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  • Man banned from every pub in town

    A man has been banned from all licensed premises in Marlborough after being convicted of assault against a pub landlord. Paul Hope, aged 46, of Berrycroft, Marlborough, was ordered to pay £500 compensation to his victim after pleading to assault

  • Devizes woman, 33, arrested for arson after bin fires

    A 33-year-old Devizes woman has been arrested following a spate of fires in Waiblingen Way. The woman was arrested on suspicion of arson on Saturday after a fire in a bin store on July 8. A police spokesman said today: "Officers investigating

  • Woman arrested after Devizes bin store arsons

    A 33-year-old Devizes woman has been arrested following a spate of fires in Waiblingen Way. The woman was arrested on suspicion of arson on Saturday after a fire in a bin store on July 8. A police spokesman said today: "Officers investigating

  • Huge music concert to take over Devizes Market Place

    DEVIZES will be alive with the sound of music on Saturday when a free concert takes place in the Market Place after months of organising. The Fulltone Festival will start at 1pm with a performance by a junior choir and finish nine hours later after

  • Calne school leads the way for technology

    Children at St Margaret’s Preparatory School in Calne are at the forefront of using technology to enhance their work, and that’s official. Following an extensive external assessment St Margaret’s has become one of the first schools in the country

  • Saddleback music festival to rock for charity

    THIS year's Saddleback Music Festival will stretch over two days starting on Friday (July 19) when local favourite Jon Amor takes to the stage at Devizes Sports Club. Amor, who originally made his name with cult band The Hoax, will be joined by

  • Pioneering mental health secured for Wiltshire pupils

    PIONEERING mental health support in schools which first launched in Swindon will now be offered to pupils throughout Wiltshire. Mental Health Support Teams will work with young people in schools and colleges across the county NHS England’s £9.3m

  • Dodgeball gets hearts pumping and raises cash

    On Wednesday 19th June, 43 students from Years 7 and 8 played Dodgeball for a very good cause. For a number of years, Devizes School students age 11 and 12 have raised cash for The British Heart Foundation by taking part in an ‘ultimate dodgeball’