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In the fifth Senedd term I campaigned vigorously for Wales’ to retain and grow our proud heritage as a cultural nation which values music. So, I was delighted to see that our efforts have paid off and Welsh Labour has committed to establish a National Music Service and to make sure that a lack of money - is no barrier to young people leaning to play an instrument and fulfil their potential. I look forward to seeing this commitment progress over the next five years. Islwyn has made the s...

Teale plays real-life character Brian Vokes – who helped his wife Jan breed an award-winning race horse.

Twenty years ago, one woman convinced her neighbours to buy, rear and train a thoroughbred racehorse, Dream Alliance. Now their unlikely story is relived in a feelgood film

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The film, originally meant to release last spring until coronavirus upended those plans, finally crosses the finish line as it races into U.S. theaters this week.

G. Allen Johnson May 20, 2021 Toni Collette is flanked by co-stars Owen Teale (left) and Damian Lewis in the Wales-set “Dream Horse,” which opens in theaters on Friday, May 21. Photo: Kerry Brown, Bleecker Street At 48, Toni Collette is busier than ever. One could make the case she is doing the best work of her career in recent years. Yet despite jetting around the world to make films such as “Hereditary,” “Knives Out,” her recent Netflix film “Stowaway” and her cur...

Celebrate Womens History Month with the best movies directed by women from the past 20 years: The films that entertained, transported us, and broke new ground.