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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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Three girls playing netball, laughing and smiling
Active Life

Netball participation among adults is growing as women seek a sense of community

Rising interest in team sports has been highlighted in the most recent Sport Wales Survey, with netball seeing an increase...
Could Welsh choirs be the antidote for gen Z's loneliness epidemic?
Long Reads

Could Welsh choirs be the antidote to gen Z’s loneliness epidemic?

Young people increasingly seek connection online, but a choir's Welsh Wellbeing Award suggests the answer to combating loneliness could lie in Welsh history books
Long Reads

Companionship beyond convention: Can communal living fix loneliness?

In Wales, single women are at greater risk of loneliness compared to their coupled-up counterparts, but a turn towards communal living could change the narrative 
Homeless choir singing at concert.
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

‘My father was a baker, but never wanted to share how to make bread’

With international Men’s Day just around the corner, Piotr Skoczylas serves us up a healthy slice of human connection alongside...
Owner and sales assistant of independent business Secrets of Wales
Work Life

Secrets of Wales relocates to the Morgan Arcade and is set to open a new cafe 

Owner of independent shop says lower rents and rates in arcade allow him to expand his business despite it being a ‘tough time' for retail
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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?
Public Life

Cardiff publicans not amused as the price of a pint drops amid rising cost  

Pint tax is set to drop by a penny, but landlords are more worried than ever about the future of our oldest community spaces
Active Life

A community team plans to host more sessions following a successful first year

The popular football night at Ocean Park Arena puts an emphasis on helping men with their mental health and staying positive
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Work Life

Cardiff companies are banding together to offset rising energy bills this winter

Cost-of-living crisis has ‘made us poorer’, shares representative from local businesses in Splott ahead of the autumn budget
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