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Gogglebox star Ken Harwood dies aged 77 after short illness
Harwood, from County Durham, appeared on the Channel 4 show alongside his wife Anne for five series (series 15 to 19) between 2020 and 2022.
The pair featured on the hit Channel 4 series alongside other couples, including Giles and Mary, Dave and Shirley, Stephen and Daniel, and Marcus and Mica.
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Mr Harwood was a postmaster for 30 years, as well as a local councillor, before retiring in 2013.
He and Anne were married for 55 years.
Gogglebox pays tribute to former star following death
In a statement, production company Studio Lambert said: “He will be dearly missed by his wife Anne, sons Simon and Ross, daughter-in-law Elle, grandchildren Freya and Tristram, and all who knew him.”
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Series 27 of Gogglebox continues at 9pm on Channel 4 (and Channel4.com) on Friday (May 15) night.
A tribute to Mr Harwood will be shown at the end of the episode.
Do you remember Ken and Anne Harwood from Gogglebox? Let us know on the comments below.
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Man with knife arrested for ‘bail breach’ in Oxfordshire
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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M40 traffic caused by car crash near Bucks Oxon border
The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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