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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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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...
Work Life

‘I wanted to make something of my life in the art world’ says gallery director

Gallery director Kimberley Lewis softens the tone of the art industry, by transforming Blackwater Gallery into a welcoming community space...
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
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.
Culture

Strut your way to Twp, Cardiff’s newest drag show that allows everyone to perform

A Cardiff-based collective is launching Twp, a new alternative drag event that enables the crowd to become the performers
Diverse voices speaking up to empower young generation of marginalised writers in Wales
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Anti-Race Issue

This magazine explores how the young generation is encouraging diverse social change in the literature and cultural scene in Wales.
Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Life After Lockdown Edition

Post-lockdown stories in Cardiff, including a feature on Wales’s drinking culture, character profile on Sarah Wratten, and selected news stories....
A picture of Welsh artist, Jenna Murphy, together with three of her paintings at Purple Pie Gallery
Culture

Welsh artist promotes her colourful canvas and print artworks in her first exhibition

The artist’s three-week exhibition of professional paintings takes place in a pop-up gallery at the Royal Arcade until 23 December
NQ64 is reviving retro gaming culture
Active Life

New arcade bar on St. Mary Street revives retro gaming ahead of Pac-Man’s 41st anniversary

NQ64 is proving to be a hit with all ages, revealing how when four hunting ghosts capture a yellow pie-shaped character, the urge to play again remains fierce
Taylor Edmond is reciting poetry at the COP26 protest
Culture

Young Welsh poet in residence recites poems to make social change in Wales

After reciting poetry at the Global Climate Change Conference, Taylor Edmonds will expand her Writing For Joy initiative to encourage social change in Wales
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