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Profile: Steve N Allen

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Stand-up, writer and BBC radio presenter of The Mash Report. His column for the Swindon Advertiser explores the latest news topics and conversations everyone is having.

Latest articles from Steve N Allen

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STEVE N ALLEN: £435k gets you a 56-bedroom property (but let's not talk about the view)

The last thing I would want to do is talk you into moving away from the area. I don’t want to lose any readers of this column. But there is a place on the market that I’d like to draw your attention to.

Steve N Allen has had his say on potholes

STEVE N ALLEN: Let's hope pothole cash provides long-term fix

In a year that has cost me a lot I find myself scratching around to think of the small positives. I have found one. It’s potholes.

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STEVE N ALLEN: Chin hammock wearers worse than those with no mask at all

Is two is better than one? That was the basic premise of the TV quiz show Blockbusters, which like many people I watched for years. I am upset that they never told us the conclusion.

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STEVE N ALLEN: If you see the chance to be kind - pounce on it

This is the week of my father’s funeral. The last year has taken a lot of people from our families and I now understand the complicated mixture of feelings that crop up.

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STEVE N ALLEN: The two types of people who break lockdown rules

I realised this week that we are in a lockdown. It may sound like I am a little late to the party, not that we are allowed parties, but I think it’s an important point.

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STEVE N ALLEN: So here we are again - and I've forgotten how to cope with lockdown

Here we are again. I had hoped that in 2021 I could go back to writing about the strange news items that we can all smile at and no one is harmed by. Much like the news this week of a man who was arrested by West Midlands Police who smuggled a samosa between his non-facial cheeks because he was worried that there’d be no nice food in the police station.

Brewdog, the beer company, is in talks with the Government to use its pubs as vaccination stations

STEVE N ALLEN: Anyone for a pint (and a Covid inoculation)?

As New Year’s Eve ticked over into New Year’s Day I realised I had two main wishes for 2021.

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STEVE N ALLEN: A year of looking after each other more (and caring a bit too much about Scotch eggs)

The strange period between Christmas and new year catches me out every time.
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STEVE N ALLEN: At least things can't get any worse... can they?

I HAVE another apology to give. As we were heading towards the end of this difficult year I thought to myself, “at least things can’t get any worse"... Oops.

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Columnist Steve N Allen has had his say on anti-vaxxers

STEVE N ALLEN: Tweets are helping anti-vaxxers build up tolerance

We have a vaccine. This is the best news I have heard in ages. It will hopefully mean that I can go to visit my father in the care home without having to shout through a window again and I can go back to travelling the UK to do stand-up.

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