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Devizes News

• Food festival moving forward

  DEVIZES food and drink festival 2007 is moving to a date earlier in the year but with even more of the events that helped it be such a success over the past two years. read more

• Voters will use Town Hall

  Voters in Devizes who used the Corn Exchange as their polling station at the last election will notice a change of venue this year. The Cheese Hall at Devizes Town Hall will be used as a Polling station instead of the Corn Exchange this year and for all future elections. read more

• Third time unlucky

  GLOBETROTTING duo Freddie and Jan Giles have been forced to hang up their driving gloves after Mr Giles underwent surgery on his back. read more

• Postie’s red letter day

  FORMER Devizes postman Steve Randall, who was struck down by meningitis almost three years ago, has now found success as a poet. read more

• Slippery road has the experts baffled

  A MYSTERY spate of accidents on a stretch of road at Market Lavington led to highway chiefs at Wiltshire County Council drafting in a specialist machine which is mainly used on airport runways. read more

• Chicken coop goes up in smoke

  Fire crews were called to Leaze Farm at Bulkington after reports of a large chicken coop on fire. read more

• Yob faces jail for smashing victim’s van

  DRIVER Jason Smith, who wrote off a parked van and felled a telegraph pole in Devizes before Christmas has been told he is likely to face a jail term. read more

• Mother’s fears at sex pest’s release

  THE mother of a girl who was the subject of the sexual attentions of former school governor Christopher Mugridge has spoken of her fears on being told his release from prison is imminent. read more

• Snow disrupts cleaning

  Kennet District Council says that the overnight snowfall has disrupted it waste recycling, toilet cleaning and street cleaning services. read more

• Campaigning mum dies of cancer

  Chris Carver, a stalwart of the Devizes community, has died, aged 53. read more

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