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

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

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    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

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

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

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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

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

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Shubhangi Dua
Joined29 September 2021
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Shubhangi Dua is a trainee journalist at Cardiff University pursuing MA Magazine Journalism. She is interested in health & wellbeing, art, culture, food, lifestyle, fashion, feminism and politics.
Diverse voices speaking up to empower young generation of marginalised writers in Wales
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Anti-Race Issue

This magazine explores how the young generation is encouraging diverse social change in the literature and cultural scene in Wales.
Diverse voices speaking up to empower young generation of marginalised writers in Wales
Long Reads

A new generation of Welsh writers are raising their voices to increase representation in literature

Young people are taking action to increase literary opportunities and make structural change by platforming diverse voices in the literature scene
Rob stands in the middle of the room and discusses the homelessness issue in Wales
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One in three people in Wales will be affected by the housing crisis and homelessness

Shelter Cymru works to end homelessness by directly helping those affected and informing the public about the housing emergency
Podcasts

Podcast about Christmas food and how people with dietary requirements navigate the season

Cathy Icardo owns an artisanal and allergen-friendly marshmallow business. We discuss seasonal treats for people with food preferences in this episode
Founder, Ian Brodie, is holding a cup of hot chocolate popular amongst the homeless. There's a sign saying 'You got this' in the background at Bricks & Mortar
Public Life

Cafes launch Christmas drive to fund hot drinks for the homeless scheme in Cardiff

Coffee drinkers can donate their fully stamped loyalty cards at Brodies' cafes to help the homeless this Christmas
Business

Welsh beauty entrepreneur cut her losses to launch cosmetics brand in lockdown

Beauty entrepreneur who founded the first makeup academy in Wales, Zoë Trigwell, launched her brand Trigwell Cosmetics at home during lockdown
Taylor Edmond is reciting poetry at the COP26 protest
Culture

Young Welsh poet in residence recites poems to make social change in Wales

After reciting poetry at the Global Climate Change Conference, Taylor Edmonds will expand her Writing For Joy initiative to encourage social change in Wales
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Business

Welsh independent business, Max Rocks, will host a pop-up shop in John Lewis

Cardiff's John Lewis pop-up initiative with The Great British Exchange will feature Welsh independent business, Max Rocks later this November
Eighteen-year-old student, Mohammed Ali trains in the boxing space
Active Life

Tiger Bay boxing club is empowering young people by offering free tutoring

Combining tutoring lessons with boxing, self-funded Tiger Bay Boxing Club in Butetown cultivates discipline in youth from diverse backgrounds
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