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REVIEW: White Horse Opera’s Spring Concert @ The Town Hall, Devizes – Friday 18th March 2022
Opera Is Back! by Andy Fawthrop Friday was a beautiful, sunny day with clear blue skies, and it finally felt as if we were sloughing off the darker days of Winter. The daffs and the snow-drops are out, which always makes it feel that Spring is well under way. White Horse Opera couldn’t have timed… Read more
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Officers from Devizes Neighbourhood Policing Team Spreading Awareness on Child Exploitation
A terrible thing happened; I grew up. Debatable, I know! Doesn’t everyone still hold a penchant for being a kid again? Through rose-tinted specs many of us fondly recall our childhood, and forget how, actually, growing up is psychologically challenging, frustrating at times, even if you had what you’d consider a good childhood. Why oh… Read more
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7% Pay Rise Accepted and Refuse Workers Return to Work
An end to strike action was announced by The GMB Union for refuse workers in Wiltshire today, as Hills Municipal Collections agreed on a 7% pay rise and Wiltshire Council declared they are due to start recycling collections again from 21st March. “There must be no retaliation and members return to work tomorrow,” says GMB… Read more
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Time to Squash Your Wheelie Bin Down!
If 2020 was the year your wheelie bin went out more than you; times are a changin’…… Early in January Wiltshire Council’s proposed budget for this financial year was published, explaining how they’d bridge a budget deficit of over £27m, but ensured residents “business and communities still get access to vital and high-quality services.” Chew… Read more
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Swan Rescue on the Crammar
Some way to a happy ending to the story we broke yesterday about oil pollution in the Crammar pond after a van fire nearby, that thanks to Swan Support of Windsor and the RSPCA, all of the swans have been rescued from the contamination and taken to safety. Tipped off by Wiltshire Wildlife Hospital, who… Read more
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Chemical Contamination in the Devizes Crammer Pond after Van Fire
The pond on the Crammer in Devizes town centre is clearly showing signs of oil contamination, after a Luton van caught fire yesterday, Monday March 14th, despite a spokesman for Devizes Fire Station informing residents on their Facebook page, “some Damm-it and a boom was used to prevent contamination of the Crammer and its wildlife.”… Read more
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