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Devizes

British  
/ dəˈvaɪzəz /

noun

  1. a market town in S England, in Wiltshire: agricultural and dairy products. Pop: 14 379 (2001)

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The watch, which had remained in the family of Mr and Mrs Straus, was sold at Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers in Devizes, Wiltshire, on Saturday.

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Following his defection, Mr Kruger was criticised for not calling a by-election by both the leader of the Conservatives on Wiltshire Council, Richard Clewer, and Melksham and Devizes Conservative Association chair Brian Burchfield.

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Danny Kruger was elected as Devizes MP in 2019 and the MP for East Wiltshire in 2024, with Reform coming fourth in the latter election.

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Neil Lockhart, from Great Cheverell, near Devizes in Wiltshire, said the smoke from fires left to burn was a major environmental issue and posed a risk to the health and safety of locals.

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Holly and Sam Garner said Hollychocs, in Devizes, Wiltshire, will shut the Beanery Cafe in August after two years of business.

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