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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

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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

    AI Generated image of an empty theatre

    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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Social Life

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Social Life

The future of Cardiff’s art scene? ‘Shipping containers’, says multidisciplinary artist

Mark James has had a creative personality since his childhood, but his approach to art and design has always been forward-thinking
Women's hiking group hosts walks in the Brecon Beacons for seasonal affective disorder.
Social Life

Women’s hiking group hosts nature walks to combat seasonal affective disorder

Being in nature as part of a community can help beat winter blues in south Wales, one of the UK’s most at risk regions for SAD
Rare cabaret marquee from Belgium has opulent drapes and mirrors
Culture

Rare cabaret marquee makes its dazzling debut in Cardiff Castle

For the first time, the city is hosting three Christmas shows in its historic castle grounds performed in a handmade tent called a Spiegeltent
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

Local musician calls for more investment into small music venues

New podcast Culturally Cardiff explores the importance of small music venues, as a local singer highlights the value of the city's independent music scene
Culture

Nail industry is booming as people polish up on self care

The cost-of-living crisis has not deterred nail artists in Cardiff, as people budget accordingly for their trip to the salon
Rowan standing in front of the fantasy book section of Waterstones, reading fantasy paperback.
Social Life

‘Reading is like my shield,’ says fantasy book club co-founder

Waterstones bookseller, Rowan Maddock, talks about creating a safe community for readers to share their love of fantasy fiction through a book club
two drag artists stand on a stage with a sign between them at a drag show
Culture

Review: DragProv

DragProv is a quick-witted cabaret show at the Wales Millennium Centre.
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Social Life

Up-and-coming photographers in focus at Ffotogallery

A new exhibition aims to support graduate and self-taught amateurs at the beginning of their careers to enter the creative industries
The Welsh beach korfball team and supporters holding the Welsh flag at the Beach Korfball World Cup in Poland, 2023.
Social Life

Korfball grows in Wales as beach korf joins the World Games

A niche sport you’ve never heard of is growing in popularity as beach korfball takes its next steps towards the Olympics
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