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AS Queen Mary’s College in Basingstoke marks its 50th anniversary, we look at some of its history.

The famous Japanese dog Hachiko waited for his master at a railway station for nearly ten years after his death. There was a similar heartbrea

ON MAY 3, The Anvil celebrated its 27th birthday. Although the anniversary came amidst the deision by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to cut funding for Anvil Arts, this entertainment centre is still Basingstoke’ pride. Here The Gazette dips into its archives to take a look at the history of performance in Basingstoke. Theatres have existed in England since the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the 16th century. The first permanent one was The Theatre in Finsbury Fields, London, ...

Coimbatre/Salem: It took a second glimpse – third for many – to realize that the man who was walking past them in a brisk manner in navy blue jogging suit wearing a black face mask was Kamal Haasan. The matinee idol turned politician thought it fit to get out of the gym of the star hotel where he was staying and join the joggers and walkers in Race Course in the city on Tuesday. Clearly, the men and women who had come to Race Course hoping for another routine day went back with a pleasant ...