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    Training project that aims to make screen sector more accessible gets funding boost

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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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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.
Food

Scandinavian Oktoberfest-inspired bar set to open in Cardiff next year

Heidi's Bier Bar is choosing the old SODA nightclub in Cardiff as its first UK location to join its 16 bars across northern Europe
Nicolle Mozfi holding a tray of Jager bombs
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‘I was very nervous, when people came back to the clubs it wasn’t normal’

During the pandemic, shot-girl Nicolle Mozfi had to stop working in Cardiff's LGBTQ+ clubs. Now she's witnessing the struggles of getting 'back to normal'
Polly Amorous doing her makeup before the show.
Culture

‘If you’d told me 10 years ago that I’d be a full-time drag queen, I would have laughed in your face’

Cardiff’s up-and-coming drag queen describes how the pandemic encouraged her to ditch making martinis for makeup brushes
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Cafe bar celebrates its 10th birthday

A cafe bar is throwing a 10 day birthday bash to mark reaching double figures, with live music acts from the venue’s past and present
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Council aims to create a nightlife for all

The Community and Adult Services Committee met this week to determine how to make the late-night city centre a safer place for everyone.
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Voxpop: Keeping Cardiff safe at night

With taxi drivers refusing passengers – are authorities doing enough to keep Cardiff safe?
It is illegal to serve an alcoholic drink to a drunk person. Photo courtesy of Michael Fajardo.
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Voxpop: Would breathalysers affect Cardiff nightlife?

If Cardiff adopted Liverpool’s breathalyser policy, how would the city’s nightlife be affected?
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Cardiff issues “hippy-crack” warning

Cardiff Council express concerns over recreational use of laughing gas
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In depth: Flyposting in Cardiff

Freedom of expression, or an urban blight? A man dressed against the biting cold, his woollen hat pulled down low...
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