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  • Brian on FullTone Festival

    Brian on FullTone Festival

    Our regular historian and Visiting Research Fellow of The Regional History Centre, UWE Bristol, Brian Edwards takes some time to sketch the FullTone Orchestra ahead of next weekend’s festival…. I was blown away when attending one of the Fulltone Orchestra’s practice sessions today. We know the music is fantastic, we know the line up is… Read more

  • CSF Professional Wrestling Returns to Devizes

    CSF Professional Wrestling Returns to Devizes

    The larger than life superstars from CSF PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING return to Devizes, Wiltshire on July 11th for a very special edition of SATURDAY NIGHT SLAM, as WWF/WWE Legend: Scotty 2 Hotty will be live and in action! The former WWF Tag Team, World Tag Team and WWF/WWE Light Heavyweight Champion will return to CSF to… Read more

  • Update on the Update of a Postcard Fiasco as Untouchable Newsquest Joins the Party!

    Update on the Update of a Postcard Fiasco as Untouchable Newsquest Joins the Party!

    Though I wish it would be dropped and faded into the archives, itโ€™s got legs! Weโ€™re still on about โ€œpostcardgate,โ€ but the trivia sometimes becomes the nitty-gritty when the persnickety board the good train Facebook with their vitriolic trollop. Yet Newquest joined the party, and seems to have got off unscathed; funny thatโ€ฆ. Here we… Read more

  • The Grand Return of CrownFest

    The Grand Return of CrownFest

    The first week into July, and two local festivals of five ticked off! CrownFest went down a hit with those who attended this fantastic reputation repair jobโ€ฆ. CrownFest at The Crown in Bishops Cannings spawned in 2022, providing landlords sustainability and was a lesson into how to run a lively, community-driven village pub. A majority… Read more

  • An Update on our Postcard Criticism

    An Update on our Postcard Criticism

    Earlier today I published an opinion piece on the postcard sent by someone at Devizes Town Council to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, for the Town of Culture Award. Please read this first for relevance to this updateโ€ฆ.. This isn’t an apology. I reserve my right to scrutinise and be a cheeky monkey,… Read more

  • I Smell of Market Stall! Devizesโ€™ Best Bid for Town of Culture Award

    I Smell of Market Stall! Devizesโ€™ Best Bid for Town of Culture Award

    Well, that’s that then. In a bid to win a Town of Culture award, yesterday Devizes Town Councillors sent a digital postcard to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and, just like Mick Jagger and David Bowie duetting Dancing in the Street, no one dared to stop them! Agreed, it’s illustrated with a brilliant… Read more