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    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

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    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
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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

    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

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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

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Sam Lewis
Joined28 September 2018
Edinburgh English Lit grad. Cardiff Uni, MA Magazine Journalism. Would spend my time reading, writing, watching, listening and gymming if I wasn't so busy. My favourite film is either Fantastic Mr Fox or Back to the Future.
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#InPoverty: Why no one is talking about hunting as a solution to poverty

Veganism is not the only option for those unhappy with factory-farming practices, and America may hold the answer
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Smartphone apps to replace GPs?

New government-funded health projects to help people stay in work show that the government must spend money to save money
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Cardiff Character: Gareth Axenderrie

Gareth walked 1,164 miles around Wales in 2015 in aid of Velindre Cancer Centre who had previously treated his grandfather
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Disability sports bring home gold

A Disability Sports Wales project for both disabled and non-disabled participants will win a new award at the Wales Sport Awards
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Outdoor smoking ban proposed

A candidate for First Minister will ban smoking in city and town centres and outside cafes and restaurants, but not everyone is happy
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A healthier kind of takeaway

“Takeaway capital” Cardiff has been heavily criticised in the media recently for having an unhealthy number of takeaway food outlets
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Stabbing raises questions for police

Wales was revealed as the region with the lowest knife crime rate on the same day as a Cardiff stabbing last week
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Good to be scared at Rhondda

Prepare to be scared and feel good about it at a disused mine this Halloween
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Voxpop: Is the internet a good thing?

We asked locals whether we should pull the plug on the world wide web
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A different kind of theatre

The Cardiff theatre is creating a new kind of experience this autumn in a bid to combat rising ticket prices and dwindling nationwide ticket sales
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