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  • Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 26th June – 2nd July 2024

    July is around the corner, the sun has his hat on, here’s what we’ve found to do in the wilds of Wiltshire this coming week…. And note we have well over quadruple the amount of events listed than the new and rather expensive looking official council events website for this weekend, and ours has cost… Read more

  • I See Orange at The Pump with Devizes-own Steatopygous!

    I See Orange at The Pump with Devizes-own Steatopygous!

    Being our reporter Flo was unfortunately unable to attend the Devizes Youth Action Group’s second sell-out gig on Friday, I sought to catch up with stars of that show, Steatopygous, who were supporting at The Pump on Saturday too… Three birds, one stone. The Pump’s overdue another praising plug from us, being such the absolutely… Read more

  • Devizes Arts Festival Rules, OK?!

    Devizes Arts Festival Rules, OK?!

    Alas, it’s been a long week since the Devizes Arts Festival called time. It feels a little like when my Dad would take the Christmas decorations down; sure, the lava lamp and toilet roll dolly remained but somehow the rest of the house looked bare and sparse! Another great year for the annual festival which… Read more

  • Weekly Roundup of Events in Wiltshire: 19th June 2024

    Here’s what we’ve found to do in the wilds of Wiltshire this coming week….  Everything listed here is on our event calendar; go there for links and more info. It may be updated, so check in later in the week. Ongoing: A Wiltshire Thatcher: A Photographic Journey Through Victorian Wessex runs at Wiltshire Museum, Devizes,… Read more

  • A Chat with Melksham-Devizes Labour Candidate Kerry Postlewhite

    A Chat with Melksham-Devizes Labour Candidate Kerry Postlewhite

    Here comes another slice of tree through my letterbox, I receive two or three per day, all from the Conservatives; I love the overkill of desperation in the morning! This time, apparently, Keir Starmer wants me to vote Lib Dem, yesterday it he wanted me to vote Reform; just what does Keir Starmer want me… Read more

  • “The Collaborators” at the Rondo Theatre, Larkhall, Bath, June 19th-22nd.

    “The Collaborators” at the Rondo Theatre, Larkhall, Bath, June 19th-22nd.

    by Ian Diddamsphotos by Richard Fletcher & Lisa Hounsome The concept of historical brutal dictatorships and comedy is not necessarily one that one considers as workable. Yet the likes of “The Producers” and “The Death of Stalin” show that the right level of satire can over come any qualms that may exist. John Hodge’s play… Read more