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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

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    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
    Everywoman festival background and a set of four chairs with microphones lying on them

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

    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

  • 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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Thomas Boyd
Joined28 September 2023
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Tommy Boyd is a trainee magazine journalist with a passion for the arts, culture, and social issues.
Service, Please zine
Long Reads

How can a zine help Cardiff’s hospitality workers get unionised?

Local organisation Burum collective uses a creative approach to try and increase union representation in one of the most precarious industries for workers
Public Life

Living Wage City status benefits women and people of colour

Minority workers have been impacted the most and for the better, 10 years after the foundation of a Living Wage campaign in Wales
Social Life

Local musician calls for more investment into small music venues

New podcast Culturally Cardiff explores the importance of small music venues, as a local singer highlights the value of the city's independent music scene
Ceramicist, Sara Moorhouse sits in front of shelves of her banded bowls
Work Life

Retraining in her late 20s helped this resident artist find a home in ceramics

Local ceramicist, Sara Moorhouse, looks back on the twists and turns of her creative career ahead of the Winter Open Day at Fireworks Clay Studios
Public Life

New animation encourages activism to protect endangered birds

Current exhibition uses art and animation to get people talking about conserving nature and protecting our wildlife
Two men playing the board game, Blood Bowl, at the Foodbowl charity tournament
Public Life

Food banks to benefit from a local tabletop game tournament

A rejuvenated charity tournament is raising money for food banks in Cardiff and beyond through the competitive board game, Blood Bowl
A selection of brightly coloured zines
Social Life

Cardiff Zine Fest is set to hit Chapter Arts Centre

The first-of-its-kind festival aims to rival other UK cities’ similar events through its celebration of illustrators and zine makers
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