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

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    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

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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

    AI Generated image of an empty theatre

    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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Inside cohousing, the movement set to disrupt housing in Wales

Cohousing advocates say it can fight loneliness, reduce consumption and provide an affordable alternative to traditional housing. But will it catch on in Cardiff?
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Seeking refuge in a ‘nation of sanctuary’ and the secret growth of the underground church

Unafraid of death and loss, Iranian refugees flee their country in pursuit of finding sanctuary and religious freedom in Wales
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How the simple act of crafting is protecting Wales’ mental health during the pandemic

Crafting has kept Welsh people going during the pandemic, but providers are worried about how accessible it may be in the future
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A pet pandemic: the rising threat of an animal mental health crisis in the wake of Covid-19

Pet adoption soared across Wales and the UK as the coronavirus pandemic caused a mental health crisis, but now it’s animals who are suffering the most
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How the pandemic created a push to tackle homelessness in South Wales

Giving rough sleepers a place to live could be the obvious solution to ending homelessness in Wales - Housing First plan inspired by Finland's approach
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Hidden homelessness rises in Wales as the pandemic leaves people with no place to go

Homelessness is not simply sleeping on the streets. But recent restrictions have surfaced more people who need help finding a home
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The impact of FGM safeguarding guidelines on Somali women living in Wales

Welsh government's safeguarding guidelines around female genital mutilation are being accused of targeting Somali women and FGM survivors
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The council’s gamble: will its attempts to hook up a ‘left behind’ estate to the city work?

The multimillion pound scheme could bring great benefits to the residents, but the authorities will need to have learned lessons from Cardiff’s history
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Long Reads

Why Welsh independent music is at risk of joining the growing Covid-19 death toll

When it comes to financial support, musicians are not getting nearly as much attention as small businesses and other freelancers
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How Welsh theatre is creating a powerful formula for change in the arts and beyond

A trio of companies have joined together in Wales, training someone working class to operate at the top table of creativity in theatre
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