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    A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends

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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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    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

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Social Life

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Social Life

 ‘Be a man, talk about your emotions’: Singer-songwriter discusses new EP release

Four years after his first single, Tangerine Peels, was released, Tom Parry’s first EP is set to be released by the end of 2024.
Social Life

‘I’m going to still be up on stage when I’m 80, brushing dust off my shoulders!’

King Cerulean's leader Tom large talks about being a musician in Cardiff and the band's upcoming biggest ever gig in London
Poet Cal Ellis stands holding a copy of his poem 'The Dragon in a Bally'
Culture

‘I’m proud to be from Wales, but I don’t think I’ve got much of a nationalist streak’

Local poet Cal Ellis talks about using the written word to highlight the reality of growing up in Cardiff 
Social Life

‘It’s not pleasant, but it’s fun’ – can really spicy noodles get you high?

Cardiff noodle fans pick up their chopsticks to test latest TikTok trend to find out what effects extra spicy noodles can have
Verity Green plays guitar and talks about upcoming music
Social Life

‘Music isn’t just a hobby, it’s a natural part of me – it’s like breathing’

Singer-songwriter Verity Green discusses the south Wales music community and the struggles of social media, following her new single
Culture

‘My mind is at 100 miles an hour’ – how ADHD shaped a Cardiff singer’s new music

BBC Radio Cymru regular Mali Hâf talks finishing songs, impatient teachers and the speed of the creative process ahead of...
Culture

‘Poetry gave me a voice I didn’t know I had back then’

Local Cardiff poet David Hanlon tells us how putting pen to paper can really change your life
Culture

‘The world of board games has been my first work environment to feel like home’

Manager Rhys Chamberlain hopped from job to job before landing the jackpot at one of Cardiff’s most popular board game...
Culture

‘As an Indian-Welsh female football fan,­ I’m different from a lot of people. I feel like I am a voice for them’

Football fanatic Roopa Vyas talks Welsh identity and becoming a champion for inclusivity in a male-dominated fanbase.
Rhiannon Barber singing on stage
Culture

‘Being that representation for someone else is such a good feeling’ says local musician

Disabled musician Rhiannon Barber hosts the first accessible open mic event in Wales to highlight inclusivity in the arts for all aspiring performers
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