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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

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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

    ‘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

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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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    ‘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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Emily Ellis
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becoming a single mother can lead to bad finances
In Poverty

#InPoverty: Too bad to stay, too poor to leave? The price of being a single mother

For many women, becoming a single parent is incredibly painful. What happens when this choice means facing poverty?
Group of people share free vegan food on Green Friday
Food

Green Friday event shares food in a challenge to Black Friday consumerism

A collective of groups has gathered at the Hayes Market to promote their anti-consumerism message and share vegan food
Princes Trust winner Natasha Graves stands outside her art workshop holding one of her concrete moulds for painting
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Cardiff Character: Natasha Graves

The Prince’s Trust Young Ambassador of the Year talks about wellness, facing fear - and her love of working with concrete
Two dogs sit on a stool at a dog-friendly event wearing brightly coloured bows
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Dog-friendly company hopes to win £75k investment in business competition

Welsh business called the ‘Trip Advisor for dogs’ are in the final of the Pitch it Valleys investment competition
ethical fashion brand holds pop up store, and encourages people to shop sustainable
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Ethical fashion business encourages responsible spending on Black Friday

As Black Friday approaches, Maykher fashion joins other UK brands in calling for slower, more considered purchasing
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Wellbeing day to support people with their mental health to be held in Cardiff

The event will include free taster sessions in mindfulness, sensory grounding and music therapy and complementary therapies
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Woodland therapy sessions for wellbeing and managing stress start in Treherbert

As National Stress Awareness Day approaches, a woodland therapy group is running free health and wellbeing activities
Treorchy high Street on a Saturday, showing shoppers and shop fronts, and flags and bunting
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Voxpop: Are economic opportunities changing in the Rhondda Valleys?

New investment into businesses in the South Wales Valleys has just been announced. We visited Treorchy to discover if people are optimistic about their economic future.
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Campaign to give homeless people warm coats launches in Cardiff

With winter fast approaching a Cardiff group is launching a coat donation campaign for homeless and vulnerable people
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