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

September 10, 2022

The smiling Queen who will live forever in our hearts

Mark Andrews|Sep 10, 2022

September 9, 2022

From Donnington to Drayton, the Queen's visits to the region

Royal|Sep 9, 2022

Queen's visits to Shrewsbury, Stafford and Dudley

Royal|Sep 9, 2022

Queen's legacy will be huge, says her former chaplain from Albrighton

Royal|Sep 9, 2022

September 7, 2022

MP launches work on mosque extension

Shrewsbury|Sep 7, 2022

September 6, 2022

New leader faces daunting tasks ahead, say MPs

Politics|Sep 6, 2022

New PM must 'hit the ground running' say Shropshire MPs

Politics|Sep 6, 2022

Quiz night in aid of Telford debt charity

Telford entertainment|Sep 6, 2022

September 3, 2022

Conservative Party must unite behind new PM and focus on issues, say county MPs

Politics|Sep 3, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Obscene money in football, an embarrassing father, and the pulsating race to become PM

Mark Andrews|Sep 3, 2022

September 2, 2022

How the West Midlands' coal miners shaped the modern world

Ironbridge|Sep 2, 2022

August 30, 2022

Death of Diana: The day the nation mourned

Features|Aug 30, 2022

Princess Diana: Crash sparked countless conspiracy theories

Features|Aug 30, 2022

August 29, 2022

'We'll just have to keep warm in bed!' Cost of living crisis bites in Shropshire

Wellington|Aug 29, 2022

August 27, 2022

Mark Andrews: Taxing time with the Revenue, culture-war football, and why I disagree with Nick

Mark Andrews|Aug 27, 2022

August 22, 2022

50 years since 'James Bond prince' died in Midlands air crash

Features|Aug 22, 2022

Poverty marker? Bear Asda's yellow Just Essentials labels with pride in straitened times

Features|Aug 22, 2022

August 20, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Lizards, grafters, and giant doughnuts

Mark Andrews|Aug 20, 2022

Mark Andrews: Dressing up? You'd have to be two sausages short of a sandwich

Weekend|Aug 20, 2022

August 18, 2022

Tributes paid to Black Country business pioneer Mr Poundland

Bridgnorth|Aug 18, 2022

August 15, 2022

Father diagnosed with terminal cancer travels to Turkey for potentially lifesaving operation

Health|Aug 15, 2022

August 13, 2022

Mark Andrews: How to solve the ambulance crisis? Send staff on a wellness workshop

Mark Andrews|Aug 13, 2022

August 12, 2022

Shropshire couple scoop £1 million lottery win and start treating family

Madeley|Aug 12, 2022

August 10, 2022

Cheers! Author signs book at Shrewsbury gin bar

Shrewsbury|Aug 10, 2022

August 9, 2022

You've met the Birmingham Bull – now meet the Beasts of Kinver

Bridgnorth|Aug 9, 2022

July 31, 2022

Mark Andrews: Strange packages are par for the course

Weekend|Jul 31, 2022

July 30, 2022

Mark Andrews: Perils of banning snobbery, Jasper's hair, and why we should say no to internet banking

Mark Andrews|Jul 30, 2022

July 27, 2022

Decades of trying to stem the floods along the Severn

Environment|Jul 27, 2022

July 23, 2022

Mark Andrews: Getting shirty over gender and why house prices are nothing to shout about

Mark Andrews|Jul 23, 2022

July 22, 2022

How Beverley Knight's mother provides comfort to the bereaved

In-depth|Jul 22, 2022

Hero's poignant parting words as he went off to war from Shrewsbury Railway Station

Features|Jul 22, 2022

July 20, 2022

Daniel Kawczynski grills ministers over issues affecting county

Shrewsbury|Jul 20, 2022

Football tournament raises £300 for Cancer Research

Shrewsbury|Jul 20, 2022

July 19, 2022

'Callous' cleaner stole £2,400 from horror novelist

Crime|Jul 19, 2022

Cycling star who won UK's first legal road race - but gave it up to keep a post office

Shrewsbury|Jul 19, 2022

July 18, 2022

Heatwave: Look back at how region sweltered in 1976

Features|Jul 18, 2022

July 16, 2022

Telford council 'in denial' about sex abuse after harrowing report, says MP

Telford|Jul 16, 2022

Mark Andrews: Snowflakes feeling the heat, and do we really want a young prime minister?

Mark Andrews|Jul 16, 2022

July 14, 2022

Co-operation needed to reduce lengthy ambulance delays around Shropshire

Health|Jul 14, 2022

July 12, 2022

Depraved brothers led Telford paedophile ring that groomed and prostituted young girls

Crime|Jul 12, 2022

Farming needs its own cabinet minister, says Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski

Politics|Jul 12, 2022

July 11, 2022

MP seeks another £500 million to tackle River Seven flooding

Politics|Jul 11, 2022

July 9, 2022

Mark Andrews: A Trumpian comeback for Boris and why bad grammar is nothing to be proud of

Mark Andrews|Jul 9, 2022

Save the planet, buy an old car

Weekend|Jul 9, 2022

Make Me Prime Minister: New political reality TV show filmed in Shropshire

Entertainment|Jul 9, 2022

Shrewsbury MP rules out supporting Sunak or Javid

Politics|Jul 9, 2022

July 7, 2022

Media 'hounded Boris Johnson out of office' says Shrewsbury MP

Politics|Jul 7, 2022

By-election marked the beginning of PM's downfall

North Shropshire|Jul 7, 2022

How future PM cut his teeth and shaped his values in the Midlands

Politics|Jul 7, 2022

Ludlow MP relieved PM is resigning - and says Jeremy Hunt would be a good successor

Politics|Jul 7, 2022

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