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Mark Andrews

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September 3, 2018

Supporting image for story: Ticket tricks to cut the cost of the train

Ticket tricks to cut the cost of the train

September 1, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire maternity probe: Tiny lives lost due to medical mistakes

Shropshire maternity probe: Tiny lives lost due to medical mistakes

Supporting image for story: MP calls for probe after Brexiteer barred from joining party

MP calls for probe after Brexiteer barred from joining party

Supporting image for story: The National Trust in Shropshire: Balancing act as popularity booms

The National Trust in Shropshire: Balancing act as popularity booms

August 31, 2018

Supporting image for story: Fifth of new Telford mothers not from the UK

Fifth of new Telford mothers not from the UK

Supporting image for story: What is making us so fat?

What is making us so fat?

Supporting image for story: Solving problems can prevent crime

Solving problems can prevent crime

Supporting image for story: Britain’s food supply: too easily taken for granted

Britain’s food supply: too easily taken for granted

Supporting image for story: It's time to rebalance our economy

It's time to rebalance our economy

Supporting image for story: Too easy for thieves: Scandal of the online car-theft kit

Too easy for thieves: Scandal of the online car-theft kit

August 30, 2018

Supporting image for story: I was Mrs Thatcher’s bodyguard: Shrewsbury man remembers unlikely friendship that lasted 20 years

I was Mrs Thatcher’s bodyguard: Shrewsbury man remembers unlikely friendship that lasted 20 years

Supporting image for story: Justice Secretary does not rule out Shropshire remand courts rethink

Justice Secretary does not rule out Shropshire remand courts rethink

Supporting image for story: New measures to crack down on drugs in prison, says minister

New measures to crack down on drugs in prison, says minister

Supporting image for story: Minister does not rule out court rethink

Minister does not rule out court rethink

Supporting image for story: Boxing heroes Richie Woodhall and Roy Jones Junior reunite to knock out cancer

Boxing heroes Richie Woodhall and Roy Jones Junior reunite to knock out cancer

August 29, 2018

Supporting image for story: Give us second Brexit vote, says straw poll

Give us second Brexit vote, says straw poll

August 28, 2018

Supporting image for story: Revealed: West Mercia Police to make £24.3 million cuts in three years

Revealed: West Mercia Police to make £24.3 million cuts in three years

Supporting image for story: West Mercia Police's low rate of bobbies on the beat revealed

West Mercia Police's low rate of bobbies on the beat revealed

August 20, 2018

Supporting image for story: Last orders for famous pub run

Last orders for famous pub run

August 17, 2018

Supporting image for story: Call to ban car key gadgets as thefts rise by nearly 20 per cent

Call to ban car key gadgets as thefts rise by nearly 20 per cent

August 16, 2018

Supporting image for story: Tens of thousands still without full 4G coverage in Shropshire and Powys

Tens of thousands still without full 4G coverage in Shropshire and Powys

August 15, 2018

Supporting image for story: Jeremy Corbyn in Shropshire: Government failing on rural crime and homelessness

Jeremy Corbyn in Shropshire: Government failing on rural crime and homelessness

August 13, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shock poll as 60 per cent of readers back second EU referendum

Shock poll as 60 per cent of readers back second EU referendum

Supporting image for story: West Mercia Police officer numbers fall by four per cent

West Mercia Police officer numbers fall by four per cent

August 10, 2018

Supporting image for story: Revealed: North of Shropshire gets 10 times more capital spending than south

Revealed: North of Shropshire gets 10 times more capital spending than south

August 9, 2018

Supporting image for story: Nearly 600 assaults on West Mercia Police officers in just 12 months

Nearly 600 assaults on West Mercia Police officers in just 12 months

Supporting image for story: Free circus tickets on offer for disadvantaged youngsters

Free circus tickets on offer for disadvantaged youngsters

August 8, 2018

Supporting image for story: Is Britain plunging towards a water crisis?

Is Britain plunging towards a water crisis?

August 6, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shock as cost of rural crime up by 51pc in Shropshire

Shock as cost of rural crime up by 51pc in Shropshire

August 4, 2018

Supporting image for story: How long will you live? Why Shropshire life expectancy is a postcode lottery

How long will you live? Why Shropshire life expectancy is a postcode lottery

August 3, 2018

Supporting image for story: Oakengates pub reaches final of prestigious awards

Oakengates pub reaches final of prestigious awards

August 2, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire hospital death rates higher than expected

Shropshire hospital death rates higher than expected

Supporting image for story: £80,000 TNS grant: 'A cock-up, not a conspiracy' says Shropshire Council leader

£80,000 TNS grant: 'A cock-up, not a conspiracy' says Shropshire Council leader

Supporting image for story: Shropshire pubs crisis: Sad decline of the Great British boozer

Shropshire pubs crisis: Sad decline of the Great British boozer

August 1, 2018

Supporting image for story: Call for action after huge fall in number of Shropshire pubs

Call for action after huge fall in number of Shropshire pubs

Supporting image for story: Shropshire Council Labour group calls for public inquiry into £80,000 TNS grant

Shropshire Council Labour group calls for public inquiry into £80,000 TNS grant

July 30, 2018

Supporting image for story: Rural crime: Just one in four country dwellers happy with police

Rural crime: Just one in four country dwellers happy with police

July 28, 2018

Supporting image for story: Farming under the blazing sun: Agriculture conditions 'worst in generation'

Farming under the blazing sun: Agriculture conditions 'worst in generation'

July 27, 2018

Supporting image for story: TNS £80k grant: Opposition attacks council 'censorship' and calls for full details to be made public

TNS £80k grant: Opposition attacks council 'censorship' and calls for full details to be made public

Supporting image for story: The saga of the £80k TNS grant: How Shropshire Council errors meant repayments were never chased up

The saga of the £80k TNS grant: How Shropshire Council errors meant repayments were never chased up

July 26, 2018

Supporting image for story: Shropshire cave hero Mike's date with PM

Shropshire cave hero Mike's date with PM

Supporting image for story: 107 and still going strong! Birthday girl Gladys sent 95 cards

107 and still going strong! Birthday girl Gladys sent 95 cards

July 25, 2018

Supporting image for story: Heatwave leaves dehydrated Shropshire hedgehogs fighting for their lives

Heatwave leaves dehydrated Shropshire hedgehogs fighting for their lives

July 24, 2018

MPs vote for anonymity in sleaze probes

Labour film warns against hospital shake-up

July 21, 2018

Supporting image for story: Cricketer loses five teeth as jaw broken in Magaluf gang attack

Cricketer loses five teeth as jaw broken in Magaluf gang attack

Supporting image for story: Are we set for another summer like 1976?

Are we set for another summer like 1976?

Supporting image for story: TV star Jim performs at pub

TV star Jim performs at pub

July 20, 2018

Supporting image for story: Steam back at Severn Valley

Steam back at Severn Valley

Supporting image for story: It's ‘Frantic Friday’: Shropshire drivers warned to expect delays

It's ‘Frantic Friday’: Shropshire drivers warned to expect delays

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