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    A popular country music night in Cardiff brings fans together to make new friends

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    Author and storyteller launches typewriter-for-hire service in Cardiff market

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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

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

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A cup of coffee in a red mug sits beside five dice in a cosy board game cafe.
The Edit

Board game cafes more popular in cost-of-living crisis

Player says she avoids buying 'prohibitively expensive' new board games in the cost-of-living crisis as her ability to fund social activities gets squeezed
activist art
Long Reads

‘Through our art we want to send a message of love!’ Activists tackle anti-abortion campaigns with art

Feminist group uses art to combat the intimidating presence of anti-abortion campaigners in Cardiff and spread positive messages about sexual health services
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.
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Long Reads

How Cardiff libraries are providing more than just books this winter

As libraries in the capital transform into warm banks to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, council budget cuts threaten their survival 
Long Reads

Why reptiles are the cold-blooded casualties of Wales’ cost-of-living crisis

Rates of reptile abandonment are soaring as the price of UV lighting increases but some argue that energy costs aren't the real reason
A graphic created by Maggie Gannon showing a stand of period products in a shop, with a banner overlaid on top reading 'period poverty in wales', and two sets of hands, one holding a tampon and the others counting money.
Long Reads

Period poverty: the struggle for Welsh government to commit to free period products for all

A ‘period proud Wales’ is the promise of the government by 2027, but will this really be enough to eradicate period poverty in Wales?
Long Reads

How future flooding could affect the next house you’re looking to rent or buy

Cardiff ranks as the 6th most at risk city from coastal based flooding in the world, causing insurance companies to prepare for the worst
Extinction Rebellion protests at Cardiff City Hall
Long Reads

The urgency of the climate crisis is engaging people into politics in Wales

A massive amount of young people are disengaged with politics. How are climate groups addressing this during a climate crisis?
Work Life

Demand for handmade goods rises amid cost-of-living crisis

Cardiff Christmas market, a crowd-puller in its first week with a growing demand for locally-produced products 
Public Life

Be waste conscious and ditch Black Friday say campaigners

The Gwener Gwyrdd (Green Friday) movement returns, encouraging shoppers to be waste conscious with their shopping choices
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