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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

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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

    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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Work Life

Anne Gingell, a trader at Jacobs Antiques Centre, Cardiff
Work Life

Focus on Cardiff: One man’s junk is another man’s treasure

In the Christmas run-up, two Cardiff fleamarkets are handling the downturn and offering more than a shopping experience
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
Work Life

Cafes and restaurants help people eat out in the cost-of-living crisis

Money is tight and eating out is classed as a luxury, but Cardiff's restaurants and cafes are helping those who need it
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

DJs defy cost-of-living crisis to put their spin on cherished venue

Stalwart Cardiff DJs Esther Taylor and David Bull aim to revitalise an embattled music scene by launching Paradise Garden, the country’s first ever listening bar.
Owner of Geshmak bistro, Francesca Keirle in her kitchen
Work Life

Masterchef finalist fears for Newport bistro during cost-of-living crisis

Francesca Keirle opened Geshmak Bistro earlier this year, but has fears for its future during the current economic climate.
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
Work Life

‘People should have options for more exciting and nutritious food in Wales’

Dan Eedy is bringing tropical tastes to Cardiff. He has transformed his dream of owning a business into reality
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Work Life

‘I hope we all get to come back’: Stuart ‘The Hatt’ on Cardiff Market’s future

The locally beloved Stuart Talbot shares his hopes and concerns over the market’s redevelopment and why today’s youth is rediscovering 'fit-for-purpose' fashion 
Work Life

New social enterprise offers safe storage for up to 50 bikes

Owner says he wants to use profits from the project to help the wider community embrace active travel in the city centre
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