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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

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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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‘After Dark’ Notoriety Questioned

With the photos that dented the reputation of Cardiff’s nightlife returning to the capital in a new exhibition some locals...
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‘I made 400 reusable face masks, raising £1,000 for Labour Behind the Label’

Zero waste crafter Pip Tudor spent lockdown beside her sewing machine, fundraising for a cause close to her heart
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‘I was very nervous, when people came back to the clubs it wasn’t normal’

During the pandemic, shot-girl Nicolle Mozfi had to stop working in Cardiff's LGBTQ+ clubs. Now she's witnessing the struggles of getting 'back to normal'
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‘Lockdown robbed me of the way I’d normally grieve’: Losing someone in a pandemic

Heads Above the Waves co-founder Hannah Morgan shares her thoughts on grief, lockdowns, and changing how we discuss mental health problems
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‘Through our art we want to send a message of love!’ Activists tackle anti-abortion campaigns with art

Feminist group uses art to combat the intimidating presence of anti-abortion campaigners in Cardiff and spread positive messages about sexual health services
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‘We’ll clap you every Thursday night, but I can’t pay back my student loan from that’

Newly qualified nurse Ffion Nugent was a student nurse deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the highest praise she received was a round of applause
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‘You find somewhere so comfortable and find friends that make you feel like you belong’

Lawyer turned restaurant manager Miguel Delgado escaped political and economic turmoil in Venezuela to live in Cardiff, where he now...
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‘Human books’ on loan at Cardiff Library

A local community group has found a rather bookish way to start the conversation on social change
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‘I’m afraid to put my heating on’: The impact of losing £20 a week in universal credit

With the universal credit uplift introduced in April 2020 now removed, many South Wales residents say they face a long, harsh winter
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‘No woman should have to give birth alone’ say Cardiff women’s charity

Cardiff Midwifery Society is raising funds for The Birth Partner Project, a charity supporting women going through pregnancy alone
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