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Devizes News

• Tough trials for paddlers’ Everest

  CANOEISTS have been making the best of the relatively mild weather to maximise their training for the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race. read more

• Beat bounds for charity

  DEVIZES Beating the Bounds sponsored walk in aid of the Mayor's Appeal will be on April 15. read more

• Allotment sheds’ cost doubles

  DEVIZES Town Council has agreed to provide a shed for every allotment holder at the new allotments at Windsor Drive. read more

• School is to get children’s centre

  SOUTHBROOM Infants' School in Devizes is looking forward to getting a new extension as well as housing a children's centre. read more

• Shaw way to get funds

  DEVIZES mum Yvonne King is to run the London Marathon to raise funds for the Shaw Trust. read more

• Parents’ anger over swimming charges

  PARENTS in Devizes are upset because they say Kennet District Council has sneaked in a 20 per cent price rise for children's swimming lessons. read more

• Under age drink purge

  FOUR Seasons pub landlord Gary MacMartin has defended his staff after undercover police officers found two 17-year-olds drinking alcohol in the pub. read more

• Pothole rat run is dangerous

  FRUSTRATED motorist Philip Mackie has called on Wiltshire County Council to repair a road full of potholes. read more

• Village loses fight on futuristic home

  A COUPLE from Urchfont have complained to the Local Government Ombudsman after Kennet District Council gave planning permission for a futuristic new home next door to their neo-Georgian house. read more

• Village says thanks to top postie

  LONG serving postman John Smith has been thanked by villagers of all ages in Rowde. read more

• Traffic nightmare is top of concerns

  PEOPLE in Devizes are the most concerned in the county about traffic congestion. A survey of households in towns across Wiltshire found that concerns about the level of traffic congestion was the highest in Devizes. read more

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