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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

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

Fully funded business workshops set to help small Welsh food and drink startups

Government-funded training offers practical and technical advice to wannabe business owners, from developing new products to food safety management
Work Life

‘My friends called me crazy’: Italian chef talks about his successful food stall

Street food chef Franco Scarpetta shares his journey from living on a farm in southern Italy to opening his stall in Cardiff Market
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.
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Work Life

Creating a micro-pub: ‘What could go wrong?’

Ahead of its five year anniversary, Cathays Beer House owner Martin Holmes discusses the quirky micro-pub and his journey creating it
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Work Life

Co-working spaces in Cardiff can help lower energy bills this winter

From coffee to workshops and affordable day passes, here’s what Cardiff’s co-working sphere has to offer in the cost-of-living crisis
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Long Reads

Is photography still a viable career for young Welsh talent?

Despite some galleries in Wales setting up projects to support young photographers, opportunities are in decline, leaving artists wondering if the career they dreamed about might ever come true
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

‘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 
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Work Life

Knight Vintage’s vision comes “full circle” in move to the High Street Arcade

Jacob Knight relocated his store from Cardiff Market to the Hight Street Arcade in time for the City of Arcades events, where he hosted music events.
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