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    Review: Pontypool

    Splott cafe offers help with the ‘pressing’ need to talk more openly about death 

    Painting pottery at a craft session can improve mindful wellbeing

    Adults seek creative hobbies to relieve stress of daily life and to switch off

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    Work Life
    A woman in an orange Halloween jumper and pumpkin beret at Clearwell Farm

    Pumpkin farmers face weather woes and worker shortages as demand grows

    A group of people at an event in a public gardens which hosts live music and workshops about energy bills

    Cardiff companies are banding together to offset rising energy bills this winter

    Graduate platform nominated for best startup faces up to the challenges of the ‘brain drain’

  • Active Life
    Active Life

    Local wheelchair rugby club is looking to encourage more young people to join

    A community team plans to host more sessions following a successful first year

    Young person helps an older person get into the Christmas spirit

    Volunteer to make an older person smile this Christmas

  • Public Life
    Public Life

    Cardiff publicans not amused as the price of a pint drops amid rising cost  

    Festival celebrates women’s health and challenges misinformation

    Living Wage City status benefits women and people of colour

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    Service, Please zine

    How can a zine help Cardiff’s hospitality workers get unionised?

    the overwhelming response to Canolfan Pentre's toy appeal as tables are flooded with gifts

    Toy donations for families affected by the cost of living

    Wales is one step closer to eradicating HIV

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    Alt.Cardiff Magazine:The Queer Edition

    Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Grassroots Issue

    the overwhelming response to Canolfan Pentre's toy appeal as tables are flooded with gifts

    Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Mental Health Issue

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Inga Poppy Marsden
Joined30 September 2022
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I am a trainee journalist doing an MA in Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. My writing interests include lifestyle, culture and the environment.
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Social Issue

Social issue stories in Cardiff, including a feature on how the climate crisis will affect home insurance and a character profile on gallery director Kimberley Lewis
Long Reads

How future flooding could affect the next house you’re looking to rent or buy

Cardiff ranks as the 6th most at risk city from coastal based flooding in the world, causing insurance companies to prepare for the worst
old TVs in the BBC100 exhibition
Culture

Young curators want BBC to break tradition in new exhibition

BBC 100 in Wales explores the history between the BBC and Welsh audiences, while looking into the future of broadcasting for younger generations
Public Life

Café introduces ‘pay it forward’ meals as food poverty worsens

‘Pay it forward’ started as a goodwill gesture, yet with food banks at breaking point, Atma Lounge uses this trend...
Work Life

‘I wanted to make something of my life in the art world’ says gallery director

Gallery director Kimberley Lewis softens the tone of the art industry, by transforming Blackwater Gallery into a welcoming community space...
Culture

Nail industry is booming as people polish up on self care

The cost-of-living crisis has not deterred nail artists in Cardiff, as people budget accordingly for their trip to the salon
Alt.Cardiff

alternative.cardiff

Offbeat and alternative news & features in and around Cardiff produced by MA Magazine Journalism students at @cardiffuni. #CardiffTrained
In the winter, mental health can become a struggle In the winter, mental health can become a struggle and the pressures of the cost-of-living crisis following the pandemic have impacted the population. So how can charitable aid make a positive difference? Read the full feature on our website to find out more about the link between demand for charitable aid and mental health. https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2023/12/22/toy-donations-for-families-affected-by-the-cost-of-living/ #costofliving #charity #donations #christmas
HIV and AIDS is a global epidemic but how is Wales HIV and AIDS is a global epidemic but how is Wales achieving the UNAIDS goals? Read the full story by Sophia from @screamingcrabsocials on Alt.Cardiff.com #aidsawareness #HIVinWales #CardiffHIV #hivtest
Despite some galleries in Wales setting up project Despite some galleries in Wales setting up projects to support young photographers, opportunities are in decline, leaving artists wondering if the career they dreamed about might ever come true. Read the full story here: https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2023/12/14/is-photography-still-a-viable-career-for-young-welsh-talent/ Photo: Marcell Berendi Story by: @eszterg.journo #creativecareers #welshphotography
With the number of visitors to Wales having fallen With the number of visitors to Wales having fallen in recent years, Welsh Government are encouraging hospitality businesses to put more Welsh food and drink on their menus. How could this sustainable tourism strategy increase the number of visitors to Wales, while being environmentally sustainable? 🌎🍴 Read the full feature written by @hannahwildwrites by clicking the link in our bio. #tourism #food #localfood #sustainable
Christmas is a joyful and merry time of year… Un Christmas is a joyful and merry time of year… Unless you’re a rough sleeper. Cardiff is home to at least 30 rough sleepers who face abuse and freezing temperatures this festive season. People celebrating and having too much to drink can often be cruel to those sleeping on the street and the sub-zero temperatures take their toll on people’s health. Find out more about the struggles of rough sleepers in winter on @alternative.cardiff (link in bio). Written by: @hansatotejourno #cardiff #homelessness #christmas #homelessatchristmas #christmasmarkets #altcardiff
The Welsh are known to love a drink and many socia The Welsh are known to love a drink and many social situations often revolve around alcohol. Read the full feature about how authorities and organisations in Cardiff are working towards a better relationship with booze on our website! Story by @inthewordsof_eve #sobercardiff #alcoholawareness #social
One million food parcels are anticipated to be dis One million food parcels are anticipated to be distributed this winter across the UK. Wales, too, sees a rise in demand for community meals and other free food services. Read the full story here: https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/altcardiff/2023/12/12/will-hunger-pangs-worsen-this-winter/ #foodpoverty #costoflivingcrisis #winter #cardiff
This winter will see more families in the UK turni This winter will see more families in the UK turning to food banks for emergency food parcels than ever before. Read the full story on @alternative.cardiff to know more about how and why food insecurity is at an all time high now. #foodpoverty #costoflivingcrisisuk #winter #cardiffjournalism
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