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  • The Next Season at Devizesโ€™ Long Street Blues Club

    The Next Season at Devizesโ€™ Long Street Blues Club

    The lawn is still frazzled but the apples and leaves are falling; the weather might not know what season itโ€™s supposed to be running, but all is not lost as we look at what Devizes blues appreciation society, Long Street Blues Club has to entertain us throughout the next season, or threeโ€ฆ. Their season doesnโ€™t… Read more

  • Black Rat Monday at The British Lion; Not Just For Lions and Rats!

    Black Rat Monday at The British Lion; Not Just For Lions and Rats!

    There was a geographical population imbalance this bank holiday Monday in Devizes which risked the entire town conically sloping into the back of Morrisons; no one seemed the slightest concerned! It’s Black Rat Monday at The British Lion, the stuff of Dorothy House fundraising burgers, potent beverages and contemporary folkloreโ€ฆ. Recorded here for prosperity, as… Read more

  • Tidy: Talk in Code at The Vic with Riviera Arcade and Flora Flora

    Tidy: Talk in Code at The Vic with Riviera Arcade and Flora Flora

    It was only ever supposed to be a single launch gig but it could’ve been for a gold-crested gatefold triple LP, because Talk in Code were larging it last night at their hometown premier venue, Swindon’s Victoria. The crowd was ecstatic and the atmosphere was highly flammableโ€ฆ..strike a light! If witnessing a great band on… Read more

  • Revealing the Line-Up For The Wiltshire Music Awards 2025

    Revealing the Line-Up For The Wiltshire Music Awards 2025

    As a result of probably the most productive meeting yet, yesterday, about The Wiltshire Music Awards, we can now reveal the most amazing line-up of local music acts who will be performing between the announcements at our grand ceremony on Saturday 25th October at Devizes Corn Exchange, and a few other points we should mention… Read more

  • Black Rat Monday and More! Live Music This Bank Holiday Weekend in Wiltshire

    Black Rat Monday and More! Live Music This Bank Holiday Weekend in Wiltshire

    Never forget, thereโ€™s lots of other events on our calendar, for families and everyone of all ages. But this weekend is a bank holiday, and those local live music hunters will be out on the prowl, so hereโ€™s what weโ€™ve found for themโ€ฆ. Thursday 21st August, Just Parsons plays the Foyer Sessions at Chippenhamโ€™s Neeld… Read more

  • A Busy Week For Lunch Box Buddy!

    A Busy Week For Lunch Box Buddy!

    It was great to bump into Lunch Box Buddy in Devizes today. Last week was hectic for him; first BBC Wiltshire stopped by his stand in the Brittox, which was busy dishing out free lunches for children during the summer holidays, as is Buddyโ€™s mission. Then came an appearance on Points West, and even Jamie… Read more