Generation existential as comic keeps it real

PROLIFIC stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster Mark Watson has been so busy with festivals in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Edinburgh that he has barely found the time to fret about the future. Then again…Following an online exchange with someone...

Nanny by day but joker by night

COMEDIAN Eva Bindeman wears many hats, including nanny, theologian and tortoise-owner. Originally from Northumberland, the 36-year-old, who lives in Bristol with her boyfriend, also hosts a podcast called Get Your Pets Out. She says: “We just talk to...

Aspiring comedian, 25, dies after four-year cancer fight

AN aspiring comedian has passed away, aged 25. Lewis Goodall, from Nettlebed, had been receiving cancer treatment since being diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2020. His father George, 53, and mother, Joanne, 57, were his full-time carers at their...

‘Queen of break-ups’ on finding love again

A COMEDIAN whose book about a traumatic break-up evolved into a critically acclaimed podcast is performing at the next Honk! night. Rosie Wilby, who wrote The Breakup Monologues after her girlfriend dumped her via an email, has explored all aspects of...

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ALDI announces plans for Henley store

ALDI announces plans for Henley store

SUPERMARKET chain Aldi has confirmed that it plans to open a new food store in Henley. The Henley Standard revealed in May last year it was looking at the Jewson site, off Reading Road, with the materials firm set to move to the former Gibbs and Dandy...

Man fined for wearing fake navy uniform

Man fined for wearing fake navy uniform

A FORMER teacher and rowing coach at Shiplake College has been fined £500 after admitting he posed as a navy admiral at a Remembrance Sunday parade. Jonathan Carley, 65, from Harlech, Gwynedd, was charged with wearing uniform or dress bearing the...

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