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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 24, 2024

Here's what voters had to say about the upcoming elections in one of the key political battlegrounds

Local elections 2024|Apr 24

Mayoral candidate puts buses at heart of his manifesto launch

Local elections 2024|Apr 24

Tell me what you think online, asks mayoral candidate

Local elections 2024|Apr 24

April 23, 2024

Our town needs regenerating, say Cannock voters

Local elections 2024|Apr 23

April 22, 2024

'My vote makes no difference!' People of Wolverhampton on why they won't vote in local elections

Wolverhampton|Apr 22

April 20, 2024

Mark Andrews: Katie struggles with inflation, Rishi's smoking legacy, and why super-head is wrong to stop children from praying

Mark Andrews|Apr 20

April 17, 2024

Review: Dead Donkey reawakened for 21st century

Theatre & Comedy|Apr 17

Your chance to put West Midlands Mayoral hopefuls on the spot at Wolverhampton hustings

Politics|Apr 17

April 16, 2024

'We won't be here in four years unless we get the right funding' warns hospice boss

Stourbridge|Apr 16

April 13, 2024

Mark Andrews: A life needlessly lost, the return of Watney's Red Barrel, and why nationalisation of water companies won't make our rivers cleaner

Mark Andrews|Apr 13

April 11, 2024

Your chance to put mayoral candidates on the spot at region's only hustings

Local elections 2024|Apr 11

April 9, 2024

Labour selects former headmistress as candidate

'I will not rest until Crooked House is rebuilt,' says mayor

Stourbridge|Apr 9

War of words as mayor Street pledges 425,000 new jobs and training places

Local elections 2024|Apr 9

April 8, 2024

Candidates for West Midlands Mayor and Police Commissioner announced as nominations close

Local elections 2024|Apr 8

April 7, 2024

Mark Andrews – breaking up is never easy, but it's time for change

Mark Andrews|Apr 7

April 6, 2024

Mark Andrews – Kicking up a stink, a tale of two MPs, and the great Jordan v Peter debate

Mark Andrews|Apr 6

April 5, 2024

Penny Mordaunt visited Wolverhampton yesterday - the response she got was surprising

April 4, 2024

Criminals getting 'free rein' in city, says councillor after his car is stolen

Wolverhampton|Apr 4

Bill Gates could headline Europe's biggest technology festival in the heart of the West Midlands

I'll create 150,000 jobs if elected, says mayoral candidate

April 3, 2024

Wolverhampton's Box Park was supposed to open this year – here's why that might not happen

Wolverhampton|Apr 3

Glassgirls up for the fight against Wolves

April 2, 2024

Man on run for 26 years to face trial for alleged offences in Kidderminster after being arrested at airport

Historian's last book before his death reflects on what Wolverhampton has lost

Wolverhampton|Apr 2

March 30, 2024

Mark Andrews: Tips for travelling England fans, flattening towns, and don't drink the water

Mark Andrews|Mar 30

March 29, 2024

Sir Keir Starmer promises better, but no bailout for crisis councils ahead of local elections

Local elections 2024|Mar 29

Nothing left to chance as Labour leader Keir Starmer warms up for election in Dudley visit

Mark Andrews|Mar 29

Black Country can boom once more, says Sir Keir Starmer as he launches election campaign in Dudley

March 28, 2024

Pro-Palestinian protesters target Starmer's visit to region

Politics|Mar 28

March 26, 2024

Book looks at town's ghostly history

Staffordshire nostalgia|Mar 26

March 25, 2024

Black Country dog rescue group to close after 18 years of reuniting pets with owners

Sandwell|Mar 25

It's news, but not as we know it says Dead Donkey creator Andy Hamilton amid stage adaptation

Birmingham entertainment|Mar 25

March 23, 2024

Mark Andrews: 'Playful' England kit, emperor's new clothes, and spare us a Penny

Mark Andrews|Mar 23

March 21, 2024

Political heavyweights pay tribute to Star man Pete Madeley

Politics|Mar 21

March 20, 2024

History of the Wrekin's mast: A special television transmitter that caused a furore

Nostalgia|Mar 20

March 19, 2024

PCC saves his job – but time will tell whether it is the end of the matter

Expand role of PCSOs to fight crime, says candidate

March 18, 2024

City should get national football museum, says election hopeful

Wolverhampton|Mar 18

Meet the teenage conductor keeping Wolverhampton choir veterans in tune despite huge age gap

Wolverhampton|Mar 18

March 16, 2024

Mark Andrews: Never mind Netflix, North Korean TV is on the way

Mark Andrews|Mar 16

Region missing out creative industries, says mayoral candidate

Politics|Mar 16

March 15, 2024

I love this city, says ex-Labour man now bidding to be Tory MP for Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton|Mar 15

Looking for somewhere to live? Head for the hills, says prestigious guide

Shropshire|Mar 15

March 14, 2024

Liberal Democrats select mayoral candidate

Politics|Mar 14

Light rail crucial to future, says shadow minister in visit to region

March 13, 2024

Night of mirth and music with Black Country funnyman

Theatre & Comedy|Mar 13

Levelling Up minister visits Black Country after £45 million announced

March 11, 2024

26 pictures provide fascinating insight into a long-gone Wolverhampton community

Nostalgia|Mar 11

March 9, 2024

Mark Andrews: Making the Proms more inclusive, cuddly, progressive tsars, and stupidity of 'equal pay' which is nothing of the sort

Mark Andrews|Mar 9

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