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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

    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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The politics of art: Welsh-language theatre finds itself at a crossroads

Welsh-language theatre is grappling with funding cuts and demands of the Cymraeg 2050 initiative while trying to remain an art form first
Public Life

New net zero goals call for less talk and more ‘urgent action’ on the climate crisis 

Chair of Wales Net Zero 2035 says stagnated efforts may impact local communities negatively but young people should not be afraid
The old Michaelston College site, showing fencing all over the ground and the children's centre in the distance.
Long Reads

Why people are angry at Cardiff’s first wellbeing village

A new housing village is set for development in Ely on the old Michaelston college site, despite traffic fears from residents
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Long Reads

The last act? Wales’ arts sector faces an uncertain future in challenging times

As budget cuts and closures rock Wales’ arts scene, institutions like the Welsh National Opera and Cardiff’s live venues fight to survive
Two men playing the board game, Blood Bowl, at the Foodbowl charity tournament
Public Life

Food banks to benefit from a local tabletop game tournament

A rejuvenated charity tournament is raising money for food banks in Cardiff and beyond through the competitive board game, Blood Bowl
Public Life

New animation encourages activism to protect endangered birds

Current exhibition uses art and animation to get people talking about conserving nature and protecting our wildlife
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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
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
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
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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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