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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

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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

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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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Work Life

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Independent Canton cafe sells beer and wine for the first time

Ffloc of Cowbridge Road celebrate their first anniversary by partnering with local brewery Crafty Devil, adding more local produce to the community-minded eatery
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Long Reads

How can a zine help Cardiff’s hospitality workers get unionised?

Local organisation Burum collective uses a creative approach to try and increase union representation in one of the most precarious industries for workers
A Welsh business is tapping into the nation’s love for all things pickle, offering workshops to help people reduce food waste and improve their gut health.
Work Life

Fermentation business is offering new pickling workshops due to rising demand

A Welsh company is tapping into the nation's love for pickles, offering more workshops to help reduce food waste and improve gut health
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 
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Work Life

Local handbag designer says her dream came true when she was least expecting it

Handbag designer Moray Luke thought her start-up company wouldn't survive the pandemic, but it did thanks to the help of others
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
Ceramicist, Sara Moorhouse sits in front of shelves of her banded bowls
Work Life

Retraining in her late 20s helped this resident artist find a home in ceramics

Local ceramicist, Sara Moorhouse, looks back on the twists and turns of her creative career ahead of the Winter Open Day at Fireworks Clay Studios
Local Rainbow
Work Life

How Welsh musicians are using social media to keep the spirit of bilingual music alive

A rise in Welsh speaking musicians covering pop songs and posting original Welsh songs on TikTok is growing on #tiktokcymraeg
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
22-year-old Aoife Doherty set up her new business in October
Work Life

‘I launched my own business in Britain’s biggest recession since records began’

Aoife Doherty entered the turbulent 2020 job market after graduating, deciding that was the moment to shape her own future
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