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  • Andy J Williams; Buy all his $tuff!

    Andy J Williams; Buy all his $tuff!

    I’m sure it’ll shock you to hear, I made a technical hitch, best described as a cock-up. It seldom happens, blame my masculinity; the wife often reminds me men cannot multi-task. We featured the indie-pop Bristol-based singer-songwriter Andy J Williams last month, as part of our Song of the Day feature, and I promised to… Read more

  • The Adventures of Councillor Yellowhead: The Case of the Pam-Dimensional Pothole

    The Adventures of Councillor Yellowhead: The Case of the Pam-Dimensional Pothole

    Thought I’d present a weekly story feature, for Sunday entertainment during lockdown…. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, business, events and incidents are the products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Chapter One; in which we meet our intrepid hero and his… Read more

  • First Aid Courses Return; Chatting with Louise Worsley

    First Aid Courses Return; Chatting with Louise Worsley

    After lockdown workshops via Zoom, Worsley Training returns with actual first aid courses, there’s one at Devizes Town Hall on May 18th, where basic first aid, including the use of a defibrillator will be taught in a four-hour emergency course, concurrently with a full six-hour accredited Emergency First Aid at Work course. Ideal for general… Read more

  • Song of the Day 31: Ilingsworth

    My classic excuses don’t wash in an online era; the dog ate my Song of the Day blogpost, I’m certain I put it in my bag when I left school, bull like that. I know, right. It’s been a while since my last Song of the Day, a post I promised on a daily basis… Read more

  • The Ruzz Guitar Sessions; Going to the City

    The Ruzz Guitar Sessions; Going to the City

    Driving home through Devizes last week, it’s only 10pm but I contemplate, it could be three in the morning it’s deathly silent. Our once lively little market town, like everywhere else, has lost a sparkle due to the pandemic; hope it can rekindle is all that is left. And now, the Facebook memories fires a… Read more

  • The Lost Trades Live Stream in Advance of Album Launch

    The Lost Trades Live Stream in Advance of Album Launch

    April 1st is All Fools Day, the day after you’d be a fool to miss this. Much I hark on about local folk harmony trio, The Lost Trades, even before they were united as such, but only for good reason. It was always a win-win when the three singer-songwriters officially formed, Phil Cooper, Jamie R… Read more