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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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Companionship beyond convention: Can communal living fix loneliness?

In Wales, single women are at greater risk of loneliness compared to their coupled-up counterparts, but a turn towards communal living could change the narrative 
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Long Reads

Concussion and head injury tackled by groundbreaking guidance

As high profile head injury cases emerge, new protocols aim to protect grassroots rugby players from the dangers of concussion
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Public Life

Construction trades must recruit 244,000 apprentices to plug skills shortage, says new report 

Research shows young people are avoiding manual trades as the Welsh construction industry struggles with a housing crisis
Long Reads

Criminal damage: How crime is affecting our city’s independent business owners

Following break-ins, vandalism, and knife-crime in the capital, many independent business owners are worried about their vulnerability to crime
Public Life

Dickens’s ‘darker side’ revealed in poignant production about his life

What The Dickens? gives a voice to the forgotten women of his past, amid the #MeToo movement and rise of cancel culture 
Public Life

Disabled artist showcases solo exhibition as more disabled people access creative funding

Thanks to a grant from the Arts Council of Wales, Delphi Campbell was able to showcase her first solo art show where she creatively explores her illnesses
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Public Life

Diversity behind the camera is still an issue for the Welsh TV and film industry

Cardiff film experts talk about breaking down barriers for minorities in film and TV in new podcast Reel Equality
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Public Life

Everyone has a voice but not everyone has a safe space, says health activist

Award-winning women’s health activist, Molly Fenton, talks about expressing her views and fighting for change
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Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

With 1.7 million garments thrown away “after just one use” in the UK, could rental clothing offer fashion a sustainable future?
Public Life

Festival celebrates women’s health and challenges misinformation

Everywoman Festival returns to address women's health concerns while challenging online misinformation through better education and empowerment
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