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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

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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

    AI Generated image of an empty theatre

    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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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
Public Life

Musician uses rap to tackle Pillgwenlly’s reputation as ‘dangerous small town’

Local grime artist Isaac George aka Truth uses spoken work activism to inspire a generation to rise above Pillgwenlly’s reputation.
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
Public Life

Street art confronting the climate crisis one bus stop at a time

Various activists are using street art around the city to raise awareness of climate concerns and its impact on the cost of living
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

‘My father was a baker, but never wanted to share how to make bread’

With international Men’s Day just around the corner, Piotr Skoczylas serves us up a healthy slice of human connection alongside...
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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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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
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Public Life

Transgender author Zoey Allen shares journey of fear, family, and finding success

Cardiff’s Zoey Allen talks about her experience as a transgender author and jewellery entrepreneur ahead of her third year at the Cardiff Christmas Market.
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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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