FINDING a taxi on Valentine's Day afternoon in Devizes could be something of a problem, but few will mind because it will be in the cause of true love.

And this love story will be the second time around for Devizes taxi operators Dave Hollister and Susan Winstock.

The couple, who have both been married before, are getting hitched at St John's Church on Saturday.

Mr Hollister, 64, the proprietor of Devizes Taxis in Station Road, and Mrs Winstock, 56, who works for the firm, have been an item for five years, having both had long-term marriages end.

Mrs Winstock said: "It is a terrible shock when your marriage ends after a long time. You feel used up and useless. Dave and I found a lot in common and we just grew together.

"We had been thinking of getting married and Dave told me to choose a date. Well, what better day to choose to get married than St Valentine's Day."

And the couple's special day will be also be shared by most of the area's cabbies who will be attending the wedding service in the afternoon.

Mrs Winstock said: "Our relationship is just about perfect. We are just so comfortable with each other. We don't have all the anxiety and jealousy of youth. But we certainly know how lucky we are to have found each other. Not many people get a second chance."

The couple have grown-up children who are delighted their parents are getting married in an old-fashioned wedding ceremony.

The romance, however, will not end with the St Valentine Day's wedding as the new Mr and Mrs Hollister are headed for a honeymoon in the Eternal City of Rome.

She said: "I have been there once, a long time ago, and I will enjoy showing Dave around the place. It is one of the most beautiful cities in the world."

Romance will also be in the air in

Lacock. Exactly a year after he got down on one knee and proposed, James Augusztinyi will make Debbie Lewis his Valentine bride.

Romantic Mr Augusztinyi, 34, and fiance Miss Lewis, 28, of Bewley Lane,

Lacock, will tie the knot at Guyers House, near Corsham.

And true to St Valentine's Day traditions, their union will be filled with a host of romantic touches.

But even though his heart was in the right place last February, Mr Augusztinyi's special proposal didn't go completely to plan.

Miss Lewis said: "Last Valentine Day James took me away for the weekend to Devon and I had a feeling he was going to propose.

"But he didn't and when we got home I was feeling a little disappointed and said, jokingly, 'I thought you were going to marry me'.

"But he just said: "Can't I take you away for the weekend without there being a special reason?"

Little did she realise he had indeed taken her away specifically to propose, but the engagement ring he had chosen for her, had not arrived. "I couldn't believe it," said Mr Augusztinyi.

"It came on the Monday, so I phoned Debbie and said, I'm taking you out tonight for a meal."

Following that meal, he stunned her by getting down on one knee in Queen's Square, Bath, and asking her to be his wife. She of course said yes and the last 12 months have been a whirlwind of wedding plans.

"We are getting married at 4pm in front of 50 or so friends and family," said Miss Lewis.

"We didn't really decide specifically on Valentine's Day for our wedding, it just turned out that way, but so many people have said it's a really romantic thing to do.

"As well as red roses in my bouquet, my three bridesmaids are also wearing red dresses and our wedding cake has a heart-shaped top tier. The guests will all receive silver-wrapped chocolate hearts in heart-shaped boxes."

Perhaps the most romantic touch of all are their self-designed wedding rings. "They are very alike with diamonds around the edge of the rings and the date, February 14, 2004, inscribed inside," she said.

The couple, who run their own design business, will spend their honeymoon in a Cornish cottage.