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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

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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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Erin Zammitt
Joined30 September 2022
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Erin is a trainee journalist, studying Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University, with a love of all things television and culture.
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Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Library Issue

In this issue: examining the future of Cardiff libraries, an interview with local poet Cal Ellis, and the brewery that is launching a range of dog biscuits
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Culture

‘I’m proud to be from Wales, but I don’t think I’ve got much of a nationalist streak’

Local poet Cal Ellis talks about using the written word to highlight the reality of growing up in Cardiff 
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Long Reads

How Cardiff libraries are providing more than just books this winter

As libraries in the capital transform into warm banks to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, council budget cuts threaten their survival 
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Work Life

Local brewery set to launch range of sustainable dog biscuits

Flowerhorn Brewery’s eco-friendly canine treats will be made from the leftover grains from brewing beer that would otherwise be thrown away
Public Life

Teachers and NHS staff to experience a ‘gloomy’ reduction in salaries

Public sector workers in Wales, including doctors, nurses and teachers, are likely to see a fall in pay in the coming years, says a Welsh financial expert.
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Active Life

LGBT football groups host panel event during Qatar World Cup

Cardiff Dragons are among those working to promote inclusivity in the game through 'We Belong' campaign
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Project fights back against recent rise in homelessness in Wales

On its first anniversary, Fighting Homelessness is sponsoring youth football teams in a bid to tackle the crisis
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