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  • Overtime heartbreak for Bison

    THE BASINGSTOKE Bison suffered the heartbreak of losing in overtime on Saturday night 3-2 at the Swindon Wildcats. Aaron Nell grabbed the winner after the Herd had wiped out a two goal deficit in the final period. It was the Bison’s leading goal

  • Police in appeal to help find stolen car

    CROOKS dragged a car out of the way to steal a valuable classic Jaguar from an enthusiast’s garage in Hartley Wint-ney. Between 1.15am and 1.40am on Thursday, October 29, a rope was attached to a Jaguar XKR parked outside a private garage in

  • Injury-time goal leaves Town stunned

    BASINGSTOKE Town suffered injury-time heartbreak to lose 3-2 away at local rivals Maidenhead United on Saturday. The visitors had the wind and slope in their favour during the first half but failed to make the most of it, though they had strong claims

  • Young Fins strike gold

    BASINGSTOKE Bluefins capped a great start to the season with the team’s Academy, County, Junior Performance and Performance squads winning their first trophy. That was in the new Hampshire and South Coast Junior League, where the team, who are all aged

  • Osteopath is hit with a four-month suspension

    A BASINGSTOKE osteopath has been suspended for unacceptable professional conduct over his treatment of a pain-stricken pensioner. Darcy Jones, who owns North Hampshire Spine Clinic, in Worting Road, has been told by his professional body, the General

  • PoWs from same camp meet for the first time

    THEY were both in the same half-starved prisoner-of-war (PoW) camp in Poland and yet until this week they had never met. Doug Hawkins and Stan Wade, from Basingstoke, will never forget the harsh German PoW camp or the notorious “death march” they endured

  • Life, love and laughs

    AN EIGHTEENTH century farce is coming to The Theatre Royal Winchester next week. Classic comedy drama She Stoops to Conquer, by Oliver Goldsmith, is being brought to the Hampshire venue by Mappa Mundi on November 19 and 20. The company is renowned for

  • Warner is perdicting a play for promotion

    MATT Warner is delighted to be back in action and believes that Basingstoke Town have got a squad capable of reaching the Blue Square South play-offs. The winger, who has been out of action for more than two months after undergoing surgery on a knee