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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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    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

    Four wheels to two, how the Welsh government has failed to get the nation active

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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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Food and drink tourism
Long Reads

Can a local food culture restore Welsh tourism?

To create a stronger tourism identity for Wales, Welsh Government is encouraging hospitality businesses to put more Welsh food and drink on their menus
Long Reads

Joy to all men? Why Christmas is such a dangerous time to be homeless in Cardiff

Christmas is a time of generosity, with shoppers and people celebrating flocking to the city centre, but what about the locals that usually make the area their place of residence?
Long Reads

Will hunger pangs worsen this winter?

Food insecurity is at an all-time high, Alt Cardiff investigates as organisations in Wales brace themselves for their busiest frosty season
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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
Long Reads

Is Cardiff really a child-friendly city?

Unicef recently crowned the Welsh capital the UK’s first child-friendly city. But as child poverty rates are on the up, some argue that this label is unwarranted
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Public Life

Anger over bin strikes at public meeting

Recent action by refuse workers frustrates local residents, while union members stand firm
Public Life

Cardiff libraries to prioritise age-friendly initiatives in 2024 

New plans to improve age-inclusiveness in the city are on the way to keep our older generation active, healthy and happy
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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
Building site with dirt tracks and forklift backed by new build homes. Construction trades in Wales suffer skills shortage.
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
Public Life

Welsh charity report will help neurodivergent people access homelessness support

The report will reveal the links between neurodiversity and homelessness in Wales and is due to be presented at Dyddiau Du on 7 December
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