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10/01/2025
We look back on one of ' most prolific and loved cover bands People Like US as they sadly announced an end to the band today after a nine year run.
People just didn't "like" them, People Loved Them! x
A sunny July in 2018 and I’m in Hillworth Park for a Fantasy Radio live session, finally witnessing a Devizes based band I’d been adding the gigs of onto our calendar. With an especial distinctiven…
09/01/2025
Nick Hodgson formerly of the Kaiser Chiefs has a new band, the charmingly named Everyone Says Hi, and they’re playing an instore at ’s Sound Knowledge on Sunday 2nd February….
Featured Image Credit: Stewart Baxter Riot predictor Nick Hodgson formerly of the Kaiser Chiefs has a new band, the charmingly named Everyone Says Hi, and they’re playing an instore at Marlborough’…
09/01/2025
Great news for 'Devizes Scooter Club's annual rally; The Beat with Ranking Junior headline 2025.... but you've only a few days to bag yourselves an early-bird wristband...
Matthew Murphy, or Ranking Junior, son of the late Roger Charlery, aka Ranking Roger vocalist of eighties Two-Tone ska band, The Beat and new wave collective General Public has settled into the sho…
09/01/2025
We're keeping our Twitter account open for just a little while longer, but I've made the decision to cancel it soon.
If you're on BSky you can follow Devizine there, if not consider joining it, it's much friendlier.
If you're staying on X, kindly let us know when Trump and Musk are planning to invade England so we can make a nice cottage pie and leave it out for them.
What's On Wiltshire? Serach me! Local arts, music, entertainment news & events blog at www.devizine.com
08/01/2025
Jamsters: The Southgate Inn Devizes provides a monthly Friday night platform for loose groupings and associations created at their regular jam sessions each Wednesday....
Bob Marley sang “jammin’ ‘til the jam is through,” Jimmy Cricket’s catchphrase was “come’ere, there’s more,” but it looks like The Southgate in Devizes is combining the two. Jamsters is landlord Da…
07/01/2025
The second feature film for director Keith Wilhelm Kopp and writer Laurence Guy, First Christmas enters development, to be produced by Shropshire-based production company Ask Seek Knock....
The second feature film for director Keith Wilhelm Kopp and writer Laurence Guy, First Christmas enters development, to be produced by Shropshire-based production company, Ask Seek Knock. We sent o…
07/01/2025
Forestry England at Nightingale Wood invites dog owners to celebrate Walk Your Dog Month this January.....
Image credit: Forestry England/Crown copyright. Forestry England Nightingale Wood invites dog owners to celebrate Walk Your Dog Month this January….. Walk Your Dog Month is a great opportunit…
07/01/2025
JP Oldfield is "interested" in this event? Thanks Facebook, that's reassuring! 🤣
Devizine review of 2024 Part 1, Jan to July: So many great things happened in 2024, it'd take me until 2026 to write about them all!!
I'll endeavour to get the second half of the year done asap, pinky promise!
Featured Image: Gail Foster All other image usage here was credited on the original articles, to locate sources again would take a long time, so please accept my apologises. If you see an image you…
02/01/2025
A trip out to today to discover Swindon Story Shed.....
With Dad’s taxi on call in Swindon and a few hours to kill whilst her majesty is at the flicks, it was fortunate local author Sorrel Pitts posted a thank you on Facebook yesterday evening, to…
31/12/2024
Wishing you all a Happy New Year!
May 2025 bring you health, happiness and hotdogs!
2024 was a great year, I hope to publish our usual review of the year, asap, but being honest with you, I've not yet started it yet, and I'm maxing relaxing at home with my family without even contemplating both it....and my annual bath!! Stay dirty for 2025 I say!
What, you may ask, was our highest hitting article of the year? Equally you may not ask, but that's all good too, I'm going to tell you anyway!
Reviewing the FullTone Festival, with a spin was clearly an ironic headline for clickbait purposes worked, it was our highest hitting article of the year with just under 10k clickity clicks!
Please note: at the time of publication we were believed that 2024 would be the final FullTone, which has since changed and Fulltone 25 is a thing now!!
