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Stay Out of Trouble! Wiltshire Council’s 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 – 28th February 2023
Last week of February, then; winter, do one! Lots going on as ever, so let’s 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, “just get on with telling what’s happening, for crying out loud, man!” 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 I’d pick the classic Americana folk song “Keep on the Sunny Side.” Popularised by The Carter Family in the mid-twenties, it’s the humble yet effective mandate to retain optimism whilst everything thrown at you has the potential to… Read more
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Brave New Broken Hearts Club at St Johns, Devizes
by Helen Edwards Picking our way around the back of St John’s church in the dark, unsure where the gig was being held, I was reminded about how I’d walked down that long aisle years earlier. About my children’s christening there and the more recent funeral of my father-in-law. So, as we entered the grand… Read more
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Devizes Town Council Reject Proposal for a Safety Sign on The Crammer
In the same week Corsham Town Councillor Ruth Hopkinson unveiled a sign, warning drivers to slow down for their peacocks, designed by a schoolgirl via a competition, a swan on Devizes Crammer flew into a passing car and died. Residents called upon Devizes Town Council for signage warning of the dangers, but the idea was… Read more
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My Dad’s Wackier Than Your Dad – a night of nostalgia and karaoke at The Castle Inn, Old Town
The team behind My Dad’s Bigger Than Your Dad Festival are hosting a night of karaoke at The Castle Inn, Old Town on Saturday 4th March as part of their efforts to raise funds for Prospect Hospice. My Dad’s Bigger Than Your Dad Festival, organised in association with South Swindon Parish Council, is held in tribute to… Read more
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