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Swindon Gets Shuffling!
Despite the population of Devizes throwing confetti and paint at each other in their most celebrated annual ritual, I believe I picked the right weekend to visit Swindon; deffo, or are they always ‘aving it there?! The Wildcats whipped butt at their first league game of the season on Friday, but my Saturday was dedicated… Read more
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Wiltshire Council to Trial Street Art Wall in Melksham
Dope Wiltshire Council keepin’ it realz n ting, piloting a new legal art wall in Melksham to give artists the opportunity to showcase their talent without vandalising property; have we entered a new era for the county council, or a parallel universe?! Did they sustain a head injury breakdancing at County Hall?! Like, whatever, it’s… Read more
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Have Your Say on Forestry England’s Future Plans for West Woods and Collingbourne Woodland
The newly drafted forest plan for West Woods and Collingbourne is open for public consultation until Monday 7 October. The plan outlines how each woodland will be managed over the next 10 years to provide sustainably grown timber for the nation, promote public access for informal recreation, and improve habitats for wildlife…. The main aim for West Woods,… Read more
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Devizes International Blues Festival in January
Benefits of having a Mayor who runs a blues club! Devizes blues fans get a late but great Christmas present when Mayor Ian Hopkins brings us this peach, a Devizes International Blues Festival on Saturday January 18th at the Corn Exchange; this news should warm you up! “This is the biggest show I have ever put… Read more
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The Juggernaut Delivers Back at The Southgate
If there’s been welcomed stand-ins for the monthly Jon Amor Trio residency at the Southgate in Devizes recently, Ruzz Evans and Eddie Martin, Jon “the juggernaut” returned from a break to deliver ten or more bulky pallets of sublime unadulterated blues to our own Sunday juke-joint…that’s how you do it, Devizes style! Do we need… Read more
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Deadlight Dance New EP Chapter & Verse
Marlborough gothic duo Deadlight Dance are due to release an EP of new material. It’s called Chapter & Verse and it’ll be out on Ray Records on 13th September 2024…… Nick Fletcher and Tim Emery, aka, Deadlight Dance, stripped back a collection of their favourite new wave-goth classics and recorded them at the 12th century… Read more
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