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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

    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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    ‘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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Ashvin Tiwana
Joined29 September 2021
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Ashvin Tiwana is a trainee magazine journalist with an interest in all things people, food, travel, and literature.
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Life After Lockdown Edition

Post-lockdown stories in Cardiff, including a feature on Wales’s drinking culture, character profile on Sarah Wratten, and selected news stories....
Corp Market, located in Canton, with a bow wrapped around it for the festive season
Business

Corp Market is encouraging locals to shop sustainably and provides a safe space this Christmas

A month after its grand opening, Canton's beloved market has become home to several sustainable independent businesses
Long Reads

‘Drinking culture has changed’: How the pandemic affects people’s relationship with alcohol

In the height of a pandemic, more people in Wales are gravitating towards alcohol consumption to deal with their personal matters
A picture of Welsh artist, Jenna Murphy, together with three of her paintings at Purple Pie Gallery
Culture

Welsh artist promotes her colourful canvas and print artworks in her first exhibition

The artist’s three-week exhibition of professional paintings takes place in a pop-up gallery at the Royal Arcade until 23 December
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No logo home

What you don’t expect when you’re expecting: A mother on her journey of being pregnant during lockdown

Sarah Wratten is a mother, teacher and singer, who was heavily pregnant with her second child as lockdown began in March 2020
Active Life

Christmas tree farm owner prepared for increased demand ahead of Tree Dressing Day

With lots of digging and hard work, Ty Cerrig Christmas Tree Farm is prepared for this year as every other year
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A local charity for children with disabilities returns for in-person events this Christmas season

After a year of online sessions, Make A Smile is ready to get into costumes to spread the joy of winter season among Cardiff’s paediatric communities
Podcasts

Dating podcast talks to matchmaking society about next dating event and ‘cuffing season’

The Lonely Hearts fundraiser is back in December, say the organisers, to raise awareness of cardiac arrest conditions and fund kits which can help save lives
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Food

Cardiff’s new sustainable restaurant focuses on fighting against food waste

Kindle restaurant in Sophia Gardens incorporates sustainable practices throughout their business to help reduce food waste, and that's only the beginning
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