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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

    Local Rainbow

    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

    Three girls playing netball, laughing and smiling

    Netball participation among adults is growing as women seek a sense of community

  • 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
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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 Grassroots Issue

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    The Mental Health Issue

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Charlotte West
Joined29 September 2021
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Charlotte West is a trainee magazine journalist with an interest in digital culture, social issues and sustainability.
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Coal Tips Issue

This issue of Alt.Cardiff looks at the looming threat that coal tips pose to the communities that live in their shadow
Long Reads

Threat of landslide: How living beside a high-risk coal tip creates fear in the community

Over 300 coal tips are considered high-risk in Wales and the possibility of collapse is a haunting reminder of the Aberfan disaster 55 years ago
Business

A local crafting Christmas market has finally returned after a two year break

This weekend Cardiff's Chapter Arts Centre hosted the Snapped-Up indoor Christmas market for the first time since the pandemic
Active Life

Dance class offers ‘concert-style’ ticket release for its popular beginner course

Dancing in high heels is the newest way for women to feel empowered, and this class regularly sells out from high demand
Woman in her twenties with short blonde hair smiles at the camera with the ocean behind her
Active Life

‘I feel like, for the first time in my life, I belong where I live’, says Penarth-based sea swimmer

The pandemic has caused many people to feel isolated. For au pair, Lene Hops, it helped her find community through a shared sanctuary: cold water
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Public Life

Women’s safety is being prioritised by local businesses in a new committee and open forum

The Women’s Safety Network will discuss how to protect and prevent abuse towards women at night, looking beyond just bars and clubs
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Food

New chocolate shop shows a growing desire to dine out for dessert

Mrs. Potts Chocolate House will open later this month, contributing to the increasing number of dessert-only shops in the city
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Culture

Cabaret company championing accessibility performs live for the first time

The Clumsy Cabaret spotlights neurodiverse and disabled talent and their sold out debut show suggests it’s exactly what Cardiff needs
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