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    A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends

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

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Taylor Edmond is reciting poetry at the COP26 protest
Culture

Young Welsh poet in residence recites poems to make social change in Wales

After reciting poetry at the Global Climate Change Conference, Taylor Edmonds will expand her Writing For Joy initiative to encourage social change in Wales
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Culture

Rare cabaret marquee makes its dazzling debut in Cardiff Castle

For the first time, the city is hosting three Christmas shows in its historic castle grounds performed in a handmade tent called a Spiegeltent
Octavo’s Book Café and Wine Bar is former home of a coaching inn known as the oldest building in the Cardiff Bay area
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Poetry sessions to support local artists

Could you be the next Dylan Thomas? Octavo’s Book Café and Wine Bar are hosting bi-monthly open mic events for poets and musicians
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The mix of culture and flavor at Gina’s

Gina’s cafe is specialised in serving both Middle-Eastern and Indian dishes, but the star lies in their classic Chapati with chai Karak
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Youngsters keep Welsh traditions alive

A Welsh Folk Dancing Group based in Cardiff sees the participation of young people in traditional Welsh activities as integral to keeping the culture alive.
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Local author launches new book about prison football at 10 Feet Tall

Following the release of his debut book about Wales’ only prison football team, author Jamie Grundy is giving a reading at 10 Feet Tall
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‘The world of board games has been my first work environment to feel like home’

Manager Rhys Chamberlain hopped from job to job before landing the jackpot at one of Cardiff’s most popular board game...
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The Iris Prize Festival returns

The ‘Gay Oscars’ is to return to Cardiff in search of the next best LGBT filmmaker
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A music collective has launched offering free events to showcase local talent

Bamzu are holding events to promote jazz, funk and hip-hop music styles as they feel this is something lacking in Cardiff
44-year-old Ben Rive, a man with a brown stubbly beard, stands smiling, facing the camera, in front of the Penarth Pier Pavilion.
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‘Covid-19 pandemic showed me the fragility of my dream job running an indie cinema’

Part-time indie cinema manager Ben Rive almost quit his day job to become a full-time cinephile, but the pandemic has left him glad he didn’t
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