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With the Weltch Media logo on their shorts, Torquay United's women started the year with another win yesterday (Sunday 11 January) to boost their promotion campaign. In windy conditions at Devon FA's headquarters in Coach Road, Newton Abbot, United beat AEK Boco 5-1, thanks to goals from Roxy Thomas, Jess Geach, Tee Kaptein, Connie Pengelly, and Lily Hilton. The victory over the Bristol team maintains United's unbeaten start to the season. You can read a full report on the To

Transport changes, new restaurants, and the sale of a hole on the local golf course were among the stories of the year on our award-winning hyperlocal news site, Rhiwbina Info . The site, which has been named Wales's Information Platform of the Year for the last two years , has crunched the numbers to reveal the news pieces which created most interest in 2025. The leading story came in September, when it revealed that online reports of the imminent closure of a much-loved ind

We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with Pro Shaw’s Coaching, a fast-growing junior soccer coaching service based in South West England. As Pro Shaw’s moves into its second year of operation, Weltch Media will be providing communications and publicity support to help raise awareness of the business and support its growth. Founded and run by experienced player Laura Shaw (pictured), Pro Shaw’s Coaching , based in Newton Abbot, Devon, delivers high-quality coaching for

Designer, artist, and long-time Weltch Media collaborator, David Hopkins has offered a fresh insight into a major motorsport event half a century ago. The World Powerboat Championships were held in Cardiff Docks in 1975, and Dave has captured the event's thrills, dangers, and quirks in a guest post on our award-winning companion hyperlocal site, Rhiwbina Info . Dave was an art student at the time, and he focused on the championships for a design project over the summer of 197

German film-maker Jaschar Marktanner has created a new short, Vielleicht besser so  ( Perhaps Better That Way ), and our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie has had a preview. It's a follow-up to Turing Test , which marked his first film after a six-year break and explored the complexities around artificial intelligence and what it means to be human. The blog post suggests this new film "feels richer, more nuanced, and perhaps gentler". Vielleicht besser

Torquay United's women, with the Weltch Media logo on their shorts , ended 2025 with another win - a 2-0 victory at Frampton Rangers yesterday (Sunday 14 December). The result completed the double over the Brtistol team, after a 5-0 home win two weeks ago . Tee Kaptein and Beth Everson were yesterday's scorers, and you can read a full report on the Torquay United website. The result also maintains United's unbeaten start to the league season, with five wins and a draw, going

We logged in again this week to share our content-writing know-how with another group of marketing and comms professionals at the University of Leicester. It was the second of two half-day online workshops the university invited us to run, after the success of similar sessions we’ve delivered at campuses across the UK. Senior consultant Andrew Weltch again joined with experienced writer, and long-time Weltch Media collaborator, Victoria Trott to lead the training. They took p

Guest blog post by long-time friend of Weltch Media, TV motorsport commentator and announcer, Richard John Neil The end of each racing season usually means some uncertainty for us freelancers. However, I’ve found year-end work to be some of the most enjoyable that I get to do. My ITV work wrapped up at Brands Hatch at the beginning of October. It’s been a year of change within our wonderful team with Steve Rider retiring from presenting mid-campaign. Our script supervisor, Ma

We're excited to share the first teaser trailer for our debut animated short film A Fish Out of Water, giving a sneak peek into the work so far. Described as 'a Victorian tale of the fantastical and bizarre' and set in an alternative version of the 1890s, the film is animated and directed by Matthew Creed from a screenplay by Andrew Weltch and Robert Lancey, with illustration and design by Anthony Richards. Matthew has now completed a draft for the film, from which he create

We were back in the virtual training room this week, passing on our content-writing know-how to a talented group of marketing and communications professionals at the University of Leicester. The team invited us to deliver a half-day online workshop following the success of similar sessions we’ve run at universities across the UK. Senior consultant Andrew Weltch and accomplished writer (and long-time Weltch Media collaborator) Victoria Trott teamed up to lead the session. Toge

