabled people in Dudley

January 8, 2025

Supporting image for story: MP invites defence minister to Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land site in Telford

MP invites defence minister to Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land site in Telford

Supporting image for story: Care at Christmas: New year will be one of challenges for Shropshire hospice

Care at Christmas: New year will be one of challenges for Shropshire hospice

January 4, 2025

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Snitching on bad drivers, and why can't we invest in green energy and North Sea gas?

Mark Andrews: Snitching on bad drivers, and why can't we invest in green energy and North Sea gas?

January 3, 2025

Supporting image for story: MP's concerns over conditions at Cosford airbase

MP's concerns over conditions at Cosford airbase

January 2, 2025

Supporting image for story: Amazing life of aircraft engineer who worked on Concorde

Amazing life of aircraft engineer who worked on Concorde

January 1, 2025

Supporting image for story: Save our Banks's petition breaks the 10,000 mark

Save our Banks's petition breaks the 10,000 mark

December 31, 2024

Supporting image for story: Review of the year: West Midlands was crucial as political landscape turned upside down

Review of the year: West Midlands was crucial as political landscape turned upside down

Supporting image for story: Great Wyrley spells trouble for Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy

Great Wyrley spells trouble for Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy

December 28, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: Passwords, smiley pensioners and paperless councils can't mask crisis in social care

Mark Andrews: Passwords, smiley pensioners and paperless councils can't mask crisis in social care

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: I think my air fryer might be a Chinese spy

Mark Andrews: I think my air fryer might be a Chinese spy

December 21, 2024

Supporting image for story: Mark Andrews: More strikes on the railways, Royal Mail sale, and why Jude Bellingham never stood a chance of winning Sports Personality of the Year

Mark Andrews: More strikes on the railways, Royal Mail sale, and why Jude Bellingham never stood a chance of winning Sports Personality of the Year

December 20, 2024

Supporting image for story: Care at Christmas: Severn Hospice welcomes £126 million cash boost

Care at Christmas: Severn Hospice welcomes £126 million cash boost

December 19, 2024

Supporting image for story: Care at Christmas: 'Severn Hospice's art therapy helped me through my cancer ordeal'

Care at Christmas: 'Severn Hospice's art therapy helped me through my cancer ordeal'

December 17, 2024

Supporting image for story: We have to raise £10 million a year to keep Severn Hospice afloat - here's how we do it

We have to raise £10 million a year to keep Severn Hospice afloat - here's how we do it

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