Katie Bingham, Theatre Fairy
I first met up with Katie Bingham while she was home in Pembrokeshire recharging her batteries. “Life in the theatre is so fast-paced and I love it, but when I come home I don’t...
Category: Culture
A Photographic Treat From Ieuan Morris
We have called upon Ianto Môr (Ieuan Morris) on a number of occasions when we have needed local photographs to illustrate an article or when we have needed a good photographer to cover an...
Thriller Night at Theatr Gwaun
I didn’t know what to expect of Thriller Night at Theatr Gwaun, in Fishguard, but I am delighted that I made the effort to turn out in the teeth of Storm Ciara. We featured...
Tim Wickenden on writing Angel Avenger: A Max Becker Thriller
I’d been planning a novel for several years, a family saga spanning the 20th century, with a male, gay couple at its centre: one sent off to Hong Kong in disgrace, the other forced...
Camelot comes to Fishguard
From the big opening number, the cast of Camelot were off to a shining start at Fishguard’s Theatre Gwaun, in January 2020… Guinevere played by Emma Williams is expected in town and the whole of...
Wild Word Surfing with Deb Winter
I don’t want to offend anyone but I have been thinking about the day I spent with the biggest bunch of liars I have ever encountered, all thanks to Deb Winter and her Wild...
Carole King: Bookbinder, Painter and Printer
Born in Chelmsford, Essex, artist Carole King grew up in a creative family, encouraged by parents who were keen model-makers. She initially trained as a teacher at Homerton College, Cambridge, and taught in various...
Louis Okwedy: Pembrokeshire Artist
It’s a pleasure to meet Pembrokeshire sculptor and photographer Louis Okwedy, the grandson of a Nigerian chief, who grew up in Tenby. You would expect there to be some personal sense of “otherness” just asking to...
Poet Robert Nisbet Tells Us How It’s Done
The setting for my interview with Robert Nisbet was the County Archives at Prendergast. It’s a wonderful and under-used resource for those interested in local history. I was there researching my novel; Robert was there researching...
Lily Wellan: Young Pembrokeshire Photographer
Do you remember Lily Wellan? We featured her and her photography in 2018, and one lucky reader won a photoshoot with this promising young photographer. Lily went away to study soon after but she agreed...
