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    Women in cowboy hat at country music event.

    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

  • Work Life
    Work Life

    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

    Picture of monitor on.a film set, showing actors preparing for a scene in the background

    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
    Everywoman festival background and a set of four chairs with microphones lying on them

    Fibroid advocate takes the stage at Everywoman Festival to raise awareness of this common condition

    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

  • 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

  • Magazine
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    The Queer Culture Issue

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    The Grassroots Issue

    Magazine cover showing Christmas presents wrapped up

    The Mental Health Issue

  • Podcasts
Priyankaa Joshi
Joined9 October 2019
BAME woman leaving Wales
In Poverty

#InPoverty: Why skilled young BAME women see their future outside Wales

Faced with discrimination, bias and high unemployment rates, women of colour are being forced to take their skills elsewhere
Culture

Wales named one of the world’s most exciting places to visit in 2020

National Geographic has announced its 25 best travel destinations for 2020 and Wales made the cut alongside India, China and Argentina
Leah Thomas founder of FLO Feminist Book Club
Culture

Cardiff Character: Leah Thomas

Founder of new feminist book club, FLO, on growing up in the valleys, finding feminism after heartbreak and the power of books
5kyourway support group
Active Life

Cancer support group helps those living with and beyond the disease get active

A national community-based initiative which combines a cancer support group with parkrun is launching in Cardiff this November
Refugees Welcome
Active Life

Charity providing free legal aid to refugees in Wales holds fundraising quiz

Asylum Justice is hosting The Great Legal Quiz to raise money and awareness of its work supporting vulnerable migrants
Chat bench initiative
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Combating loneliness and isolation in Cardiff with Happy to Chat benches

Cardiff council is setting up official ‘chat benches’ in local parks to encourage members of the community to talk to each other
MEND Islamophobia Awareness Month in London 2018
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Event at the Senedd to mark the start of Islamophobia Awareness Month

MEND is bringing people together to stand against Islamophobia with a series of events across the UK this November
Sugar tax Wales
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Voxpop: Is a tax on unhealthy snacks the way forward?

Experts say a levy on sweet treats could have an impact on obesity levels in Wales. The people of Cardiff share their thoughts
Gays who Wine Event in Cardiff
FoodFood home

Wine club hosts monthly meetups for the LGBT community and allies

Gays Who Wine is tackling social isolation in the LGBT community by hosting regular meetups for food and wine lovers in Cardiff
Food

Pop-up restaurant brings African food to South Wales

Inyamat is hosting a pop-up in Cardiff to celebrate Black History Month and raise awareness of the continent’s diverse cuisine
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