RIP Mike Reid

He had a colourful life: was a petty criminal in the 60s and spent time in Brixton prison, found fame on The Comedians in the 1970s, then was a kids’ favourite in the 80s presenting Runaround.

However, he was most famous for his portrayal as Frank Butcher in EastEnders, which revived his career in 90s, after the arrival of alternative comedy.

We’ll miss him…. g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-gooooooo!

Ultimate in recycling…

Everywhere you look at the moment, green issues abound. Recycle this, cut down on that, don’t buy the other.

I’m sure most of us try to “do our bit”, which in many cases, is probably never enough, but today I read a story that truly proves how much you can do, if you put your heart, body and soul into the environment.

A woman in Kent was so keen to recycle that she ended up in the bin herself and fire crews actually required hydraulic cutting gear to get her out of the clothes bin.

Traumatic experience that it was, I imagine that the recycling centre would have rejected her on two grounds:

1) Bone and gristle doesn’t compost well enough

2) She didn’t put herself into a sealed plastic bag!