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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

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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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    ‘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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Matt Taylor
Joined23 September 2020
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Matt Taylor is a trainee journalist at Cardiff University who specialises in writing about Film, Music, and Television
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Jonah Hill is right: It’s time for us to change the way we talk about plus-sized men in the UK

The conversation around men’s bodies has been too one-sided for too long, and plus-sized men are being consistently left out of it
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Business

Beyond the booze: The Welsh businesses looking to capitalise on alcohol-free outings

As more people in the UK are cutting down their alcohol intake, Welsh businesses are starting to see the potential...
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff magazine: The Trans Lives Matter Issue

In this issue of Alt.Cardiff, we ask what is being done to combat the rise in transphobic hate crimes in Wales, chat with the co-founder of Heads Above the Waves, and discuss plans for a new music venue in Cardiff Bay
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Wales’ rising hatred: The problem of increasing transphobic hate crimes

The Welsh government says hate has no home in Wales – so why has there been an increase in the number of transphobic hate crimes in the past year?
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Plans to rejuvenate Cardiff Bay area continue as new live music arena moves a step closer

Cardiff Bay Arena is intended to be a hub for live music in the south west of the UK when it opens its doors to crowds in 2024
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‘Lockdown robbed me of the way I’d normally grieve’: Losing someone in a pandemic

Heads Above the Waves co-founder Hannah Morgan shares her thoughts on grief, lockdowns, and changing how we discuss mental health problems
Culture

Richard Burton exhibition details the life of the international star of stage and screen

A new exhibition at National Museum Cardiff reveals how a boy from Port Talbot became award-winning film and theatre star Richard Burton
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Temporary housing units for homeless families to be built at former gasworks

Cardiff Council has announced plans to convert the disused site into temporary housing units to help get homeless families back on their feet
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Culture

How Cardiff M.A.D.E is running an art gallery during a pandemic

Cardiff M.A.D.E gallery has kept its doors open as much as possible, giving locals a much-needed break from screens to enjoy its current exhibition
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