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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

  • Long Reads
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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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    The Queer Culture Issue

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    The Mental Health Issue

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Rebecca Astill
Joined23 September 2020
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Writer, book lover, making a career out of being nosy.
Business

Meet the bakers cashing in on Instagram’s love of desserts

Instagram is a powerhouse for distribution and baking is the latest industry to harness its potential.
Women surrounded by new technology
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff magazine: Community issue

This community issue of the alt.cardiff zine explores how communities pull together to succeed, from women protecting each other on the streets, to a brand new zine supporting local businesses.
Women surrounded by new technology
Long Reads

How new technologies are helping vulnerable women stay safe on the streets of Cardiff

Women are using new technologies like social media and smartphone apps to protect themselves against sexual predators around Cardiff
The front cover of the first issue of Bizzy
Culture

Brand new zine called Bizzy connects independent businesses with likeminded consumers

A group of volunteers have launched a new zine called Bizzy which advertises local businesses around Cardiff with short features...
Author Gary Raymond in front of a book shelf
Culture

‘I had the time, momentum and motivation to write something funny and I had the subject’

Author and editor Gary Raymond discusses how the Welsh firebreak lockdown presented the perfect timing for his new satirical book
Active Life

Hopes for fans to return to Principality Stadium ahead of Six Nations in 2021

The rugby pitch is being reinstalled at the Principality Stadium and with it comes hopes of the return of Welsh rugby fans
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Active Life

Meet the pink unicorn running around Cardiff to raise cancer and mental health awareness

The nineteen year old is running over five kilometres a day around Cardiff dressed in an inflatable unicorn costume to...
Business

Roath’s new favourite plant shop Eartha thrives despite Covid restrictions

Eartha is turning over high profits under Covid restrictions, regularly being at full capacity and gaining thousands of new Instagram followers.
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