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    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

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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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Emmet McGonagle
Joined18 October 2017
Irish hipster studying MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University, Wales. Interested in music, culture and all things indie.
GLL are the second largest gym operators in the UK, overseeing 167 public and private clubs across the nation.
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In depth: The big Welsh health fix

With over £3 million being spent on improving Cardiff gyms, youth culture is on the move from cannabis to kale
Octavo’s Book Café and Wine Bar is former home of a coaching inn known as the oldest building in the Cardiff Bay area
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Poetry sessions to support local artists

Could you be the next Dylan Thomas? Octavo’s Book Café and Wine Bar are hosting bi-monthly open mic events for poets and musicians
Cardiff is currently home to 13 vintage shops, nearly half of which are considered to be the best in Wales. (Photo credits: Joseph Brent)
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Vintage pop-up sells clothes by the kilo

Feel like jumping on the hipster bandwagon? Check out the pop-up sale shop bringing vintage flair to the people of Cathays
Aaron Usher in Sleep When Your Dead tattoo studio
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Cardiff Character: Aaron Usher

Have a look into the life and work of the Bridgend tattooist leaving his mark on the people of South Wales
Valyrie owner Justin Oldham tattooing a client
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Cathays tattoo studio set to expand

Don’t worry, Valkyrie Tattoo Studio aren’t shutting their doors for good - they’re only moving two minutes down the road
Roller skating (Photo: David Franzen)
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Youth return to roller skating

With roller sports on the rise among 20-30 year olds, it might be time to trade your skateboard for a new set of wheels
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Tight-wire walkers help circus youth

There’s more than money on the line for Adamsdown’s local circus performers
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Young Catholics are joining a commune

Youths are trading in the liberal life for a room with a pew
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Voxpop: Is Harry Potter still relevant?

With the arrival of a Harry Potter shop in Cardiff, is the franchise starting to get a bit riddikulus?
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LGBT protest for gay rights in Egypt

Over 50 people rallied to protest the arrest of LGBT supporters in Cairo.
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