Images Used With Permission of Gail Foster Chief organiser of the Full-Tone Festival, Jemma Brown has always been high on my list of local folk of admiration, but went a notch higher Sunday up…
29/12/2024
Remembering our most sensible articles of 2024, month by month.
And finally, December: two Greggs in Devizes? That seemed like a very important issue to address!!
Exciting news, isn’t it? Enough to cause me to skip merrily through the daisies in my garden as naked as a cherub, and sing its praises from every rooftop from here to Wellington Drive……
29/12/2024
Remembering our most sensible articles of 2024, month by month.
November: standing in support of Devizes since other media seem to want to slate it.
For the second week running our desperate local rag The Gazelle & Herod have kicked Devizes town centre while it’s on its knees. We say, no, stop it, it’s naughty, and sensationalis…
29/12/2024
Remembering our most sensible articles of 2024, month by month.
October: ah yes, The Skimmity Hitchers V Monkey Bizzle: The East/West Somerset Agricultural Hip Hop Turf War!
Forget the feud between Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, this is England’s West Country rivals The Skimmity Hitchers and Monkey Bizzle in a vicious rap confrontation which can only end one …
29/12/2024
Remembering our most sensible articles of 2024, month by month.
September: There appears to be a lack of silly articles in September. There is also a valid reason for this recent omission but it's top secret! We did a great interview with Devizes own Nothing Rhymes With Orange, though.
Devizes-own indie-pop-punk youth sensation Nothing Rhymes With Orange smashed the Exchange on Friday as a farewell to their local fanbase. They pursue a music course together at Bristol Uni; but is…
29/12/2024
Remembering our most sensible articles of 2024, month by month.
August: when Cotswold District Council seriously missed out on an opportunity!
Here’s a prime example as to why I could never be a councillor….. Cotswold District Council will vote on changing the name of Cotswold Water Park to Cotswold Lakes because visitors turn…
29/12/2024
Remembering our most sensible articles of 2024, month by month.
July: we attended so many great events this summer, but a favourite of mine was Picnic in the Park, where I got to compere...in a giraffe onesie and fantabulous tie! Thankfully no one took any photos of it!
A perfect sunny(ish) Sunday at Hillworth Park in Devizes, if not to overcome one’s fear of public speaking while dressed in a giraffe onesie and fantabulous tie, but most definitely for a pic…
29/12/2024
Remembering our most sensible articles of 2024, month by month.
June. There was too many events to cover during June, and potential new MPs to interview to be messing around. We did though get a telling off by the police for speculating Conservative MP Michelle Donenought was breaking electrol law, when she was only bending the rules of electrol law!
Have you had “the visit” yet? Your local councillor house-calling hand-in-hand with Conservative candidate Michelle Donelan? I have. At least it broke up my busy day with lighthearted banter! You k…
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Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!
Wadeing through the winter wonderland! We just got home from The Festival of Lights at Longleat. Cannot help the weather, but it was a breathtakingly brilliant experience. Just....wow!
Here’s our Christmas video Greeting, ho-ho-ho!
Filmed on location at DOCA Devizes Winter Festival, 2024, by Jess Worrow.
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The prodigal Jess Self at Fulltone Music Festival 2024.... more today....
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I ask myself that very question. As the name suggests, we’re based in Devizes and therefore we aim to keep features as local as possible. The second half of the title relates to the ethos we operate with, taking the underground self-published zines of yore to universal appeal, we don’t take subject matter too rigidly and freely write about whatever we wish!
That said, primarily Devizine strives to inform, promote and engage, in magazine-styled lifestyle topics from performing arts, music, art, literature, sports, local community affairs and fundraising efforts. We generally steer clear of national headlines and political standings, but sometimes dabble in local politics for local elections and news stories, provided we feel it would be of interest to our readers.
We have the most comprehensive event guide in the area, from a jumble sale to all out mud-fest! We review and preview events, as well as local recorded music, art and anything else we like the sound of! We will interview local creative people, people making a difference to our community. We also enjoy a spoof now and then, and critical satire is welcomed.
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Over the past couple of years, we have built a strong and respected reputation with our local theatre, arts and music scenes, we work with organisers and artists to showcase them in the best manner possible and we aim to produce a printed version, free to the end user as soon as feasible. Devizine has become a much-loved media outlet for our area, and is spoken of highly.
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