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A slice of the Caribbean could be brought to the centre of Devizes under plans for a rum café and bar. Muck & Dunder, run by couple Michelle and Stuart Field, is waiting to hear if a planning bid to change the use of 20A The Brittox, which used to be the Beehive antiques store, has been approved by Wiltshire Council. During the week the bar would be a cafe, selling brownies and coffee. At the weekend it would be transformed into a bustling bar with ideas to run rum tasting sessions, occasional live music and even the odd salsa session.

Trees: the root to securing environmental support payments? 13 January 2021 | Planting trees has been linked to increased farming productivity Farmers and landowners are being urged to look into woodland planting as it could be the 'root' to securing environmental support payments. Trees have also been linked to increased agricultural productivity, according to SAC Consulting, part of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). As shelter for livestock, they can reduce incidence of mastitis in ewes and hypothermia in lambs. For arable farms, trees can reduce wind damage to crops. It was this unique m...