Stories from Mark Andrews | Express & Star

Close

Mark Andrews

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

January 14, 2025

'Extremely disappointed' - Chair of Shropshire maternity inquiry speaks of 'two wasted years' in wake of scandal

Celebrated Black Country micropub closes for final time

Cradley Heath|Jan 14

One of Wolverhampton's best-known pubs on market for £2.4 million

Wolverhampton|Jan 14

January 13, 2025

88,000 illegal vapes seized across the West Midlands as a Dudley shop owner escapes jail

January 11, 2025

Mark Andrews: Frozen fountains, Mad Lizzie eases the winter blues, and Trump's promises suffer with inflation

Mark Andrews|Jan 11

'Residential institution' planned for Dudley pub

Going underground - the wonders that lie beneath the West Midlands

Features|Jan 11

January 10, 2025

Crooked House public inquiry moves a stage closer

MP welcomes extra £1m for home adaptions for disabled people in Dudley

Senior Wolverhampton councillor calls for action on deteriorating Beatties building

Wolverhampton|Jan 10

January 8, 2025

Wolverhampton retailer installed shopfront without permission

Fordhouses|Jan 8

MP invites defence minister to Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land site in Telford

January 7, 2025

Developer 'could be prosecuted' over Beatties delay

Wolverhampton|Jan 7

January 4, 2025

Former Dudley MP hits out at Tories as he defects to Reform

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

Mark Andrews|Jan 4

Former owner of Wolverhampton's Beatties building charged over £64 million fraud

Wolverhampton|Jan 4

January 3, 2025

MP's concerns over conditions at Cosford airbase

Albrighton and Cosford|Jan 3

History society hosts night of films and quizzes

Dudley shop still wrongly threatening car-park users with £70 fines, despite replacing signs

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

Plans for two neighbouring children's homes in Dudley rejected following scores of objections

December 31, 2024

Best beer in the West Midlands announced: Here is the winner

Food and Drink|Dec 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 26, 2024

Minister joins MP for visit to Dudley College

Dudley|Dec 26, 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: Acorns Children's Hospice says children and families they care for deserve government support

Health|Dec 20, 2024

December 19, 2024

Wolverhampton pub told alterations can stay

Penn|Dec 19, 2024

Dudley's plans for outdoor cafe back on the agenda

Dudley|Dec 19, 2024

December 18, 2024

Wolverhampton Civic £450,000 roof repairs leave council chamber flooded

Wolverhampton|Dec 18, 2024

December 16, 2024

The West Midlands will be an area where ambition is rewarded, says mayor Parker as devolution plans announced

Politics|Dec 16, 2024

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

Politics|Dec 16, 2024

December 15, 2024

Housing targets a 'death sentence for the green belt' says Dudley Council leader as he vows to defy Government

Dudley|Dec 15, 2024

December 14, 2024

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

Mark Andrews|Dec 14, 2024

December 11, 2024

Watch: Historic Halesowen clothing shop closes its doors after 144 years - but new business will take its place

Halesowen|Dec 11, 2024

More cuts and job losses 'inevitable' as Dudley Council faces £34.5 million shortfall

News|Dec 11, 2024

Replica chains for mayor could cost a Black Country council £30,000

Dudley|Dec 11, 2024

December 8, 2024

'I've lived all my life in the West Midlands' most miserable town. Here's why we're so grumpy'

Dudley|Dec 8, 2024

December 7, 2024

Former Walsall car showroom to become a supermarket and five restaurants

Walsall|Dec 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

Town halls could close as Dudley Council looks to cut costs

Dudley|Dec 6, 2024

December 5, 2024

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

Food and Drink|Dec 5, 2024

Black Country pub's new pergola gets the go-ahead from planners

Bilston|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

PreviousPage NextPage