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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

  • Work Life
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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
    Long Reads

    ‘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 Grassroots Issue

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    The Mental Health Issue

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Work Life

‘I was never very good at ticking boxes’ says local CEO

Shop owner Liam Jones shares the importance of staying true to yourself while running a business, even if that means not conforming to the norm
Work Life

‘It’s a bit of a risky time to go solo’, says nail studio owner setting up in the cost-of-living crisis

Self-taught nail technician Zoe Windatt decided to go solo and set up her own business after originally pursuing a master’s in forensic linguistics
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Long Reads

Splott is losing its traditional market, and with it, part of the community

Redevelopment in an economically deprived area in east Cardiff is leading to the demise of a market that has been a community asset for decades
Culture

Cardiff’s Queer Emporium forced to postpone charity gala due to rising Omicron rates

Queer Emporium’s inaugural charity fundraiser has been rescheduled for the 26 February 2022, in line with the end of LGBTQ+ history month
Business

Welsh beauty entrepreneur cut her losses to launch cosmetics brand in lockdown

Beauty entrepreneur who founded the first makeup academy in Wales, Zoë Trigwell, launched her brand Trigwell Cosmetics at home during lockdown
Business

‘I went from doing nothing to picking up an MA, a job and a business all at once’

Gemma Evans used one fire breaker lockdown to go from bored to business owner. She now must balance study, work and running a company
Food

Wyndham Arcade’s newest cafe serves up a full Welsh breakfast sourced from Cardiff Market

With the ethos of local produce at its heart, the Wyndham Cafeteria is using Cardiff butchers and greengrocers to build its growing breakfast menu
Business

Meet the LGBTQ+ business making the jump from pop-up shop to permanent

After a successful Pride and a strong summer, the Queer Emporium is getting ready to become a permanent part of Cardiff’s high street
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Magazine

Alt.Cardiff magazine: The hidden homeless issue

In this issue we explore how one musician survived lockdown, how three new local businesses survived and Cardiff's invisible crisis, hidden homelessness
Food

Welsh cheese connoisseur supports British farmers throughout the pandemic

Local cheese company, Tŷ Caws, continues to support and sell the best of British cheese throughout lockdown in Wales Tŷ...
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