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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

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    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

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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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Intimate gig hosted in secret location

Sofar Sounds are organising a gig in Cardiff for those who want to go to more intimate, relaxed music events with emerging local artists
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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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Festive concert for choir anniversary

City Voices Cardiff is holding a Christmas concert for charity to celebrate 10 years since the choir was founded
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Accessible performance film rebels against ‘What you’re told deafness is’

'Not Sorry' by Stephanie Back, explores her experience of becoming deaf at 15 and "rebirth" after discovering British Sign Language.
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In depth: Theatre’s reclaimed stories

“Working class” and “theatre” aren’t often paired. But are artists able to break through the class ceiling and create?
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NPC Tea brews new blend of fantasy

Orcs, elves and magic come to Cardiff in Sarah Millman's comic NPC Tea, which blends the everyday with high fantasy
The front facade of Gwdihŵ is all that remains of the former bar.
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Music venues continue to close despite ‘music city’ status

Five years ago, consultancy began to protect and grow Cardiff’s music scene, but plans to redevelop the site of Porter’s in Harlech Court has brought the strategy into question.
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In Depth: The future of Welsh folk arts

As folk customs are being revived, is there a future for these traditional arts?
Culture

Strut your way to Twp, Cardiff’s newest drag show that allows everyone to perform

A Cardiff-based collective is launching Twp, a new alternative drag event that enables the crowd to become the performers
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Local graffiti artist brightens up run-down residential street

Cardiff-based street artist, Unity, helped the council “make people smile” with her colourful paintings on Fanny Street
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