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http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl >> Notices, obituaries and tributes >> BARBARA PROBST http://www.ex-bbc.net/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1771001429 Message started by Maurice_Blisson on Feb 13^th, 2026, 4:51pm

Title: BARBARA PROBST
Post by Maurice_Blisson on Feb 13^th, 2026, 4:51pm

Bob Prabhu has just posted that Barbara Probst died in hospital this afternoon. She was in her mid-70s and had suffered a stroke and bleed on the brain.
She had a number of senior roles in the Spur newsroom, including editing the main news bulletins. There are no further details at present.