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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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    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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    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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From putting on 15 events per month to live streaming DJ sets from his bedroom

DJ, promoter and record label owner Luke Priestley took the isolation periods as an opportunity to strengthen his mental health
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A collection of creatives return to Cardiff to celebrate ‘The Revenge of Arthole’ makers market.

Whether you are an art aficionado or just want a beer, make your way to Kongs this October and embrace...
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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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Newport band returns to popular city venue for intimate homecoming gig in December

After a couple of years where live music ground to a halt, South Wales quartet Finding Aurora are back with a bang - and a homecoming show in Newport to boot
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Cardiff Character: Angie Evans

For those about to rock, they certainly salute this woman and her support for the music genre she loves and grew up with.
The front facade of Gwdihŵ is all that remains of the former bar.
Culture

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.
Derek Bainton sitting on a stool painting a street in Grangetown, Cardiff, at night
Culture

How lockdown helped bring one Cardiff painter’s work to a new audience

After leaving his academic job last year, lockdown gave local painter and illustrator Derek Bainton the chance to work on passion projects.
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Cardiff Character: Anthony Rhys

An artist, writer and teacher delves through the depths of the glamorgan archives discovering some of Cardiff's most infamous streets
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Welsh made drama releases first look

Welsh shot fantasy drama A Discovery of Witches conjures its first look at its lead actors on location
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Curtain rises on new playwrights

A local pub theatre has introduced a scheme for showcasing new writing talent.
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