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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

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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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Takeaway store struggles with conditions of single-use plastic ban

Local takeaway owner, Zaid Akbar, declares manufacturers must reduce their plastic packaging in order for the single-use plastic ban to be effective
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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Cardiff family launches Christmas fundraising drive for local foodbank

Father and daughter duo Johnathan and Sophie Williams are raising money for Cardiff Foodbank with takeaway curries and Christmas dinners
Public Life

Café introduces ‘pay it forward’ meals as food poverty worsens

‘Pay it forward’ started as a goodwill gesture, yet with food banks at breaking point, Atma Lounge uses this trend...
Public Life

Used vape cartridges are becoming an ‘environmental concern’ says councillor

‘There is no right way to dispose of these as there is wiring, batteries, and fluids” says local vape shop staff
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...
Public Life

‘My passion keeps me going,’ says local artist who found his niche on Cardiff’s streets

Malcolm Murphy swapped spray cans for paint brushes and found joy in showcasing the streets of Cardiff through a fine art lens
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MoRunning returns to raise awareness for men’s mental health struggles

Data from 2020 illustrates a higher percentage of men struggling with suicide than women in Wales. MoRunning is returning to help raise awareness
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
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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
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