Mark Andrews
Feature Writer and Columnist at Express & Star
Feature Writer and Columnist at Shropshire Star
Feature writer and columnist for Express & Star and Shropshire Star. Tel: 01952 241491
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expressandstar.com | Mark Andrews
Plans to demolish a row of derelict buildings to make way for new homes have been withdrawn after concerns were raised about the possibility of bats roosting at the site. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565BNB Enterprises had lodged plans with Dudley Council to demolish a derelict house in Vicarage Road West, Woodsetton, and the change of use of neighbouring office buildings, to make way for a row of three terraced houses.
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expressandstar.com | Mark Andrews
The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, is the subject of a play by an amateur dramatic group. The Thrill of Love, by Amanda Whittington, will be performed by Studio 61 theatre group at Newhampton Arts Centre at the former Municipal Grammar School in Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton. The centre, which is to benefit from a £1.5 million revamp, is due to be renamed Wolverhampton Arts Centre by the time of the production.
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expressandstar.com | Mark Andrews
When the Prime Minister visited Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant to show his solidarity with the workers in the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs, one member of the workforce was particularly generous in his praise. So generous, in fact, that he was filmed for a Labour Party video highlighting the Prime Minister's commitment to the workers of the West Midland car industry. The workman, wearing a factory uniform, says: "He could have gone to London, but he came to Solihull.
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expressandstar.com | Mark Andrews
A special concert to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War will be held in Dudley on Thursday (April 17). The Concert for Peace will be held in Dudley College's Grand Hall, and will feature music, dance and poetry,, with entertainers from across the Commonwealth. The renowned Gentlemen Songsters male-voice choir will be performing, along with the Sweet Sensations gospel choir, big-band music from the Syd Lawrence Orchestra and a bhangra group.
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expressandstar.com | Mark Andrews
Councillor Patrick Harley, leader of Dudley Council, said 97 per cent of the housing proposed in the borough's local plan would be built on brownfield land. But the plan, which is 700 short of the housing target set by the Government, will still need to be approved by Housing, Local Government and Communities Secretary Angela Rayner. A decision is expected later this year.
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