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  • An Apology to the Previous Owners of the Southgate Inn, Devizes

    Here at Devizine I pride myself with the ethos that I refuse to butter things up and intend to present our readers with critical reportage, there’s no point in flattering issues for this would become tedious and inane. Naturally it’s inevitable mistakes will be made from time to time. Until now I feel I’ve made Read more

  • Back to the Southgate, One And All.

    PLEASE NOTE THIS AMENDMENT TO THE ORGINAL ARTICLE:   Okay, while I favour to leave this article as it was originally intended, for the sake of the way the piece flows, certain information which has come to light. I would like to correct statements made here, concerning the previous management of the Southgate Inn, Devizes. Read more

  • Thank CUDS For That!

    For the many years I spent living in flats and shared houses with no garden, I longed for one, especially on a summer’s evening such as this. Now I do, I frustratedly scratch my chin and scrutinise the darn thing; it’s like Day of Triffids strikes back, again.   As we’ve children I need not Read more

  • Proper Jarb Museum!

    Thought it’d be a good idea to visit London’s Natural History Museum a few years ago, while my offspring were still potty about dinosaurs. We stood in the blazing sun queuing to get in for a few hours, only to find the queue continued through the entire dinosaur exhibit and beyond. The building is awesome, Read more

  • Gail interviews Si Griffiths

    So yeah, I’ve previewed pop surrealist and tattoo artist, Si Griffiths’ latest exhibit at the Black Swan Arts in Frome, (here) but our local poet/photographer Gail Foster popped down to chat with the man himself and here’s her video to prove it, complete with melancholic themes. Thanks for letting me make a quick and easy Read more

  • Reign on Your Wedding Day: A No Surprises Living in Devizes Royal Wedding Special!

      Well I’m feeling particularly patriotic this morning, as you could probably imagine.    I wish I was there, huddled with the royalist devotees at Windsor, covered head to toe in Union Jack flags, ardently rapping to Chris Evans; “we’ve come all the way from the fucking moon to be here today. We’ve been camped Read more