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Favourite Waste of Time: Chatting with Owen Paul Ahead a Devizes 80s Gig
July 1986, Madonna was asking her papa not to preach, Chris De Burgh was fantasising about a lady in red, and they were the only two things preventing a feelgood summer cover called My Favourite Waste of Time reaching the top of the charts. It was recorded by Owen Paul, who arrives in Devizes for… Read more
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Gecko’s Big Picture
In 1998 a pair of pigs escaped while being unloaded off a lorry at an abattoir in Malmesbury and were on the run for a week. The brother and sister pigs were dubbed the “The Tamworth Two,” during the huge media sensation. I didn’t remember this bizarre scoop, I was told about it in 2022… Read more
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The Trump & Zelenskiy Meeting; A Personal Reflection From a Ukrainian Living in Wiltshire
I’m certain most of us have seen the disturbing video of Zelenskiy meeting Trump at the White House last week, and have formed our own judgments of it. While opinion pieces abound in national media, we don’t dabble in national politics here at Devizine nor jump on a bandwagon. However, as the affair has left… Read more
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Results of Salisbury Music Awards
All images: ©️ JS Terry Photography An awards ceremony to celebrate the outstanding musical talent within the city, aptly titled The 2024 Salisbury Music Awards, was held on Saturday at The Winchester Gate, and the results are in…. Members of the Salisbury music community came together yesterday to celebrate the incredible musical talent the city… Read more
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Exchange Comedy Back in Devizes Thursday 6th March
Monsieur, with these Exchange Comedy night you are really spoiling us, for usually comedy in Devizes is just what we make ourselves; laughing at visitors trying to hairpin turn at Shane’s Castle, or trying to order a Just Eat delivery, and ode to the guy who climbed atop Roses’ façade to ride the lawnmower mounted… Read more
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