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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.

April 5, 2022

Behind the scenes as new Hollywood movie is filmed near Bridgnorth

Features|Apr 5, 2022

April 2, 2022

Mark Andrews on Rishi's posh pumps, pregnant Scouse blokes and how Will Smith provided the only highlight of the Oscars

Mark Andrews|Apr 2, 2022

April 1, 2022

Wolverhampton ceremony to commemorate Falklands fallen

Wolverhampton|Apr 1, 2022

E&S columnist Peter Rhodes wows festival with ripping yarns

Staffordshire entertainment|Apr 1, 2022

Hunt is on to find Staffordshire's top villages

Staffordshire|Apr 1, 2022

March 29, 2022

'Aynuk sparked my interest in comedy' says Black Country funnyman in glowing tribute

Dudley nostalgia|Mar 29, 2022

March 28, 2022

The Black Country hero who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade

Sandwell nostalgia|Mar 28, 2022

The Falklands 40 years on: Another war born out of a dictator’s thirst for power

Features|Mar 28, 2022

March 26, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Mr Canoe from Seaton Carew, own goal by eco-protesters, and Pcs gone mad

Mark Andrews|Mar 26, 2022

March 24, 2022

Hippodrome could be flattened by December if historic covenant is overturned

Dudley|Mar 24, 2022

More tributes paid to Black Country comedy legend Alan 'Aynuk' Smith, 84

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 24, 2022

March 23, 2022

Cracks, delays and disruption: What is going wrong at West Midlands Metro?

Transport|Mar 23, 2022

March 22, 2022

'Major embarrassment' if West Midlands Metro trams aren't running for Commonwealth Games

Politics|Mar 22, 2022

Smiles and tears after 21 years of making children's dreams come true

Wolverhampton|Mar 22, 2022

March 21, 2022

Legendary RAF helicopter that survived missile attack in Falklands War arrives at Cosford

Wolverhampton|Mar 21, 2022

Sadness as historic Black Country toy shop closes after almost a century

Dudley|Mar 21, 2022

Ex-MP Ian Austin accuses Amnesty of own goal with embassy protest

Ukraine war|Mar 21, 2022

March 19, 2022

Government to look at Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury electrification 'as soon as possible'

Transport|Mar 19, 2022

Mark Andrews: A sleepy lord, simplifying tram fares, and why Tony Blair's just a regular kinda peacemaker

Mark Andrews|Mar 19, 2022

March 17, 2022

Former MP Ian Austin apologises as £40k damages paid over false anti-semitism claim

Politics|Mar 17, 2022

March 16, 2022

Tributes to Express & Star director who helped save Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton|Mar 16, 2022

March 15, 2022

Travel-ban over racist football chants

Football|Mar 15, 2022

Why Robert Plant still has a Whole Lotta Love for the Black Country

Features|Mar 15, 2022

March 14, 2022

Barber who gave homeless man makeover is giving back to city after arriving as refugee

Features|Mar 14, 2022

March 12, 2022

Mark Andrews: Spring watch, witches, plus 1066 and all that money

Mark Andrews|Mar 12, 2022

March 11, 2022

Eton College to open new centre in Dudley with pupils to be taught free of charge

Education|Mar 11, 2022

Mix-up over electricity bill costs Cannock pub dearly after power is cut

Cannock|Mar 11, 2022

March 9, 2022

Behind the scenes at the bleak Black Country pound where untaxed cars are crushed

Features|Mar 9, 2022

March 7, 2022

Wolverhampton secret garden is a haven of tranquillity

Wolverhampton|Mar 7, 2022

A new goal for AA apprentice HGV driver Nathan

Features|Mar 7, 2022

March 5, 2022

100 years ago: Heartbreaking Tipton explosion that killed 19 young girls in their prime

Dudley nostalgia|Mar 5, 2022

Mark Andrews: Raised eyebrows and why it might be wise to help Putin save face

Mark Andrews|Mar 5, 2022

March 4, 2022

Mark Andrews – sometimes it's hard to keep fit while cooking

Weekend|Mar 4, 2022

March 1, 2022

Woman and girl taken to hospital after Wolverhampton house fire rescue

Wolverhampton|Mar 1, 2022

February 28, 2022

From Lord's to the Lords, Rachael had a pretty impressive innings

Features|Feb 28, 2022

February 26, 2022

Mark Andrews on Saturday: Council Bungle and what qualifications do you need to get into university?

Homepage|Feb 26, 2022

Ten years on, Carvers has risen from the ashes

Business|Feb 26, 2022

February 25, 2022

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

Features|Feb 25, 2022

February 23, 2022

West Midlands earthquake: Three quakes that rocked the region harder than this week's tremor

Features|Feb 23, 2022

MPs call for tough action against Russia

Lichfield|Feb 23, 2022

MP calls on Prime Minister to support Nato allies

Lichfield|Feb 23, 2022

Tributes to long-serving Walsall MP after death aged 79

Aldridge|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 17, 2022

Bid to learn the story behind mystery gold pocket watch

Wolverhampton|Feb 17, 2022

February 15, 2022

King of Clubs Eddie Fewtrell who sent Kray twins packing dies aged 90

Features|Feb 15, 2022

Why were innocent post-office workers sent to jail?

Features|Feb 15, 2022

February 14, 2022

How the banking revolution began with Quakers in the Black Country

Features|Feb 14, 2022

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

Music|Feb 14, 2022

Julia Rawson: How hidden bloodstain in flat of horrors brought twisted killers to justice

Features|Feb 14, 2022

February 13, 2022

Remembering the wonders of the wave

Weekend|Feb 13, 2022

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