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Devizes News

• Hands off our Wharf

  DEVIZES Wharf must be redeveloped sensitively and not given over to developers for housing and retail outlets. read more

• Council is too greedy, says charity

  DEVIZES Town Council's pricing policy for its public buildings has been criticised again this week, this time by the town's favourite animal charity. read more

• Global celebration

  FAMILY from all over the world will converge on Devizes next week for the 60th wedding anniversary celebrations of Cyril and Joyce Durrant. read more

• Smiles that say they are simply the best

  CHILDMINDING husband-and-wife team Steve and Jennie Brown are celebrating after both were graded outstanding by an education inspector from Ofsted. read more

• Vicar says farewell

  CANON John Record bade farewell to his parishioners as he and his wife Felicity prepared to leave Devizes after more than nine years. read more

• Popular carnival makes loss

  DESPITE being one of the most successful in recent years, this year's Devizes Carnival made a loss of nearly £3,000. read more

• Hotel’s two fire alerts

  FIRE crews were called to the Bear Hotel in Devizes twice within 24 hours this week. read more

• Children frightened by punch up

  CHILDREN coming home from school with their parents were horrified to see up to 20 men fighting in Eastleigh Road, Devizes, on Tuesday afternoon. read more

• Girl hurt by fairground ride

  POLICE have appealed for witnesses after a five-year-old girl was hit by part of a children's carousel in the Market Place last Friday evening. read more

• Assize Courts go on market for £1 million

  THE Assize Courts building in Northgate Street, Devizes, has been put up for auction with a guide price of over £1 million, despite being derelict for nearly 20 years. read more

• Caring children tackle triathlon to help godmother

  WHEN Mill School pupil Rachel Bromell heard that her godmother Alex was to have treatment for breast cancer she wanted to do something to help. read more

• Campaigner’s joy

  FOUR days after taking part in the march to save Devizes Hospital from closure, Helen Bodman was giving birth there. read more

• Box factory worker may lose fingers

  A WORKER at the Linpac corrugated boxes factory in Devizes will find out today if any of his fingers will have to be amputated following an accident on Friday evening. read more

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