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

February 25, 2022

Wrongly jailed post-office clerk breaks down as she tells inquiry about suicide attempts

Telford|Feb 25, 2022

Are children in the West Midlands paying the price for youth funding cuts?

In-depth|Feb 25, 2022

February 23, 2022

MPs call for tough action against Russia

Telford|Feb 23, 2022

A damaged castle, shattered windows and broken mirrors – when the earth moved in the West Midlands

Shrewsbury nostalgia|Feb 23, 2022

MP calls on Prime Minister to support Nato allies

Politics|Feb 23, 2022

February 19, 2022

Mark Andrews: Wheels come off bike-hire scheme and why computer games are not sports

Homepage|Feb 19, 2022

February 18, 2022

Boxing star Richie backing five-year-old Dulcie’s battle with cancer

Health|Feb 18, 2022

February 15, 2022

Why were innocent post-office workers sent to jail?

Telford|Feb 15, 2022

February 14, 2022

Abbey Road meets Severn Valley for singing fishmonger's new single

Music|Feb 14, 2022

Future Fit: MP asks about effects of hospital shake-up delays on death rates

Politics|Feb 14, 2022

How the banking revolution began with Quakers in the Black Country

Mid Wales nostalgia|Feb 14, 2022

February 13, 2022

Remembering the wonders of the wave

Weekend|Feb 13, 2022

February 12, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Frack to the future, and a purr-fect example of modern-day madness

Politics|Feb 12, 2022

February 11, 2022

Wrongly jailed post-office clerk to address Horizon inquiry

Telford|Feb 11, 2022

February 9, 2022

Post Office boss steps down days before Horizon glitch inquiry

Business|Feb 9, 2022

February 8, 2022

Shropshire conman Robert Hendy-Freegard has deprived us of our mother, say brother and sister

Crime|Feb 8, 2022

February 7, 2022

Reader's Digest: 100 years of corny jokes and consumer advice

Nostalgia|Feb 7, 2022

February 5, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Nastiness of envy, honesty about green growth, and why bigotry isn't a reason to send people to jail

Homepage|Feb 5, 2022

February 3, 2022

It's a small world for superstar sculptor of microscopic artwork

Features|Feb 3, 2022

January 31, 2022

Two years of masks, tiers and lockdowns

Coronavirus|Jan 31, 2022

Three Men in a Boat turned Jerome K Jerome into a literary giant

Features|Jan 31, 2022

80 years of Desert Island Discs

Showbiz|Jan 31, 2022

January 29, 2022

Camp Bestival will bring Fatboy, folk and fun for all ages

Music|Jan 29, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Masks, dwarfs, and a get-out-of-jail-free card for Boris

Politics|Jan 29, 2022

January 25, 2022

Fatboy Slim and Rag'n'Bone Man to headline Weston Park family music festival

Music|Jan 25, 2022

West Midlands country house's starring role in new Hollywood movie

Features|Jan 25, 2022

January 23, 2022

Mark Andrews – 21st century Grange Hill? Just say no!

Weekend|Jan 23, 2022

January 22, 2022

Mark Andrews: Novak teaches our batsmen a lesson and why Prince Harry is like a broken clock

Opinions|Jan 22, 2022

January 21, 2022

How doctor's betrayal led to Terry Waite being taken hostage for four years

Llangollen|Jan 21, 2022

January 19, 2022

Plans for major solar farm next to M54 spark 170 objections

Environment|Jan 19, 2022

Commonwealth Games: David excited to welcome world to his back yard

Sport|Jan 19, 2022

January 18, 2022

How fake spy Robert Hendy-Freegard isolated and humiliated students with his web of lies

Features|Jan 18, 2022

January 17, 2022

Bogus spy Robert Hendy-Freegard 'may have new victim' alleges Netflix documentary

Crime|Jan 17, 2022

The Dudley cobbler whose Hollywood film was so scary one scene was cut for 49 years

Nostalgia|Jan 17, 2022

January 15, 2022

Netflix documentary to tell story of conman Robert Hendy-Freegard's cruel IRA plot hoax

Crime|Jan 15, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: A barking-mad idea, trigger warnings and the end of the road for 'smart' motorways

Opinions|Jan 15, 2022

Advice sessions for charities

Bridgnorth|Jan 15, 2022

January 12, 2022

Post Office needs help with compensation for wrongful convictions, says boss

Telford|Jan 12, 2022

January 10, 2022

'Rebellion brewing' over Government funding for Shropshire Council

Politics|Jan 10, 2022

Celebrating 100 years of Cannock Chase, its five million trees and hundreds of happy memories

Features|Jan 10, 2022

January 8, 2022

The delivery drone revolution that is sweeping the country

Business|Jan 8, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Skateboarding dads, comedy on the NHS, and a very chilling precedent

Opinions|Jan 8, 2022

January 7, 2022

MPs concern about travel restrictions

Shrewsbury|Jan 7, 2022

January 3, 2022

World's first football superstar: Goal sensation who became a real trailblazer

Nostalgia|Jan 3, 2022

The Shrewsbury garden where Darwin's fascination was sparked

Features|Jan 3, 2022

January 1, 2022

Mark Andrews: It's enough to send you barking mad

Weekend|Jan 1, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Public art, a white elephant and the road to a police state

Opinions|Jan 1, 2022

December 30, 2021

New life goes on as zoos operate in difficult times

Attractions|Dec 30, 2021

December 24, 2021

Fishmonger John sings for his supper

Bridgnorth|Dec 24, 2021

December 20, 2021

Great Lives - Button Gwinnett, roguish ironmonger who became a founding father of the US

Nostalgia|Dec 20, 2021

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