Mark Andrews
Senior feature writer
Should Smethwick become UK's Town of Culture? Sandwell Council makes the case
Ozzy Osbourne's former manager explains why Birmingham should be designated 'City of Music'
Wolverhampton library's historic facade restored to its former glory as part of £61 million learning quarter
We put Royal Mail to the test, by sending 20 letters first-class to different addresses: Here's how it fared
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Mark Andrews: How to cope with an energy crisis, the collapse of NCP, and why it's a bit rich for Donald Trump to call us cowards
Dudley man receives Christmas card in March - three months after it was sent
'His columns were a breath of fresh air' - Our readers send messages of condolence following death of columnist Peter Rhodes
Mayor's £300,000 package to help Dudley traders benefit from tram link and new bus station
Walsall Council plans remove flags from Brownhills 'Jigger Island' and replace with 'managed display'
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'I have not been told the reason': Tories suspend their deputy leader on Wolverhampton Council
Police will be able to break up groups of 3 or more at Wolverhampton retail park from next week as order granted
Head of charity with hospices in Shrewsbury and Telford warns of increasing pressure on finances
Watchdog rates Dudley Council's adult social care services as 'good' - but identifies shortcomings
Election to be held as 'stolen valour' Councillor Greg Brackenridge resigns seat on Wolverhampton Council
More than 80,000 households across Shropshire and Staffordshire hit by delays to Royal Mail deliveries - these are the areas affected
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'Residents are already facing a cost-of-living crisis': Stafford MP opposes plans for a town council
Hospices are 'on the brink' says body as Stourbridge charity reveals £500,000 funding deficit
'It's no longer financially viable': 200-year-old West Midlands gastropub run by celebrity chef closes its doors
'The problem has got worse rather than better': Wrekin MP repeats concerns about mail services in the Commons
'Residents feel unsafe': MP calls for pedestrian crossing outside Staffordshire tourist attraction
Hands off our green spaces! More than 6,500 people sign petition against plans to build on Dudley's green belt
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West Bromwich MP calls for health inequality debate in tribute to councillor who died aged 44
'Education, education education': Wolverhampton am-dram production looks at school life in the wake of Blair's win
Mark Andrews: Dubai influencers, the madness of the Government's new ID app, and 10 years after we voted to leave the EU, it's coming after our veggie bacon
Cockroach-infested fried chicken shop in Dudley ordered to pay £7,000 for food hygiene and gas safety breaches
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Dudley's top six pubs ranked according to the Campaign for Real Ale, including the pub of the year
Cheers! One of the Black Country's biggest beer festivals returns for its 40th anniversary
Wrekin MP's fear about threat of Iran's chemical and biological weapons
'Pop-up tips are poor value for money': Dudley MP calls for new deal with Wolverhampton Council to share its tip
Wolverhampton Council proposal to buy Beatties with compulsory purchase order
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'Repaired' pothole near Stourbridge caused £8,000 damage to my BMW, says fishmonger
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Black Country thespians step into the Oscar-winning shoes of Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman for Oldbury Rep's production of The Father
'I was suspended from Reform over row about clipboards' says Walsall councillor, six months after shock by-election win
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Walsall by-election winner is suspended from Reform UK just six months after shock victory in Pelsall
Wolverhampton Council approves plans to allow former Poundland depot to be used for industrial purposes
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Ill-thought-out cuts to Wolverhampton parking charges causing confusion, chaos and congestion, claims leading Tory
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