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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 29, 2025

Mark Andrews: Raging against the machines and Rachel Reeves the flower-power queen

March 28, 2025

M&S fears - Wolverhampton Council asks for talks with Marks & Spencer over future of city store

Wolverhampton|Mar 28

Wolverhampton regen schemes will bring 'thousands' into city

Business|Mar 28

March 27, 2025

Major Dudley beer festival will have 66 real ales

March 26, 2025

Dudley pub closes, 20 months after £241,000 revamp

Tories accuse council of wasting £1.3 million on admin in Bilston market regeneration scheme

Board games and bargains at church fete in Dudley

March 25, 2025

Ninth councillor leaves Dudley Labour group

Dudley is the perfect destination for an Easter holiday, says MP

March 24, 2025

Historic Dudley real-ale pub reopens a month after closure

March 22, 2025

Mark Andrews: How to survive a nuclear strike, super-councils, NHS rules, and the dilemma facing Tesla owners

Mark Andrews|Mar 22

How Covid brought down the curtain on our theatres - but the show still went on

Features|Mar 22

March 21, 2025

Dudley Council Labour rebels form new independent group

Armed forces can play a role in easing youth unemployment, says Wrekin MP

Politics|Mar 21

'I've done nothing wrong, and will be exonerated' -Walsall councillor is suspended by the Labour Party

Politics|Mar 21

March 20, 2025

Dudley Labour group: Three more councillors quit Labour after leader's resignation

Dudley Labour group announces interim leader following shock resignation

Politics|Mar 20

Wolverhampton's poorest will lose £500,000 in payments, say city Tories

Wolverhampton|Mar 20

Six-bedroom house in upmarket area of Walsall will be allowed after applicant claims plans were misrepresented

Plans approved for children's home in Dudley

Leader of Dudley's Labour group quits party after 41 years over welfare cuts

March 19, 2025

Defence spending will bring jobs and growth to Dudley, says MP

'I saw so much care and compassion' - minister Kinnock hints at extra funding for hospice sector during visit to Stafford's Katharine House

March 18, 2025

Help save a life and win a glove signed by Barry McGuigan - tickets still available for charity draw

From joking in the pub to six weeks in isolation: How I realised Covid was no laughing matter

Features|Mar 18

March 17, 2025

Covid five years on: How the awful reality unfolded in just a few weeks

Long Reads|Mar 17

March 15, 2025

Exciting plans lie ahead, says Wolverhampton Council leader

Wolverhampton|Mar 15

No 'missing million' in Wolverhampton regeneration scheme, says council leader

Wolverhampton|Mar 15

Mark Andrews: Piers Morgan, conspiracy theories, and the biggest beneficiary of the NHS shake-up

Mark Andrews|Mar 15

March 13, 2025

Artist Jackie's work on sale at famous Lichfield gift shop

Business|Mar 13

Lichfield councillors seek re-election

Politics|Mar 13

Covered outdoor seating planned for Stourbridge pub

Stourbridge|Mar 13

March 12, 2025

Wolverhampton social care provider struck off for failing to keep patients safe

20 metre swimming pool planned by owner of house in upmarket area of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton|Mar 12

We need to talk about incontinence, Dudley MP tells Parliament

Politics|Mar 12

March 11, 2025

State of Dudley school is raised in Parliament following vandalism and leaks

Questions over 'missing million' in Wolverhampton regeneration scheme

Wednesfield|Mar 11

March 9, 2025

A third of new train drivers are women, says rail company

Transport|Mar 9

March 8, 2025

Plan to turn 196-year-old Dudley pub into children's home is turned down after 149 objections

International Women's Day 2025: Seven remarkable women who helped shape the West Midlands

Nostalgia|Mar 8

Mark Andrews: Justice becomes a joke, Meghan's name change, and train company tackles sex inequality

Mark Andrews|Mar 8

March 7, 2025

Empty shops in Lichfield will go under hammer as city becomes one of first in the country to join regeneration scheme

Lichfield|Mar 7

Mayor hits out at red tape at Wednesbury housing site

Wednesbury|Mar 7

March 6, 2025

Big shake-up for Sandwell Council's 24 electoral wards

Wednesbury petrol station seeking 24-hour opening

Wednesbury|Mar 6

March 5, 2025

Wolverhampton football club announces name change

Wolverhampton|Mar 5

Wolves ask fans: Should we bring Old Gold back?

Wolverhampton MP raises difficulties faced by non-league football clubs in Commons

MP hosts event for Dudley business leaders

Telford MP backs link-road plans