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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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    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

A sunrise coming over the summit of Pen y Fan Mountain.
Social Life

Winter walks help you form friendships and combat loneliness

Bright lights at Christmas can often prove overwhelming and make some feel lonely but walking groups could be the answer this winter
Outside of Cardiff Central train station, showing the Christmas illuminations
Social Life

Local Welsh art projected on station as part of a huge Light of Winter trail

Light of Winter trail projects local Welsh art this Christmas, telling the story of Welsh traditions on Cardiff Central train station
The front facade of Gwdihŵ is all that remains of the former bar.
Culture

Music venues continue to close despite ‘music city’ status

Five years ago, consultancy began to protect and grow Cardiff’s music scene, but plans to redevelop the site of Porter’s in Harlech Court has brought the strategy into question.
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
Sleep retreat set up at mountain view yoga wellness studio with mats laid on floor.
Social Life

A mountain yoga studio holds retreats to tackle sleep deprivation

Set back in the mountains of Taff’s Well Cardiff, this forest-view yoga studio knows that the first pillar of health is sleep
Women in cowboy hat at country music event.
Social Life

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

Cardiff has a new club night for country music as the genre continues to grow in popularity across the UK
Artes Mundi 10 logo illuminated on the walls of Cardiff's National Museum
Social Life

Artes Mundi prize celebrates 20 year anniversary

The UK’s largest contemporary arts prize is marking the occasion with a showcase of art across five galleries in Wales
Social Life

Just a young performer on a ‘musical high’

Local musician Jack Chandrinos is known for his covers of famous singers. Here he talks about being an up-and-coming artist in Cardiff 
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
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...
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