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A chill wind could not freeze the spirits of festival goers on the final day of the Green Man Festival. Bright sunshine was tempered by the occasional rain shower but the festival site was full of music fans waiting to hear acts such as The Gentle Good, Anna Calvi and Neutral Milk Hotel. The atmospheric Glanusk Park was alive with …

Well, what a way to spend a Saturday; in the gorgeous Glanusk Estate enjoying Green Man. Seriously, could it get any better? Music, comedy, literature and just about everything in between, with the added bonus of sunshine. Oh yes, I’m not even kidding, the Welsh weather was on side despite a few ominous clouds having us wavering in our wellies …

Most of us like a seaside paddle in the summer, but the wild waters of Wales may not call to everyone all year round. Andrew Fusek Peters is bucking that trend. Even when storms are raging, the sun is shining and every weather variation in between he will be exploring the rivers and lakes of the UK. In his book …

There’s one thing that immediately strikes you about Green Man and that’s the amount of children you see on site. And there’s good reason for that – this green gathering at the heart of Glanusk Park is universally viewed as the most family-friendly festival in the UK. It was during last year’s Green Man that I experienced my own personal …

As a ghostwriter I get to meet a lot of different people. If, like me, you are lucky enough to be offered a diverse range of potential projects, it’s in the nature of the job. And more often than not, despite having ghosted for people who’ve had extremely traumatic periods in their lives, we’ve worked together towards the Happy, or …

Crunch, crisp and crumbs; it was all about biscuits in the Great British Bake Off tent this week. The dozen hopefuls now whittled down to 11 – after we said hi and bye to Claire in the series five opener – were tasked with knowing everything from their savoury to their shortbread. Indeed, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood wouldn’t settle …

Crunch, crisp and crumbs; it was all about biscuits in the Great British Bake Off tent this week. The dozen hopefuls now whittled down to 11 – after we said hi and bye to Claire in the series five opener – were tasked with knowing everything from their savoury to their shortbread. Indeed, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood wouldn’t settle …

We all woke up to a slightly lesser world today. In the pantheon of Hollywood greats passing on, it’s been quite a week, and many are still mourning Robin Williams and the tragedy of his untimely death. But on hearing the news about Lauren Bacall this morning, I felt a tightness in my chest. ‘Oh, she had a great innings’ …

SKY1 HD has ditched tonight’s screenings of Modern Family, Glee and Idiot Abroad 2 to air a double bill of Robin Williams movies. At 8pm, his family adventure film Jumanji will be on, followed by true-story drama Awakenings at 10pm. The broadcaster will also dedicate the entire weekend to him on Sky Movies Greats, with showings of Aladdin, Jumanji and Mrs Doubtfire on Saturday, and Night …

Sometimes truly triumphant events can occur when all the elements are pointing towards failure and nowhere was this statement more perfectly displayed than during this gig. There were bands that didn’t turn up (Castro) and bands that didn’t even have a snare drum on their kit (Y Fffug) but what could have collapsed turned into a night of pure alchemy. …