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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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    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

    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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    ‘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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A cluttered wardrobe that could use the help of rental fashion
Long Reads

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

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

‘I don’t see myself as an activist, I’m just an artist,’ says Iranian artist about political street art

Iranian street artist Sahar Saki explains how she has used her creativity to kickstart the Women Life Freedom movement in Cardiff
An old lady celebrates Christmas with her community.
Public Life

National charity helps people fight loneliness at Christmas 

87,000 older people in Wales were not looking forward to Christmas in 2021 because they expected to feel lonely
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Culture

Young curators want BBC to break tradition in new exhibition

BBC 100 in Wales explores the history between the BBC and Welsh audiences, while looking into the future of broadcasting for younger generations
Long Reads

Local choir will help volunteers sing their worries away for a joyful Christmas

The sessions are held every Tuesdays at St Paul's Community Hall in Grangetown. Credits: The Wallich
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Public Life

Historical photograph website shows no sign of losing focus as it reaches its 15th anniversary

Cardiffians was set up as a hobby by local Matthew Witty, but it now receives 5,000 monthly visitors who are keen to learn more about their city
An Image of Picton's portrait, boxed in a wooden frame.
Public Life

Why Reframing Picton is still important today

Welsh academics and race experts discuss the continued relevance of the Reframing Picton exhibit as part of Human Rights month this December
Public Life

Local women’s charities run activism workshop to confront gender-based domestic violence

Welsh Women’s Aid are inspiring the next generation of campaigners with an online course to mark the end of the 16 Days of Activism against domestic abuse
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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
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