Guest blog post from our former sponsored rugby league player, Kelsey Gentles Hi guys, it’s been a while since I did one of these updates and so much has happened since! The biggest blessing of my last two years has been becoming a mum. I had a little girl, Maia - and she’s now two years old. She’s this confident, funny, fearless little character who lights up every room she walks into. She already has such a spark for rugby, just like her mum and dad, and watching her person

The powerful and deeply personal autobiography of former Wales and British Lions rugby international, Dafydd James, is out next week - and we played a vital part. Offloading – Tackling My Truth reveals the human cost of achieving success in an elite sport that demanded everything. Capped 48 times for Wales, and in all three Lions Tests on the 2001 tour of Australia, Dafydd enjoyed a highly distinguished 15-year playing career with three Welsh regions and five first-class cl

Torquay United's women continued their winning ways with a 5-0 home victory over Frampton Ladies yesterday (Sunday). Playing with the Weltch Media logo on their shorts , Torquay scored through Beth Everson (3), Mollie Taylor, and Tee Kaptein. Torquay defender Sasha Mole with the Weltch Media logo on her shorts The result maintains United's unbeaten start to the season and completed another big weekend for the club, as the men's team moved to the top of the National League Sou

Huge congratulations to our sponsored Torquay United Women player Danni Wyatt, who was named a winner in the West Country Women Awards last night (Friday 28 November). Danni received the Women in Sport Award at a glittering ceremony in Plymouth. "I'm feeling super grateful and a little bit speechless," she said. "I dedicate this special award to all my friends at Her Game Too, my football community and every woman and young girl with a dream. "We aren’t done breaking barriers

A new production of an Agatha Christie classic is touring the UK and Ireland. Death on the Nile , with Mark Hadfield and Glynis Barber, opened to a packed house at Cardiff's New Theatre last night (Tuesday 25 November), and our award-winning hyperlocal news site Rhiwbina Info was there. Reviewer, Andy Weltch, described it as "an excellent version of a Christie favourite, from a team which knows how to do these things very well indeed. "Director, Lucy Bailey, ensures there's

Torquay United’s women, wearing our logo on their shorts, scored a 4-1 win at Poole Town yesterday (Sunday) to continue their unbeaten start to the league season. The goals came from Mollie Taylor (2), Tee Kaptein, and Lily Hilton, to put United in 6th place, eight points behind leaders Sherborne – but with four games in hand. Torquay defender Sasha Mole with the Weltch Media logo on her shorts Torquay play in the South West Women's Regional League Premier Division, the fifth

Interior designer Ayisha Onuorah is on a mission to help make home mobility equipment beautiful as well as functional. A new post on our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie looks at some of the work she's produced with collaborators. “Design should never be about choosing between form and function,” she said. “When we design mobility aids that people actually want to showcase rather than hide, we’re not just changing interiors, we’re changing lives and em

A new Olivier Award-winning production of the classic musical Fiddler on the Roof is nearing the end of its UK and Ireland tour. Our award-winning local news site Rhiwbina Info  was at the New Theatre in Cardiff this week (Tuesday 18 November) to see the opening night of its run in the city. A packed audience responded with a standing ovation for a show which reviewer Andy Weltch described as "a truly superb production of one of the all-time greatest musicals". He added: " I

Torquay United Women, wearing the Weltch Media logo on their shorts, are through to the semi-finals of the Devon County Cup, after a 6-0 away win over Plympton in yesterday's (Sunday 16 November) quarter-final. Goals came from Mollie Taylor (2), Tee Kaptein (2), Matilda Franchi, and Emily Elliot. The decisive win follows another big score in the previous round, when Ryan Perks's team won 7-0 at Tiverton . So, United move to the final four of the county competition (now known

Our production team is making great progress on our animated film A Fish Out of Water , and today we can reveal more superb artwork. The sign outside The Wild Rover beer house in a small Devon coastal town in the 1890s, has been created by illustrator and designer, Anthony Richards, who researched pub signs of the period, before he set to work. "Specifically I was looking into how I should colour the sign," he said. "I found that a lot of signs in the late 1800s would use vib