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Devizes News

• Arsonists cause £750,000 blaze

  Paul Mortimer with one of the lorries which was destroyed in the blazeat the Wiltshire Waste Recycling depot 18106/6 WASTE company boss Nigel Grist says arsonists who caused a £750,000 fire will not drive him out of business. read more

• Swahili songs and rhythm of African drums

  THE rhythms of Africa were emanating from the hall at St Joseph's RC Primary School in Devizes last week at the end of a visit by staff and students from the Guildhall School of Music in London. read more

• Former officer on indecency charges

  FORMER Devizes mayor's officer Rob Hale has appeared in court charged with 16 offences of indecency against a girl under 16. read more

• Nit story challenges pupils' drawing skills

  PUPILS at Potterne Primary School were given a challenging task last week how to illustrate a story about a head louse! read more

• Traffic nightmare fears

  ONE of the largest housing developments proposed in Devizes is likely to get the green light next week, despite serious concern about traffic problems in London Road. read more

• Mobile home appeal is lost

  BROMHAM farmer Lance Beale has lost an appeal to keep a mobile home on his land. Mr Beale appealed against an enforcement notice issued by Kennet District Council ordering him to remove the mobile home. read more

• Patients warned over missed appointments

  DOCTORS' surgeries in Devizes are threatening to strike off their lists patients who regularly miss appointments. read more

• Anger as motorists slide

  Motorists parking in Station road car park in Devizes were faced with slithering on a treacherous skating rink on Wednesday. read more

• Police `too stretched' to break up partygoers'

  POLICE services were too stretched to break up groups of partygoers from hanging around in Erlestoke following the break up of a rave, parish councillors heard last week. read more

• 999 on chimney crash threat

  DEVIZES' deputy mayor, Coun Don Jones has praised the rapid response of Wiltshire firefighters when the shared chimney at his home in Rotherstone became unsafe during recent storms. read more

• Man stole to feed drug habit

  OFFENDER Nicholas Gatty, 39, is to be assessed to see if he is suitable to receive help for his 15-year drug addiction. read more

• Dismissed boss took his own life

  Robert Corderoy took his own life just one week after being sacked as director of Devizes-based Sarsen Housing Association, an inquest heard last week. read more

• Award for work for disabled

  LORD Carter of Devizes has received a lifetime achievement award in the national Charity Champion Awards 2005 sponsored by RBS Insurance. read more

• Hospital beds may be axed

  AN emergency board meeting to determine closures of community hospital beds will be held on Wednesday in Devizes. read more

• Crime wave at Hopton estate

  BUSINESSES on Devizes' Hopton Industrial Estate are being urged to review security after a spate of vehicle thefts last week. read more

• Brewery stalwart retires after 48 years

  WADWORTH chairman Charles Bartholomew last week paid tribute to distribution manager Roger Sainsbury who has retired after 48 years with the Devizes brewers. read more

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