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

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Harriet Argent
Joined23 September 2020
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Harriet is a trainee journalist at Cardiff University and specialises in feminist writing.
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Business

Personal training in a pandemic: how trainers survived when the fitness industry went virtual

When the personal got taken out of personal training, fitness instructors in Wales had to adapt their business models with lockdown restrictions
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff magazine: Social Change and Activism issue

In this issue, we take a look at different areas of social change including air pollution protests, the importance of LGBTQ+ spaces and preventing violence against women
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The impact of FGM safeguarding guidelines on Somali women living in Wales

Welsh government's safeguarding guidelines around female genital mutilation are being accused of targeting Somali women and FGM survivors
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Extinction Rebellion protest plans to build an incinerator on Newlands Road

Murals have been appearing on walls around Splott as part of Extinction Rebellion's protest against a second commercial waste incinerator
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‘Never Have I Ever’ showcases the historical landmarks of South Wales

The podcast follows the conversations of three Welsh women and two English men discussing historical gems in South Wales
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‘It was my responsibility to keep the pub going whichever way I could’

Landlord of The Golden Cross, Rob Burnett, felt he had a duty to keep the community spirit of his pub alive when it closed over lockdown
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Caerphilly Council waives street café licence fees to support struggling town centres

Caerphilly County Borough Council have decided to waive fees associated with the street café licence until September 2021 to support local businesses
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The new independent record label that is giving power back to musicians

Rose Parade Recording Co. is a community interest company that aims to put power back into the hands of musicians by giving them a voice
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Charity launches campaign to help support survivors of domestic abuse

The #IStandWithSurvivors campaign encourages support for domestic abuse survivors who may be isolated as a result of the pandemic
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