News about Reg Varney

JAN MOIR (left): Jeremy King (left) is back where he belongs, sporting his latest restaurant (right), which also happens to be his old restaurant and, perhaps more importantly, was his first restaurant. From 1981 to 2000, the King of Arlington, Texas, operated it with his business partner Chris Corbin as Le Caprice. It was purchased by billionaire Richard Caring in 2005, who closed it three years ago due to the pandemic, but the name and plans to relaunch it in a London hotel were mischievous. However, it is no surprise that it was King Le Caprice's version that thrilled and delighted London. The opulent, the undeniably popular, and the indelibly royal became a favorite haunt in St James's under Corbin & King's direction.

George Darlow never tires of episodes of the ITV series and its three spin-off films. In the comedy's heyday, millions revelled in the antics of jack-the-lad bus driver Stan Butler (played by Reg Varney), womanising conductor Jack Harper (Bob Grant), and their nemesis, Inspector Cyril 'Blakey' Blake (Stephen Lewis) - whose catchphrase 'I 'ate you, Butler!' Around the world, mimicry was imitated. George, who was born more than two decades after On The Buses ended in 1973, became fascinated by the spectacle as a child. There's no comedy like it these days,' he said - everything has gone too PC. The Buses is a little naughty, but it's a good old British comedy about working-class families that isn't.' Among his hundreds of memorabilia, he began collecting at 13, is a remote control model bus used in an episode.

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: England set the tourists a challenging challenge on the first day of a one-off Test match with Ireland. Ireland returned to the crease after England declared on 524 for four, thanks to England's fastest double-century from Ollie Pope and a 182 for Ben Duckett. Josh Tongue repaid the faith shown in him by Ben Stokes by taking three to leave the Irish on 97 for three, with James McCollum recovering injured.

Although dividends are a token of financial responsibility for being a shareholder, more work remains to be done to ensure that investors feel valued and acknowledged for their contributions to UK plc. Not just by companies that are listed on the UK stock exchange, but also those companies (platforms) that allow investors to create online share portfolios. Fortunately, I'm not alone. Ruth Sunderland announced earlier this month that a high-profile campaign (Share Your Voice) would launch earlier this month to give shareholder democracy a major boost. It is spearheaded by M&S CEO Archie Norman and is backed by investor advocacy groups ShareSoc and the UK Shareholders' Association.

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Karen's stepdaughter is ecstatic that her late step mother left her £427,000 to her soap co-star. Sophie Lawrence, 71, said she looked after her mother and dad for many years, and she deserved the reward. Anna Karen of The Buses died on February 27 in an explosion on her terrace in Ilford, East London, which neighbors believe was ignited by a cigarette after she fell asleep while smoking.

Miss Karen, who portrayed downtrodden wife Olive Rudge in the Bawdy ITV sitcom between 1969 and 1973, died £427,197,197, according to probate results. After paying the funeral and legal fees, inheritance tax, and a £1,500 legacy to another friend, she left 66% of her net estate to her close friend Miss Lawrence, 50. Miss Lawrence appeared in EastEnders from 1988 to 1991, followed by a string of guest appearances in the BBC soap over the years. Miss Karen, who by birth had Ann Duggan, appeared in EastEnders from 1996 to 2017, including Aunt Sal, Peggy Mitchell's sister, who was played by Barbara Windsor. Photographs (L-R): Anna Karen with Sophie Lawrence and On The Buses.