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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

    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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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
the overwhelming response to Canolfan Pentre's toy appeal as tables are flooded with gifts
Long Reads

Toy donations for families affected by the cost of living

More people than ever are seeking charitable aid this Christmas because of the cost-of-living crisis but toy donations can help struggling families
The Fresh baguette bar located in the Royal arcade has been voted the best sandwich shop in town
Social Life

TripAdvisor reviews put sandwich bar in world’s top restaurants list

Co-owner of the Royal Arcade takeaway says loyal customers helped them get the top 10% rating worldwide
Social Life

Try Ireland’s favourite sport at Cardiff training sessions in 2023

Shake off those World Cup blues, and the post-Christmas slump, with a trip to Pontcanna Fields to play Gaelic football
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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
Long Reads

Wales is one step closer to eradicating HIV

Wales is one step closer to eradicating HIV with Cardiff becoming a Fast Track City
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
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
Social Life

Writing helped this local poet break down his struggle ‘one rhyme at a time’

Welsh poet and rapper Duke Al looks back on how he began to understand his experiences of suffering ahead of hosting mental health story telling event
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Culture

Young curators want BBC to break tradition in new exhibition

BBC 100 in Wales explores the history between the BBC and Welsh audiences, while looking into the future of broadcasting for younger generations
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