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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

    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

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Public Life

Anger over bin strikes at public meeting

Recent action by refuse workers frustrates local residents, while union members stand firm
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Public Life

New buddy app to help night-time economy workers feel safer

New safety app could make walking in Cardiff safer for night-time economy workers, as report reveals the city centre has the most dangerous streets in the capital
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Public Life

Homeless choir breaks down barriers and provides support this Christmas 

The Choir With No Name offers a safe space to homeless communities in Cardiff, as the number of households in temporary accommodation reaches record high
Public Life

Living Wage City status benefits women and people of colour

Minority workers have been impacted the most and for the better, 10 years after the foundation of a Living Wage campaign in Wales
Sophie and Johnathan Williams from Cardiff in ice hockey jerseys
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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
Long Reads

Will hunger pangs worsen this winter?

Food insecurity is at an all-time high, Alt Cardiff investigates as organisations in Wales brace themselves for their busiest frosty season
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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
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Public Life

Food charities under pressure following 10% rise in food insecurity across Wales

Accessing nutritious food is a growing concern for people living in Wales, but how is the problem being addressed in Cardiff?
Long Reads

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
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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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