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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

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

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

We often hear about sports memorabilia being saved from demolition, when stadiums or other venues are torn down or refurbished - seats, lockers, or even pieces of turf are gathered by fans or sold at auction. But a recent example in South Wales had a different twist and very personal happy ending, writes Andy Weltch. The item in question is the British and Irish Lions rugby jersey of the late Alun Pask, who played for Wales 26 times between 1961 and 1967 and went on three to

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A new programme from National Dance Company Wales (NDCWales) launches a major tour this autumn (2025), featuring three very different...

Some of Europe’s smallest countries have the strongest interest in high-profile soccer transfers, a new study suggests. The study...

A new book exploring the golden age of British children's TV drama includes a chapter by our Andy Weltch. A TV Box of Delights , edited...

A new post on the Piece of Pink Pie arts and entertainment blog explains how the upcoming animated short film A Fish Out of Water ...

You may think media interview training is just for senior management or PR professionals, who need to be ready to face questions from...

Talented singer-songwriter Rebecca Poole releases her new single later this week (Friday 20 June). Summer Days is the subject of the...

Local newspapers in the UK have been fading for decades, but now their decline has accelerated to an alarming rate, our new blog post ...

The latest Adam Fawley crime thriller by best-selling author Cara Hunter was published this week (11 February), and our companion arts...

The winners of the World Sports Photography Awards have been announced today (Thursday 9 January) and in our latest blog post we look at...

A new post on our companion arts and entertainment blog Piece of Pink Pie looks back at three outstanding plays which premiered at...

The UK's universities are facing a myriad of challenges in a rapidly changing landscape - from funding issues to shifting student...

Jean Marchetti was a musician who fell on hard times. Suffering ill health and with arthritis in her hands, she could no longer play her...

As the 2024 speedway season ends in Britain, TV and radio presenter Jason Harrold has reflected on the state of the sport. In a special...

She told a small lie at an audition, forcing her to hastily arrange some riding lessons when she got the part. And in another role, she...