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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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    ‘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 struggle to find non-Christmas greetings cards in Cardiff and beyond

It’s perhaps unsurprising that Christmas dominates the greetings card market, but finding a card for another holiday, even in the Welsh capital, can be near impossible
Extinction Rebellion protests at Cardiff City Hall
Long Reads

The urgency of the climate crisis is engaging people into politics in Wales

A massive amount of young people are disengaged with politics. How are climate groups addressing this during a climate crisis?
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Threat of landslide: How living beside a high-risk coal tip creates fear in the community

Over 300 coal tips are considered high-risk in Wales and the possibility of collapse is a haunting reminder of the Aberfan disaster 55 years ago
A man is sitting in a cold, purple-filtered room while being cared for by a family member in an AI-generated image
Long Reads

Time to heat things up and ask why Wales’ unpaid carers are left out in the cold

As energy prices continue to soar and many struggle financially, Wales’s unpaid carers are finding it difficult to heat their homes
the overwhelming response to Canolfan Pentre's toy appeal as tables are flooded with gifts
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Toy donations for families affected by the cost of living

More people than ever are seeking charitable aid this Christmas because of the cost-of-living crisis but toy donations can help struggling families
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Wales is one step closer to eradicating HIV

Wales is one step closer to eradicating HIV with Cardiff becoming a Fast Track City
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Wales’ rising hatred: The problem of increasing transphobic hate crimes

The Welsh government says hate has no home in Wales – so why has there been an increase in the number of transphobic hate crimes in the past year?
Cabin crew forced to hang up their uniforms and launch into new careers following Covid-19
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Welsh cabin crew hang up their uniforms after a turbulent ten-months of Covid-19

The coronavirus grounds planes and pushes Welsh cabin crew into unemployment and other job sectors following mass redundancies
Long Reads

When will we see Welsh women and girls lifting the World Cup?

Growing in popularity, women’s football is thriving more than ever. But it is struggling with one thing – participation from young girls
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Why an autism diagnosis can mean so much to young adults in Wales

Demand for diagnosis is outstripping the capacity of Wales’s autism services. But this demand may signal a positive change in Welsh attitudes towards autism
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