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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

    Local Rainbow

    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

    Three girls playing netball, laughing and smiling

    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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Public Life

Everywoman festival background and a set of four chairs with microphones lying on them
Public Life

Fibroid advocate takes the stage at Everywoman Festival to raise awareness of this common condition

At a time when two in three women will develop at least one fibroid in their lives, one motivated speaker is making it her mission to empower women to improve their knowledge about the health issue
Long Reads

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

Since 2013, the Welsh government has spent £218m getting the nation to walk and cycle, but so far, nothing has made an impact 
Kalah Wales offers anti knife crime classes
Public Life

Self-defence instructor offers free training for young people in the city to combat knife crime

James Bourne, 47, a trainer in the Kalah Combat System is offering free classes for young people following South Wales knife crime incidents
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
Public Life

Be waste conscious and ditch Black Friday say campaigners

The Gwener Gwyrdd (Green Friday) movement returns, encouraging shoppers to be waste conscious with their shopping choices
Public Life

‘Climate action is whatever you think it is, and whatever you think it can be,’ says local artist 

Embroidery artist and climate activist Ophelia Dos Santos says there is a lot more at stake for people of colour who protest
Public Life

Church becomes first warm bank provider in Merthyr Tydfil this winter

Hope Church Merthyr has teamed up with the Warm Welcome Campaign to offer a free, warm space amid the cost of living crisis.
kingfisher mural
Public Life

Kingfisher mural painted in the heart of Cardiff to promote wildlife protection

The youth-led campaign group, UK Youth for Nature (UKY4N) have painted a mural on Atlas Place, Cardiff to draw attention to the increasing loss of wildlife.
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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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Long Reads

Young, broke, and lonely: the true impact of the cost-of-living crisis in Wales

The cost of living crisis impacts everyone, but for young people there is real concern that not being able to afford to socialise adds to increasing feelings of loneliness
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