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    Women in cowboy hat at country music event.

    A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends

    Outside of Cardiff Central train station, showing the Christmas illuminations

    Local Welsh art projected on station as part of a huge Light of Winter trail

    Author and storyteller launches typewriter-for-hire service in Cardiff market

  • Work Life
    Work Life

    Two chefs to open a restaurant after the decline in Wales’ hospitality industry

    Local Rainbow

    How Welsh musicians are using social media to keep the spirit of bilingual music alive

    Picture of monitor on.a film set, showing actors preparing for a scene in the background

    Training project that aims to make screen sector more accessible gets funding boost

  • Active Life
    Active Life

    Local yoga instructor sees a rise in men embracing yoga classes to improve wellbeing

    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

    Three girls playing netball, laughing and smiling

    Netball participation among adults is growing as women seek a sense of community

  • Public Life
    Public Life
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    Fibroid advocate takes the stage at Everywoman Festival to raise awareness of this common condition

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    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

    A cluttered wardrobe that could use the help of rental fashion

    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

  • Long Reads
    Long Reads

    ‘Men and women are not built the same’: Fighting for female-friendly fitness gear

    AI Generated image of an empty theatre

    The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

    A cluttered wardrobe that could use the help of rental fashion

    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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    The Queer Culture Issue

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    The Grassroots Issue

    Magazine cover showing Christmas presents wrapped up

    The Mental Health Issue

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Nikita Achanta
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Journalist studying MA Magazine Journalism. Interested in football, F1, wildlife, and pop culture. Also play the guitar and video games, and appreciate a good pun.
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Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: Facing homophobia

This issue's cover story focuses on the homophobia faced by queer people of colour who move to the United Kingdom
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Business

Corp Market is encouraging locals to shop sustainably and provides a safe space this Christmas

A month after its grand opening, Canton's beloved market has become home to several sustainable independent businesses
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Long Reads

Far from being safe: Building a home away from home, but still facing homophobia

A trio of organisations has spoken up about what can be done to help culturally diverse people who have moved to the UK
A man and a woman dressed up in Slytherin and Gryffindor uniforms, standing in front of the Hogwarts house banners in Coal Exchange Hotel
Culture

Fancy some tea or butterbeer? Harry Potter themed afternoon serves up a treat in Cardiff this weekend

Coal Exchange Hotel is hosting an enchanting event for fans, just in time for the 20th anniversary reunion of the beloved franchise
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How lockdown helped this body positivity Instagram blogger find their voice

Body positivity, self-love, and mental health blogger Dot Masters looks back on how, amidst the chaos, the pandemic helped them discover themselves
People dressed as Santa Claus, elves, and reindeer participating in the Santa and Elf Dash in 2018
Active Life

Run, run, Rudolph! Santa Dash is coming to town to fundraise for defibrillators and CPR training

The Welsh capital’s biggest festive run is back, hosted by Calon Hearts Screening and Defibrillators, and the proceeds will go towards lifesaving medical measures
Podcasts

Dating podcast talks to matchmaking society about next dating event and ‘cuffing season’

The Lonely Hearts fundraiser is back in December, say the organisers, to raise awareness of cardiac arrest conditions and fund kits which can help save lives
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Public Life

Make Afghan refugees feel welcome this winter and donate at drop-off points in Cardiff

Volunteer-run charity Care4Calais has set up donation drop-off points in the Welsh capital to help the refugees who have sought shelter in the UK
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Food

Cardiff’s only vegetarian Indian restaurant is encouraging people to go veggie for Veg Pledge month

Having served tasty dishes for the last 18 years, Vegetarian Food Studio is the Welsh capital’s only veggie Indian restaurant that turns food into art
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