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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

    Local Rainbow

    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

  • Active Life
    Active Life

    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

  • Public Life
    Public Life
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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

    A cluttered wardrobe that could use the help of rental fashion

    Fashion crisis unwrapped: The ‘rental revolution’ for Welsh consumers’ wardrobes

  • Long Reads
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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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    The Queer Culture Issue

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    The Mental Health Issue

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Public Life

Rare ‘Gabalfa’ trees will be planted around Cardiff for first time in a century

The historic trees were last documented in Cardiff in the 1900s but are now being reintroduced as part of an urban forest project
Work Life

‘I was looking after other people’s kids more than my own’

Overcome by the harsh realities of teaching, Alwen Marshall Lewis transformed her life for the better after leaving the profession to launch an independent business
Public Life

Takeaway store struggles with conditions of single-use plastic ban

Local takeaway owner, Zaid Akbar, declares manufacturers must reduce their plastic packaging in order for the single-use plastic ban to be effective
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Magazine

Alt.Cardiff Magazine: The Entertainment Issue

This issue highlights how the animation industry in Cardiff is leading the way for a greener future of film-making. Featuring an interview with board game cafe manager
Long Reads

Is the government over-relying on us to keep our rivers clean?

A leading community group says collaboration has turned into over-reliance as Welsh government set to tackle litter pollution in rivers.
Public Life

Used vape cartridges are becoming an ‘environmental concern’ says councillor

‘There is no right way to dispose of these as there is wiring, batteries, and fluids” says local vape shop staff
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Public Life

Kingfisher mural painted in the heart of Cardiff to promote wildlife protection

The youth-led campaign group, UK Youth for Nature (UKY4N) have painted a mural on Atlas Place, Cardiff to draw attention to the increasing loss of wildlife.
Business

Penarth welcomes its first plastic-free shop, wasting zero time to help fight climate change

A new zero-waste shop has opened in Penarth to get more people involved in living sustainably to help save our planet as well as shop locally
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Council calls for public responses to new climate emergency strategy

The council has announced its new ‘One Planet Cardiff’ strategy to tackle the climate emergency and it is calling for the public to give feedback
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Active Life

Update your wardrobe this holiday season with Fashion Clwb

Instead of throwing away your old, unwanted clothes, why not try to update them to high street holiday season fashion trends?
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