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

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    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

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    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

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    The Mental Health Issue

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Chloe Coules
Joined23 September 2020
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Trainee journalist at Cardiff University with an interest in lifestyle, arts and culture.
Business

Three resilient businesses investing in the future of Welsh tourism

The tourism industry in Wales has been hit hard by the pandemic, but some businesses remain optimistic as they adapt and grow to survive
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Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: Craft Issue

This issue explores how craft has protected Wales' mental health during the pandemic. We also talk to a local witch about starting a craft business during lockdown, and meet the artist behind some colourful graffiti in Cardiff.
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Long Reads

How the simple act of crafting is protecting Wales’ mental health during the pandemic

Crafting has kept Welsh people going during the pandemic, but providers are worried about how accessible it may be in the future
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Food

Plant-based café creates calm in the city centre with launch of new wellness hub

The Atma Lounge hopes to provide a tranquil environment in central Cardiff after refurbishment and the development of a wellness hub
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Business

Local witch claims she never would have started her business without lockdown

Welsh pagan Saffron Francessca learnt to make crafts during the pandemic and now sells her wares internationally after an overwhelming response
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Council calls for public responses to new climate emergency strategy

The council has announced its new ‘One Planet Cardiff’ strategy to tackle the climate emergency and it is calling for the public to give feedback
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Culture

Local graffiti artist brightens up run-down residential street

Cardiff-based street artist, Unity, helped the council “make people smile” with her colourful paintings on Fanny Street
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Business

Radical bookshop is proving there is room on the shelf for everyone

Shelflife Books and Zines is making space on its shelves for marginalized voices and independent publishing
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