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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

    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

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
Work Life

Barbershop owner looking to bounce back better than ever after the Covid-19 pandemic

Alessandro Calliva discusses adjusting to life after the Covid-19 pandemic. He touches on his business, mental health and his plans for the future
Brunette girl with curly hair wearing a black top against leafy green backdrop. She is working towards diversity in the creative industry.
Work Life

Writer launches course to help diversity in the creative industry 

A local writer is building a creative writing course to improve diversity, accessibility, and wellbeing in the Welsh cultural sector
Picture of monitor on.a film set, showing actors preparing for a scene in the background
Work Life

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

An initiative backed by Welsh government seeks to improve accessibility for learning disabled actors within Wales’ screen sector to ensure numbers continue to rise
A group of people at an event in a public gardens which hosts live music and workshops about energy bills
Work Life

Cardiff companies are banding together to offset rising energy bills this winter

Cost-of-living crisis has ‘made us poorer’, shares representative from local businesses in Splott ahead of the autumn budget
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
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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

Local queer-owned salon turns three

Wow Hair and Beauty Bar in Roath opened its doors three years ago and now the business is in a position to support other queer enterprises in the city  
Work Life

‘Everyone deserves to feel cool; it’s a hard world’, says clothes store owner

Knight Vintage owner discusses how he wants his shop to make people feel after struggles in the market
Service, Please zine
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
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