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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

    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

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Public Life

First Welsh city to test reusable cup scheme sees mixed results in first month

Cardiff's trial of a return cup programme has saved over 3,000 single-use cups so far across the 15 cafes taking part
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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
An old lady celebrates Christmas with her community.
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
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
Long Reads

Criminal damage: How crime is affecting our city’s independent business owners

Following break-ins, vandalism, and knife-crime in the capital, many independent business owners are worried about their vulnerability to crime
Long Reads

Companionship beyond convention: Can communal living fix loneliness?

In Wales, single women are at greater risk of loneliness compared to their coupled-up counterparts, but a turn towards communal living could change the narrative 
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?
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...
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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

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
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