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

January 4, 2025

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

Mark Andrews|Jan 4

January 3, 2025

MP's concerns over conditions at Cosford airbase

Albrighton and Cosford|Jan 3

January 2, 2025

Amazing life of aircraft engineer who worked on Concorde

Wolverhampton nostalgia|Jan 2

January 1, 2025

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

December 31, 2024

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

News|Dec 31, 2024

Great Wyrley spells trouble for Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy

Showbiz|Dec 31, 2024

December 28, 2024

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

Mark Andrews|Dec 28, 2024

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

Mark Andrews|Dec 28, 2024

December 21, 2024

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|Dec 21, 2024

December 20, 2024

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

News|Dec 20, 2024

December 19, 2024

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

News|Dec 19, 2024

December 17, 2024

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

Health|Dec 17, 2024

December 16, 2024

From Washington to Riyadh, we catch up with our globe-trotting PM's overseas adventures

Politics|Dec 16, 2024

We're more than a 'nice to have', says Severn Hospice chief

Features|Dec 16, 2024

December 14, 2024

Mark Andrews: How to solve the housing crisis, and At Home With the Assads

Mark Andrews|Dec 14, 2024

December 7, 2024

Mark Andrews: Students in the battlefield, the Turner Prize, and why things are looking Shaky for the PM

Mark Andrews|Dec 7, 2024

Mark Andrews: The Rover's Return wouldn't stand a chance in today's bland, corporate climate

Mark Andrews|Dec 7, 2024

December 6, 2024

From James Bond to a wild wolf, 10 classic television advertisements for Banks's beer

News|Dec 6, 2024

December 5, 2024

Noddy backs our 'Save our Banks's Mild' campaign

Food and Drink|Dec 5, 2024

December 4, 2024

Something to give us cheer at Christmas

News|Dec 4, 2024

Daunting task of Covid corruption officer

Star Comment|Dec 4, 2024

December 3, 2024

More than 1,300 sign Save Our Banks's Mild petition

News|Dec 3, 2024

November 30, 2024

Mark Andrews: A pompous Charlie, end of the road for Luton, and what is Mick Miller doing in the new Jaguar advert?

News|Nov 30, 2024

How West Midland MPs voted on assisted dying bill

Health|Nov 30, 2024

November 29, 2024

How your MP voted on the assisted dying bill

News|Nov 29, 2024

Camra chief urges drinkers to back 'Save our Banks's Mild' campaign and protect Wolverhampton brewing heritage

News|Nov 29, 2024

November 28, 2024

'It's a dark day for ale drinkers like me - Carlsberg will be removing part of Wolverhampton's soul'

Mark Andrews|Nov 28, 2024

Dismay as brewing giant calls time on Banks's beers

Business|Nov 28, 2024

November 27, 2024

Carlsberg 'to stop brewing Banks's mild ale' that has been brewed in Wolverhampton for 150 years

Breaking News|Nov 27, 2024

November 23, 2024

Mark Andrews: Falling foul of hidden cameras, school's out for autumn, and why farming is crucial to our economy

Mark Andrews|Nov 23, 2024

Who was Lady Jane Grey? How a Black Country tyrant installed his daughter-in-law as Queen for nine days

Dudley nostalgia|Nov 23, 2024

November 21, 2024

Wrekin MP who worked with John Prescott pays tribute to former deputy PM

Politics|Nov 21, 2024

November 16, 2024

Mark Andrews: E-scooters, the four-day week and kids who smell of fish

Mark Andrews|Nov 16, 2024

November 15, 2024

I relive my son's murder every time I read about a knife death, says mother on emotional visit to Ronan's old Wolverhampton school

Crime|Nov 15, 2024

November 8, 2024

Decision on 'unlawful' Stourbridge car dealer

Stourbridge|Nov 8, 2024

November 2, 2024

Mark Andrews: PM's dubious fanboy, road tax debacle, and an Adonis like professor who says the Welsh are ugly

Mark Andrews|Nov 2, 2024

October 30, 2024

Budget 'bad for pensioners, businesses and families' – Wrekin MP

Business|Oct 30, 2024

Sober Chancellor delivers a sobering budget for difficult times

Politics|Oct 30, 2024

'Budget bad for pensioners' says Shropshire MP

Telford|Oct 30, 2024

October 29, 2024

Give us our mojo back, Prime Minister! Mark Andrews on Keir Starmer's pre-Budget manoeuvres

Mark Andrews|Oct 29, 2024

Tough times today, but better days ahead Prime Minister tells the West Midlands

Business|Oct 29, 2024

October 26, 2024

Mark Andrews: Trump feels the heat, the dangers of covering up, and would you dress your daughter as Jeffrey Dahmer?

Mark Andrews|Oct 26, 2024

October 23, 2024

Wrekin MP seeks reassurance over standards for visually impaired children

Politics|Oct 23, 2024

October 19, 2024

Mark Andrews: Dancing robots are all very clever, but I still prefer Pan's People

Weekend|Oct 19, 2024

Mark Andrews: Risque painting rocks village, 'Christian faith' gets a trigger warning, and why we shouldn't kowtow to China

Mark Andrews|Oct 19, 2024

October 12, 2024

Mark Andrews: Judge rules on bald jokes, corporate warriors, and a king who talks like Jethro

Mark Andrews|Oct 12, 2024

October 8, 2024

How Banks's became a legendary Wolverhampton brewery - and is now set to close in its 150th year

Business|Oct 8, 2024

October 4, 2024

Staleness, spin-offs and radio funding slashed: Why I think the BBC TV licence has had its day

Mark Andrews|Oct 4, 2024

October 3, 2024

Company linked to Crooked House hit over environmental breaches at neighbouring landfill

Black Country|Oct 3, 2024

We can't get back in government without the Black Country, Cleverly tells Express & Star

Politics|Oct 3, 2024