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Fair sunny side upFair sunny side up
12:08pm Thu 8 May 08
A SUNNY bank holiday Monday brought out the crowds for the ever popular Devizes Lions fair.

Bugs are having a ballBugs are having a ball
11:45am Thu 8 May 08
INSECT enthusiast Ian Batten has managed to turn his passion for bugs into a hugely successful business.

Dogs kill three sheepDogs kill three sheep
11:42am Thu 8 May 08
HORRIFIED Joyce Weston found three of her sheep with their faces ripped off after two dogs went on a rampage in her barn.
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‘It’s our lottery win’‘It’s our lottery win’
11:39am Thu 8 May 08
SIX new electric wheechairs will be given to people suffering from motor neurone disease - thanks to a donation by the Gazette's parent company.

That winning feelingThat winning feeling
11:29am Thu 8 May 08
SIX months after being paralysed in a motocross accident, Martin Witt is a sporting winner.

Run remembers namesakeRun remembers namesake
11:26am Thu 8 May 08
ONE of the most touching aspects for those who watch the Race for Life in Marlborough on June 1 will be the messages on runners' shirts.

Police hunting for Chippenham flasher
11:25am Thursday 8th May 2008
POLICE in Chippenham are searching for a man who exposed himself to a child for the second time in three weeks.
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Leisure centre ‘is stronger than ever’Leisure centre ‘is stronger than ever’
11:18am Thu 8 May 08
HUNDREDS of people flocked to Calne Leisure Centre this May Bank Holiday to celebrate its first five months under local control.
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All change at town pubsAll change at town pubs
11:14am Thu 8 May 08
TWO former Devizes school pupils are the latest licencees to take over pubs in the town, Both Elaine Burlingham who has taken over the tenancy of the Moonrakers in Nursteed Road with her husband Stuart, and Ian Quigley the new licencee of the Four Seasons believe they have what it takes to succeed.

Oscar uses up his nine livesOscar uses up his nine lives
11:11am Thu 8 May 08
BRAVE cat Oscar is quickly using up his nine lives after being hit by a car, locked in a church twice and nearly mauled to death by a badger.
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Drivers pay tribute to race track doctorDrivers pay tribute to race track doctor
11:08am Thu 8 May 08
MOTOR racing fans held a minute's silence on Monday in memory of Castle Combe's distinguished medical officer Peter Baskett.

Clock to make up for lost timeClock to make up for lost time
11:05am Thu 8 May 08
DESPITE being eight years late, the Chippenham Millennium Clock has finally been erected in the town.
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I’m being paid to have such funI’m being paid to have such fun
11:02am Thu 8 May 08
EXHAUSTED Lucy Boggis still cannot believe she is being paid to be a Gladiator.

Prison 'like third world'Prison 'like third world'
10:58am Thu 8 May 08
CONDITIONS in some parts of Erlestoke Prison, near Devizes, are more third world than modern Britain, according to an independent report published this week.

Bryson bid on Quaker's Walk planBryson bid on Quaker's Walk plan
10:56am Thu 8 May 08
BILL Bryson, travel writer and president of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England has been lobbied as part of the ongoing fight to save Quakers Walk in Devizes from the attentions of developers.

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