Town councillors were given a preview of the newly refurbished entertainment area in the basement at the Corn Exchange in Devizes this week.

Before a council meeting on Tuesday they were shown how the Merchants Suite has been transformed from a disco night club to a more flexible conference suite.

In partnership with night club operator Ian Matthews and licensee Stanley Kelman, the town council has invested heavily in the facility to make it suitable for seven-day-a-week use.

It has been completely redecorated and now boasts TV monitors all round the room, a film screen, lasers and disco lights and smoke machine.