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  • Debbie urns a place in TV soap’s dog tale

    WHEN popular TV soap pet Wellard shook off his mortal coil, there was hardly a dry eye among EastEnders fans. But for one woman from Winchfield, the death scene was a bit of a relief as it meant she would no longer have to keep mum, having known for

  • Bison suffer home defeat

    The Basingstoke Bison suffered a 7-2 loss to the visiting Cardiff Devils on Saturday night in the Elite League. The home goal scorers were Greg Chambers and Jeremy Cornish. Mike Prpich and Jason Silverthorn both netted braces for the Devils, while

  • 'Stoke get winning start at home

    BASINGSTOKE RFC got a win in their first home game of the season, running in six tries on their way to beating Beckenham 45-20 at Down Grange on Saturday. Andrew Fitchett and Neil Barton went over twice, while Simon Lovegrove and Andy Wilson also scored

  • The workforce is strong in this one

    IN A Basingstoke office block not so far, far away, a team of bank workers have been working overtime to make a Star Wars parody that has become an overnight hit on the internet. Overtime tells the story of two bored colleagues working in a lonely and

  • Shooter so close to British medal

    BASINGSTOKE hot-shot Jack Taylor was left cursing the weather after finishing fourth in the British Open clay pigeon shooting championships. Taylor, who is 19 and lives in Lancaster Road, Oakridge, was competing in the junior English sporting category