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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

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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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Tereza Novakova
Joined23 September 2020
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Tereza is a trainee journalist at Cardiff University who specialises in writing about arts and movies.
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Business

Entrepreneurs from 2020 shared 5 things you should know if you’re starting a business this year

Starting a business is always a risk, but now it's time to use the free time gained from lockdown to your advantage
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Good in Pandemic issue

As the year 2020 brought its challenges, we look at some of the positive stories the pandemic produced
Long Reads

How the pandemic created a push to tackle homelessness in South Wales

Giving rough sleepers a place to live could be the obvious solution to ending homelessness in Wales - Housing First plan inspired by Finland's approach
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Welsh government provided a grant to convert office space into apartments

A housing association is creating new permanent studio flats for homeless people in Newport that will also provide on-site support downstairs
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Cosplayer quit her day job during lockdown to make costumes full time

Karolina Kwaśniak decided the uncertain time of lockdown was ideal to change her career path; and she was right
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House Plants Cathays is one of many starts-ups using Instagram to launch their business

More young entrepreneurs are creating small businesses using social media to connect with customers, depending on ‘pretty’ pictures
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Local mums got together to support their community during lockdowns

A group from North Cardiff has been coming up with activities and events to encourage people to follow current guidelines and restrictions
Business

Tattoo artists are looking for new ways of income as the lockdown hits

Tattoo parlours are on the long list of businesses that have had a difficult year and lost a significant part of their income
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