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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.

October 23, 2024

Dudley pub reopens today under new ownership

October 22, 2024

Mark Andrews: Dancing robots are all very clever, but I still prefer Pan's People

Mark Andrews|Oct 22

October 19, 2024

I don't pay the parking charges in Dudley – here's how you can avoid them too

Mark Andrews: Risque painting rocks village, 'Christian faith' gets a trigger warning, and why we shouldn't kowtow to China

Mark Andrews|Oct 19

October 18, 2024

Dudley brewery's taphouse pub to reopen after refurbishment - here's when

October 17, 2024

Councillor resigns from armed forces covenant board amid claims he misrepresented his military service

Wolverhampton|Oct 17

What Banks's bosses told MP in meeting over future of Wolverhampton brewery

Wolverhampton|Oct 17

Ice rink will be huge boost to Wolverhampton, says regeneration chief

Wolverhampton|Oct 17

New landlady takes charge of landmark Dudley pub saved from developers

October 15, 2024

Ice rink in Wolverhampton's former market square 'will bring 40,000 people into city' this Christmas

Wolverhampton|Oct 15

Back our breweries, or lose them forever, say Camra leaders

Food and Drink|Oct 15

October 14, 2024

Council leader calls for investigation into chaos at fire authority

Politics|Oct 14

The fantastic Black Country breweries you can back after Banks's closure announced

Business|Oct 14

October 12, 2024

Mark Andrews: Judge rules on bald jokes, corporate warriors, and a king who talks like Jethro

Mark Andrews|Oct 12

October 11, 2024

Rundown Wolverhampton estate could make way for 188 new homes

Heath Town|Oct 11

Walsall Council tax up five per cent and lollipop patrols cut as local authority seeks to balance books

October 10, 2024

Mayor seeks meeting with Carlsberg Marston's chiefs over Wolverhampton brewery closure plans

Wolverhampton|Oct 10

Best pubs in the West Midlands revealed according to prestigious beer guide – is your local inside?

Business|Oct 10

Tributes to former long-serving Wolverhampton councillor who died aged 88

Tettenhall|Oct 10

MP quizzes minister over winter fuel payments

Aldridge|Oct 10

October 9, 2024

'I'm absolutely devastated' – What business and political leaders think about Wolverhampton Banks's brewery closure plans

October 8, 2024

How Banks's became a legendary Wolverhampton brewery - and is now set to close in its 150th year

October 7, 2024

'It is very difficult for us': Family-run Halesowen clothes shop to shut after 144 years

October 5, 2024

Mark Andrews: Mad Lizzie's verdict on Tory hopefuls, the betrayal of Chagos, and why VAR should be handed over to the European court of justice

Mark Andrews|Oct 5

October 4, 2024

'We just can't continue,' says heartbroken landlady of Cradley pub closing for good

Beauty spot is subject of history talk

Plans to turn well-known pub into supermarket confuse the Black Country with Wiltshire

Staleness, spin-offs and radio funding slashed: Why I think the BBC TV licence has had its day

Mark Andrews|Oct 4

October 3, 2024

Company linked to Crooked House hit over environmental breaches at neighbouring landfill

Tories can't get back in government without the Black Country, James Cleverly tells Express & Star

October 2, 2024

Robert Jenrick talks Black Country roots as Tory leadership candidates make final pitch

I went to Tory conference to learn how party members were feeling, and what I found surprised me

Wolverhampton Council defends use of bus lane cameras after millions raised in fines

Wolverhampton|Oct 2

October 1, 2024

'I considered killing my suffering wife,' Bridgnorth man tells party conference

Bridgnorth|Oct 1

September 30, 2024

'Gove did a political hit job on Birmingham', Labour mayor tells fringe event at Tory conference

Politics|Sep 30

September 28, 2024

Bus lane fines in Wolverhampton raise £4.2 million for council amid confusion questions

Wolverhampton|Sep 28

September 27, 2024

Mark Andrews: Litter louts, fly-tipping, and Schofield show puts TV in the gutter

Mark Andrews|Sep 27

'It's Wolverhampton's time to shine,' says developer as work to start on £150m regeneration scheme

Wolverhampton|Sep 27

September 26, 2024

Father of James Brindley outlines plans to expand Aldridge knife-crime charity

'We're providing a service' says operator of Wolverhampton car park ordered to close

Transport|Sep 26

Top businessman prepares to drive sheep across the Thames

Business|Sep 26

September 25, 2024

Ticks pose deadly threat to farm industry, MP warns

MP calls for more money to tackle wildlife crime

Albrighton and Cosford|Sep 25

Dudley house to be converted to hotel, despite police concerns

September 24, 2024

'Knife crime is terrifying communities and destroying families like mine' – Mother of murdered Wolverhampton teenager speaks of her grief at Labour Party conference

Will zombie knife ban halt the scourge of violent crime in the West Midlands?

September 23, 2024

Mayor Richard Parker tells Labour conference how he's secured thousands of apprenticeships

Politics|Sep 23

September 21, 2024

Mark Andrews: 'I recommend' you don't take any nonsense if they want to fit a smart meter

Mark Andrews|Sep 21

Father of man murdered by teen in knife attack sends message as charity marks six years

'Winning just feels brilliant' – Lichfield pub barman explains how he will spend lottery cash

Lichfield|Sep 21

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