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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

    Magazine cover showing Christmas presents wrapped up

    The Mental Health Issue

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Elissa Abou Merhi
Joined9 October 2019
I am Elissa, a 22-year-old trainee journalist at Cardiff University, following a PPA accredited course in Magazine Journalism. I am half-French, half-Lebanese and I have lived in both these countries as well as in the UK and the UAE. I am passionate about cinema, literature, LGBT and race issues as well as Lebanese food (and its ongoing revolution!).
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In Poverty

#InPoverty: What will it take to bring the arts to Adamsdown’s community?

Not safe, not attractive, and a ‘tough’ place to be - this is still how this underserved area is perceived. So how could culture bloom?
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‘The Cardiff Devils fans are the best in the league’ says assistant coach

Fans were treated to back-to-back games bursting with team spirit as Cardiff’s ice hockey champions returned to their home turf
Culture

Cardiff Character: Abderrahim El Habachi

Through activism, dancing and writing, the queer artist and asylum seeker is slowly building his new life in Wales
Amazing Grace pods to be developed with World Biggest Sleep Out fundings
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Solidarity for the homeless prompts the World’s Biggest Sleep Out

Join Helen Mirren and Will Smith in this fundraiser as Newport gets involved for the homeless with the World's Biggest Sleep Out
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Share a Sunday meal with refugees and build your community spirit

Rediscover the importance of sharing a meal with Local Welcome, befriending residents and refugees during Sunday lunches
FoodFood home

Penderyn whisky is in the spotlight for a special masterclass

Indulge in a 2-hour long nosing and tasting experience featuring Penderyn whisky at Wally's this November
Food

Thai and Malaysian food collide for new supper club in Cardiff

Two foodies collaborate to cook a wide range of authentic Asian dishes for a unique Thai and Malaysian supper club dinner
Voxpop collage in Cardiff's Arcade
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Voxpop: Should Welsh Assembly reject Welsh-only title for its new name?

Assembly members discuss the Welsh Assembly's new name but face disappointment as "Senedd", the welsh-only title, is rejected
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Culture

Cardiff’s Riverside community develops its long-term cultural hub

A community cultural project by the organisation Gentle/Radical opens at the Wyndham Street Centre in Riverside
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Book clubs on the rise as bloggers set up locally-based communities

Book-bloggers in Newport and Cardiff join the latest internet book trend as they launch new monthly book clubs
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