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How Ingrained is Hunting on our Society Given Police are Members of Criminal Gangs?
Of course, today’s opinion rant comes from news Wiltshire Police have promoted officer Cheryl Knight to the rural crimes department despite allegedly being a member of the Beaufort Hunt and has previously ridden with the notorious Avon Vale Hunt. The public outrage of such has spawned a planned protest on 5th March at Devizes Police… Read more
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Song of the Week: Deadlight Dance
It’s Wednesday night, it’s Song of the Week time…. I’m just amazed with myself that I’ve actually committed to this new regular feature for a whole month, incredible! This week, it’s post-punk eighties alternative/goth duo Deadlight Dance. Tim Emery and Nick Fletcher are a rekindled two-fifths of a Marlborough’s St Johns six form band and… Read more
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Devilโs Doorbell Live EP from the Pump
Itโs any wonder if this bonkers jazz skiffle duo found a double-entendre in the name of Trowbridgeโs finest live music venue, The Pump, when they visited at the beginning of the month in support for Jaz DeLorean, being theyโre the boaterโs royalty of euphemisms, but at least they did find time to release a recording… Read more
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Stay Out of Trouble! Wiltshire Councilโs Drop-In Event Targets Young Criminals Only
Ka-pow, ker-runch, ker-splat! Fear not good citizens of Devizes, waftastic Wiltshirecouncilman is here to save us from the evil delinquent Dylan and the Acne Street Gang! The devastating plan is to hold a “drop-in event to update on work to reduce youth anti-social behaviour in the town,” at the Corn Exchange from 9:30am to noon… Read more
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Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 22nd โ 28th February 2023
Last week of February, then; winter, do one! Lots going on as ever, so letโs not beat around the bush, because left to my devises I know I tend to waffle, and no one ever just stops me and gives it, โjust get on with telling whatโs happening, for crying out loud, man!โ I do… Read more
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Petrichor; New Album by The Lost Trades
If asked to summarise the themes of songs by The Lost Trades with a song, I believe Iโd pick the classic Americana folk song โKeep on the Sunny Side.โ Popularised by The Carter Family in the mid-twenties, itโs the humble yet effective mandate to retain optimism whilst everything thrown at you has the potential to… Read more
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