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For the first time in more than a year, Devizes Town Council met in person to elect the new mayor. Cllr Chris Gay – whose father, John Perrett, was mayor of Devizes in 1988 – was officially elected as Mayor for 2021/2022, last night (May 20). The town council now has to hold face-to-face meetings after the government chose not to renew emergency legislation allowing for meetings to take place online. Due to social distancing restrictions, the meeting was held in the Corn Exchange, where there was more space, as opposed to the traditional Town Hall. Councillors were encouraged to...

Colleagues from his 45 year career with the Gazette and Herald have been paying tribute. He retired in 1990. Ian Girvan worked as a junior reporter for him in 1962. "He was a very kind and tolerant man," he said. "I was fortunate to have him as a boss. He left me to it and wasn't too prescriptive about things. He was that old fashioned sort of local journalist that is so rare these days. He knew everything on his patch." Nigel Kerton was his opposite number in the Marlborough area. "He was Mr Devizes," he said. "Everyone knew who he was. He was a real old fashioned professional."